PS3 sells 1.2 million consoles in Europe in December

http://www.psu.com/Hirai--12-million-PS3s-sold-in-Europe-over-Xmas-News--a0002495-p0.php

Yes that is HALF A MILLION more than the amount sold in the USA.

I get the feeling i'm never going to convince alot of you Europe is a market just as large as the USA.(More DS's and wiis were also sold in Europe than the USA in December but ATM I can't find the link I had.)

On a side note there are also more life time to date sales of ps3's than x-boxes in Germany,Italy and Spain(according to a Eurogamer report) with the French figures being almost the same for both consoles (x-box is around 15,000 units ahead acording to a Eurogamer report).

Yes we already know that PS3 is alot more popular in Europe than it's in US. And yes we already know that Europe is the biggest gaming market. Your point being?

How many 360s sold in Europe in December?

I mean, if you want to compare across regions...

lol, 360 sold 80000% more in US than PS3 did in Japan lol.

Sorry but the link is from PSU and the source is from Sony' president Kazuo Hirai. Can't say I really believe this.Supafly1

It's originally a bloomberg report.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aTMJNGtuUrfQ&refer=home

Also says shipped in the article.

Yes we already know that PS3 is alot more popular in Europe than it's in US. And yes we already know that Europe is the biggest gaming market. Your point being?

Pessu

You do know that's sold to retailers, not consumers right?kryloc

Yes I did realise that but I think its common knolege that the PAl ps3 figures are higher than the USA figures for last year by around a million units, and when you consider it wasn't on sale for the first three months.

BTW this isn't a "the x-box is teh failz" its more of an open your eyes the USA isn't as great as you think.

How many 360s sold in Europe in December?

I mean, if you want to compare across regions...

lol, 360 sold 80000% more in US than PS3 did in Japan lol.

Jandurin

The only figures we have for that are from VgChartz so there probably around 10-15% inacurate. But according to them over the holidays the ps3 was around 130,000 units ahead per week.

Sorry but the link is from PSU and the source is from Sony' president Kazuo Hirai. Can't say I really believe this.Supafly1

It's also here on Eurogamer. Eurogamer also say that Sony is unlikely to meet its target of 11 million PS3's shipped by March. "Analysts" thinka figure of 8 million is more likely. I thought they'd already sold more than 8 million, or did I imagine that? Maths is hard.

[QUOTE="Supafly1"]Sorry but the link is from PSU and the source is from Sony' president Kazuo Hirai. Can't say I really believe this.SpigleyMcCheese

Maths is hard.

Tell me about....

[QUOTE="Supafly1"]Sorry but the link is from PSU and the source is from Sony' president Kazuo Hirai. Can't say I really believe this.SpigleyMcCheese

It's also here on Eurogamer. Eurogamer also say that Sony is unlikely to meet its target of 11 million PS3's shipped by March. "Analysts" thinka figure of 8 million is more likely. I thought they'd already sold more than 8 million, or did I imagine that? Maths is hard.

TBF when have analysits got anything right acording to analysists the ps3 would kill the competitition and the wWii would fail horribly. How wrong they were.

[QUOTE="kryloc"]You do know that's sold to retailers, not consumers right?muff07

Yes I did realise that but I think its common knolege that the PAl ps3 figures are higher than the USA figures for last year by around a million units, and when you consider it wasn't on sale for the first three months.

BTW this isn't a "the x-box is teh failz" its more of an open your eyes the USA isn't as great as you think.

Ah, thought I'm pretty sure the US still outranks europe when it comes to Overall Dollars(Money) spent on the videogame market. All it means is that US consumers are more fickle with their brand loyalty than other regions? Or perhaps because MS is a local company we are more open to support it? Just like any other country would.

Trust me, as long as you don't live in the south, Most of us are quite aware of our failures as of late :P

http://www.psu.com/Hirai--12-million-PS3s-sold-in-Europe-over-Xmas-News--a0002495-p0.php

Yes that is HALF A MILLION more than the amount sold in the USA.

I get the feeling i'm never going to convince alot of you Europe is a market just as large as the USA.(More DS's and wiis were also sold in Europe than the USA in December but ATM I can't find the link I had.)

On a side note there are also more life time to date sales of ps3's than x-boxes in Germany,Italy and Spain(according to a Eurogamer report) with the French figures being almost the same for both consoles (x-box is around 15,000 units ahead acording to a Eurogamer report).

muff07

That same article also projects the PS3 will only sell 8 million consoles by the end of March 2008.

1.2 million in Europe or no...8 million is a very low number for 16 months.

PS3 is outselling the 360 world wide..Its only a matter of time when the PS3 go back on top..When MGS4(march), White Knight Story(April), Killzone 2 (may) releases on the PS3 sales will sky rocket to the moon..Damrightfresh

Pretty sure the article said anaylst(grain of salt) expected the 360 to shift more units this year than the ps3. Could be wrong, but doesn't that mean more sold(cough..shipped)? And 8-10 million units isn't an easy number to overcome.

[QUOTE="muff07"]

http://www.psu.com/Hirai--12-million-PS3s-sold-in-Europe-over-Xmas-News--a0002495-p0.php

Yes that is HALF A MILLION more than the amount sold in the USA.

I get the feeling i'm never going to convince alot of you Europe is a market just as large as the USA.(More DS's and wiis were also sold in Europe than the USA in December but ATM I can't find the link I had.)

On a side note there are also more life time to date sales of ps3's than x-boxes in Germany,Italy and Spain(according to a Eurogamer report) with the French figures being almost the same for both consoles (x-box is around 15,000 units ahead acording to a Eurogamer report).

ZIMdoom

That same article also projects the PS3 will only sell 8 million consoles by the end of March 2008.

1.2 million in Europe or no...8 million is a very low number for 16 months.

Those arn't life time to date sales there sales for the fiscal year of March2007-March2008. I think, I could be wrong.

SHIPPED!!!!

Impressive nontheless. Europe will save the PS3

[QUOTE="Pessu"]

Yes we already know that PS3 is alot more popular in Europe than it's in US. And yes we already know that Europe is the biggest gaming market. Your point being?

gomanthethird

lol.... biggest market by far???..... no comment

[QUOTE="gomanthethird"][QUOTE="Pessu"]

Yes we already know that PS3 is alot more popular in Europe than it's in US. And yes we already know that Europe is the biggest gaming market. Your point being?

AzatiS

lol.... biggest market by far???..... no comment

Last generation Europe bought around the same amount of Playstation 2s, but North America carried the Xbox and Gamecube on it's back while they were all but ignored in Europe and Japan.

Europe hasn't sold more Wiis, as shipments were always allocated to the US, as it is seen as a more important market.

But they buy more DSs, PS3s and PSPs.

[QUOTE="Pessu"]

Yes we already know that PS3 is alot more popular in Europe than it's in US. And yes we already know that Europe is the biggest gaming market. Your point being?

gomanthethird

so right you are. Americans are so quick to adopt technology.

[QUOTE="Pessu"]

Yes we already know that PS3 is alot more popular in Europe than it's in US. And yes we already know that Europe is the biggest gaming market. Your point being?

gomanthethird

NA is the biggest market by far. PS3 is just more popular in Europe.

Biggest market? Perhaps. By far? No.

Sorry but the link is from PSU and the source is from Sony' president Kazuo Hirai. Can't say I really believe this.Supafly1

So if you don't believe the president, who are you going to believe?

[QUOTE="Supafly1"]Sorry but the link is from PSU and the source is from Sony' president Kazuo Hirai. Can't say I really believe this.Wasdie

So if you don't believe the president, who are you going to believe?

So much for 360 doing better then PS3 in Europe

So much for 360 doing better then PS3 in Europe

Swift_Boss_A

Curious numbers, roughly the same that VGcharts has if we sum the weekly sales during december. I guess VGcharts is somewhat accurate after all.

Curious numbers, roughly the same that VGcharts has if we sum the weekly sales during december. I guess VGcharts is somewhat accurate after all.

hugo_ben

[QUOTE="Supafly1"]Sorry but the link is from PSU and the source is from Sony' president Kazuo Hirai. Can't say I really believe this.Wasdie

So if you don't believe the president, who are you going to believe?

Bill Gates?

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]

How many 360s sold in Europe in December?

I mean, if you want to compare across regions...

lol, 360 sold 80000% more in US than PS3 did in Japan lol.

muff07

The only figures we have for that are from VgChartz so there probably around 100-150% inacurate. But according to them over the holidays the ps3 was around 130,000 units ahead per week.