UK 360 sales boom as PSP hits all-time low

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=28467

Oli Welsh 13:35 (BST) 07/09/2007

Price cut, Elite launch cause 260 per cent surge for Xbox

Chart-Track has released new statistics which show a 260 per cent week-on-week increase in UK sales for Microsoft's Xbox 360 in the UK - while the PSP has suffered its worst week of sales since launch.

As reported by MCV, the change in fortunes for both machines are down to hardware line-up changes.

In Xbox 360's case the sales spike coincided with the introduction of the new Elite model, and a price reduction for the existing Premium and Core versions.

Strong sales continued into a second week, falling by only 20 per cent.

The blame for the crash in PSP sales is attributed to retailers and consumers anticipating the imminent launch of the new Slim and Lite model of the handheld on September 14.

ChartTrack declined to supply specific sales figures for either Xbox 360 or PSP.

Wow, I thoughtps3 had the UK locked, guess notMad_Rhetoric

What exactly are people buying a PS3 for?

There are no killer apps.

Logic wins.

Yep, the Xbox 360 is the juggernaut of gaming this gen and beyond.

[QUOTE="Mad_Rhetoric"]Wow, I thoughtps3 had the UK locked, guess notED898AA

What exactly are people buying a PS3 for?

There are no killer apps.

Logic wins.

[QUOTE="ED898AA"]

[QUOTE="Mad_Rhetoric"]Wow, I thoughtps3 had the UK locked, guess notMad_Rhetoric

What exactly are people buying a PS3 for?

There are no killer apps.

Logic wins.

Well Halo 3 happened.

[QUOTE="Mad_Rhetoric"][QUOTE="ED898AA"]

[QUOTE="Mad_Rhetoric"]Wow, I thoughtps3 had the UK locked, guess notED898AA

What exactly are people buying a PS3 for?

There are no killer apps.

Logic wins.

Well Halo 3 happened.

or maybe blue dragon and bioshock.

Well, the PSP is probably having a bad week because everyone knows the new PSP 2000 is less than a month away. DS sales tapered off a month or so before the DS Lite was set to be released as well.

As far as the 360 goes, I guess that price drop was pretty significant. Halo 3's impending release can only help matters.