UK PS3 sales up 999%, outsells Xbox 360 by 3:1
- Posted September 7th, 2009 at 11:29 EDT by Mike Harradence
- 61 Comments
Sales of the PlayStation 3 have increased by over a whopping 999 percent in the UK following the release of the Slim edition of Sony’s flagship console, reports Gamesindustry.biz
"The uplift on week 36 on week 35 is plus 999 per cent," said Chart Track’s Dorian Bloch. “We don't give out the hardware numbers, but never-the-less it's a very large increase." PS3 Slim launch in the region last Tuesday for the reduced price of £249 GBP, while the original model received a price cut back in August following Sony’s GamesCom press conference.
By comparison, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 also enjoyed a boost in sales of approximately 43 percent on the back of the Elite model dropping to £199 GBP last week. However, MCV notes that Sony's machine still managed to outsell the 360 by a ratio of 3:1 over the past week.
Both companies will be scrapping it out alongside Nintendo for the Christmas crown over the next few months, so be sure to stick around for more developments.
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AnotherRandom
- 6:32am EDT - September 7th, 2009
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999%, that's incredible....Lets hope it can keep sales figures high from now on!
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supergamer
- 6:33am EDT - September 7th, 2009
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hahaha awesome. Let's see this last a while until next year.
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chiranjitpop2009
- 6:43am EDT - September 7th, 2009
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i think next year xbox will be vanished from world!!!
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chilledbreeze7
- 6:51am EDT - September 7th, 2009
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For an extra £50 its a bit of a no-brainer really. With all the extra things the PS3 can do that the 360 can't including its Blu-Ray disc playing advantage, I know which console I'd go for! PS3 All The Way!!! ;)
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arfi-gorgona-O
- 6:52am EDT - September 7th, 2009
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Not bad,it seems that many people were waiting for a cheaper PS3 along with a more compact one.I will buy one too at some point.
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squirrelbo1
- 7:01am EDT - September 7th, 2009
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999% wow. looks liek there were loads of people who wanted one and were waitng for a price cut. but thats and incredible rise, and also outselling 360 3-1.
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