PS3 Sells A Million In UK - Faster Than PS2

i thought people said that uk was 360 land?

http://kotaku.com/355929/ps3-sells-a-million-in-uk-+-faster-than-ps2

Less than a year after it's March 23rd launch in the United Kingdom and the PlayStation 3 has hit the million units sold mark, according to UK market research company Chart-Track. Despite a somewhat rocky start, Sony's initially luxury-priced console has managed to reach said milestone even faster than it's predecessor, the PlayStation 2. Not only has it outperformed it's older brother, but the PS3 has also been completely kicking the ass of Microsoft's Xbox 360 as well.

ChartTrack has also revealed that the Sony console has been outselling 360 for the last month. "It has been outselling 360 for the last four weeks, but they were neck and neck over the Christmas period, weeks 49-52," said ChartTrack director Dorian Bloch.

I'd imagine the recent triumphs of blu-ray over HD DVD have had quite a hand in spurring PS3 sales, and things will only get better for Sony's console.

some more on the same story:

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17360

Officials from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) have confirmed to Gamasutra that press reports that the PlayStation 3 has now sold over one million units in the UK are accurate.

Apart from confirming that the figure refers to units sold, rather than shipped to retail, the company was reluctant to offer any other details or statements – although a major local press event was mentioned as being scheduled for later in the month.

This means that the PlayStation 3 has reached the one million unit mark a month or more sooner than the PlayStation 2, which took 50 weeks to reach the same figure. This compares to 60 weeks for the Xbox 360 and 38 weeks for the Wii – the latter of which is the current record for the UK.

As of January 1st 2008, Sony's own figures, which likely refer to shipped rather than sold consoles, put the worldwide total for the console at 10.49 million units. This suggests that the UK market currently accounts for around 10 percent of Sony's PlayStation 3 business.

Recent hardware estimates revealed by Electronics Arts suggest that 2.8 million PlayStation 3 have been sold in Europe as a whole, with the company expecting the console to sell between 5.0 and 6.0 million units in 2008 – compared to 1.5 to 2.5 million for the Xbox 360.

The sleeping giant is finally waking up.

[QUOTE="Suliman-Uchia"]Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidPerception1

No one really cares for your opinion.

[QUOTE="Suliman-Uchia"]Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidPerception1

No one really cares for your opinion.

[QUOTE="Suliman-Uchia"]Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidPerception1

No one really cares for your opinion.

It's the truth tough. Sony don't lead in sales or games at the moment.

[QUOTE="Perception1"]

[QUOTE="Suliman-Uchia"]Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidJLF1

No one really cares for your opinion.

It's the truth tough. Sony don't lead in sales or games at the moment.

and neither does m$ in terms of consoles sold...

[QUOTE="JLF1"][QUOTE="Perception1"]

[QUOTE="Suliman-Uchia"]Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidlinkin_guy109

No one really cares for your opinion.

It's the truth tough. Sony don't lead in sales or games at the moment.

and neither does m$ in terms of consoles sold...

360 is winning gamewise.

[QUOTE="linkin_guy109"][QUOTE="JLF1"][QUOTE="Perception1"]

[QUOTE="Suliman-Uchia"]Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidJLF1

No one really cares for your opinion.

It's the truth tough. Sony don't lead in sales or games at the moment.

and neither does m$ in terms of consoles sold...

360 is winning gamewise.

yes it sure is :)

Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidSuliman-Uchia

So basically, you're saying that a console that came out one full year before the other has better games ? How is that a surprise ?

Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidSuliman-Uchia

Opinion nuff said.

I enjoy my PS3 games more than my 360 games.

I just love that the americans cant win this war:)killzowned24

I just love that the americans cant win this war:)killzowned24

:lol: QTF

[QUOTE="Perception1"]

[QUOTE="Suliman-Uchia"]Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidJLF1

No one really cares for your opinion.

It's the truth tough. Sony don't lead in sales or games at the moment.

Thanks! Suddenly that opinion is fact!! Wow

[QUOTE="killzowned24"]I just love that the americans cant win this war:)silverammo

The company M$.

[QUOTE="Suliman-Uchia"]Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidPerception1

No one really cares for your opinion.

Yup no one.

[QUOTE="JLF1"][QUOTE="Perception1"]

[QUOTE="Suliman-Uchia"]Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidbadgert

No one really cares for your opinion.

It's the truth tough. Sony don't lead in sales or games at the moment.

Thanks! Suddenly that opinion is fact!! Wow

I'm going by gamespot scores you know, the only thing that counts here.

blu ray player

/thread

[QUOTE="silverammo"][QUOTE="killzowned24"]I just love that the americans cant win this war:)killzowned24

The company M$.

blu ray player

/thread

Mad_Rhetoric

ok so because it can play blurays it negates the fact that its also a gaming system.

And if you're a casual gamer why wouldn't you go for the ps3, when by definition you do other things than play games like i don't know... watch movies?

blu ray player

/thread

Mad_Rhetoric

/open thread

game player

/thread

blu ray player

/thread

Mad_Rhetoric

prove it.

what still puzzles me is lemmings kept saying that the UK was 360 country. but this proves them wrong, so now the whole of Europe is in terms of sales right now (but not in all time sale):

1. place. Wii

2. place: ps3

3. place: x360

what still puzzles me is lemmings kept saying that the UK was 360 country. but this proves them wrong, so now the whole of Europe is in terms of sales right now (but not in all time sale):

1. place. Wii

2. place: ps3

3. place: x360

tumle

[QUOTE="badgert"][QUOTE="JLF1"][QUOTE="Perception1"]

[QUOTE="Suliman-Uchia"]Still 360 as the best games. PS3 games aren't that good. nuff saidJLF1

No one really cares for your opinion.

It's the truth tough. Sony don't lead in sales or games at the moment.

Thanks! Suddenly that opinion is fact!! Wow

I'm going by gamespot scores you know, the only thing that counts here.

It only count because it benefits your argument. It's still a opinion.

The sleeping giant is finally waking up.

ReverseCycology

Nooo Really o_o??

I just love that the americans cant win this war:)killzowned24

ZIIIING.

[QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

The sleeping giant is finally waking up.

BlackDianWei

Nooo Really o_o??

Not really, the Wii has been awake for some time now. A lot quicker than the Ps2 was, or the PS3.

The sleeping giant is finally waking up.

ReverseCycology

nope, I think it's eye lid just twitched.

[QUOTE="tumle"]

what still puzzles me is lemmings kept saying that the UK was 360 country. but this proves them wrong, so now the whole of Europe is in terms of sales right now (but not in all time sale):

1. place. Wii

2. place: ps3

3. place: x360

Exeed_Orbit

thanks. I'm on a shared network with the rest of the building i live in but apparently I'm about the only one that's using it:)

and i pay around 20 dollar (roughly calculated) a month through my rent. not bragging or anything;)

what still puzzles me is lemmings kept saying that the UK was 360 country. but this proves them wrong, so now the whole of Europe is in terms of sales right now (but not in all time sale):

1. place. Wii

2. place: ps3

3. place: x360

tumle

So it outsells it for a month and auto changes a full year in total placement? I love the logic here.

Must be the Blu-Ray. 8)

blu ray player

/thread

Mad_Rhetoric

someone sounds sour...

[QUOTE="Mad_Rhetoric"]

blu ray player

/thread

fuzzysquash

I think that the Blu-Ray helped the PS3 sell better.

someone sounds sour...

[QUOTE="niall077"]

[QUOTE="killzowned24"]I just love that the americans cant win this war:)kaos-hero

:lol: QTF

No, just generalizing people like you guys can...