Xbox 360 was last week outsold by everything except Game Boy as PS3 sales make a charge for Wii's typically huge lead.
This follows the September 360 rush, as gamers eager to snap up some Halo 3 action pushed sales of Microsoft's console above that of Wii.
But on the week ending 21 October, European 360 sales settled at 37,000 - bottom of the current-generation list by a fair shot.
Meanwhile, here recent PS3 price cuts, which saw the launch of a cut-down 40GB PS3 for £299 and the 60GB model slashed to £349, has launched PS3 sales to a touch over 64,000 in the same week, falling just 6,000 sales short of Wii.
There's still no contest for DS though, which sold 171,000 in Europe last week according to VGChartz figures, and will surely soon outnumber humans on the planet.
Here are the hardware figures for Europe for the week ending 21 Oct:
Its what everyone was saying from the start, if Sony charged a sensible price for the PS3 it would sell well, now our points been proven, I just wanna know whos stupid enough to buy a 40GB stand alone console for £300 rather then the 60GB model with 2 games (and in some stores 2 bluray films too) for £350, common sense alone tells you what one to go for!
Its what everyone was saying from the start, if Sony charged a sensible price for the PS3 it would sell well, now our points been proven, I just wanna know whos stupid enough to buy a 40GB stand alone console for £300 rather then the 60GB model with 2 games (and in some stores 2 bluray films too) for £350, common sense alone tells you what one to go for!
My god. Its like you just reached in my head & typed what I thought
Meh. Swings and roundabouts really isn't it? 360 shifted a lot in September thanks to Halo 3. PS3 shifts a lot in October due to people in the know snapping up the 60Gb before the cut down 40Gb is the only option. It's not like it's the death knell of the 360 or the PS3 ascending to the throne, it's just one of those things...
Sorry, that wasn't nearly ranty and irrational enough. *ahem*
Yeah but P$3 is teh suxx0r!!!!1111111111one 360 4eva!!!!
64,087 units is a lot but I'd like to know how many of the 40GB units were sold. As I have a feeling that the huge spike in sales could be down to people rushing out to buy the 60GB unit before they can't get it. If that is the case we might find that PS3 sales drop once the 60GB stock runs out.
"Takahashi's comments follow the recent release of NPD sales statistics for September. The numbers showed that Sony sold only 119,400 PS3s during the month, in comparison to the Xbox 360 and Wii which both shifted more than 500k units at retail."
So if PS3's continue to sell the same it will be 1:1. There are too many articles about supposed sales on this website.
The only fun thing was seeing that the Gameboy is still selling.
Let us all remember the website that is being sourced here. Vgchartz is not the most reliable fan site out there. Why not contact Chart Track - who actually tracks this stuff - and ask them? I swear sometimes we all think you will believe anything just because its on the Web.
I would take these stats with a pinch of salt tbh. VGCharts don't exactly have the best of track records. I still remember when they didn't update 360 sales for 3 months in a row over xmas last year!
This is as everyone has stated already due to the price cut, what will be interesting is to see software sales and if they have risen much because of this. Also with the 360 everyone who was gonna buy one recently bought it around halo 3, which would prob explain the sudden slump in sales.
My point is why bother reporting on false numbers? It doesn't make sense especially in the UK where everyone knows what's happening in this industry better than any other country in Europe. I like CVG but quit with the VGchartz crap already. And besides VGchartz adjusts its numbers after ChartTrack reports on the industry. VGchartz does the same for mediacreate, famitsu and npd numbers and then claims the data for itself, saying it adjusted numbers. When will people wake up? Could you imagine what would happen if VGchartz quit calibrating aka adjusting its data to reflect real numbers? The site is laughable. Only in America, I guess.
zzzzzzzzz. Lets face it, if the tables were turned and MS were in sony's position nobody would be saying how great MS are. Infact most would be laughing and pointing. Everyone who has bought a PS3 up until the price cut was doing so because it's a "Playstation". The basic problem is (for me at least) there is still no good PS3 exclusives. Give it 12 months and i guess things may be different (although i still don't see anything I'd buy a PS3 for over my 360) but why miss out on everything the 360 has just because you want to own the sony machine. Just seems stupid to me... but there you go. Must keep up with the joneses.I couldn't care what machine i bought I just want the one with the best software and at the moment 360 is the best.... sorry sony.
These figures may well be due to a number of reasons.
1. Lots of people bought the 360 with Halo3 a few weeks ago and they are now tailing off. 2. People may well be holding of buying a core system and waiting for the arcade system. 3. Loads of people may well be snapping up the 60gb ps3 while they can. 4. Sony have finally realised that the PS3 is far too expensive and we do not want to "work overtime to afford one" thank you very much.
I would expect the 360 to rebound in the run up to christmas although I also expect the PS3 sales to remain a lot higher than they have been.
WHERE are all the Wiis I being bought from have only seen them on the shelves once this year
Come to Sheffield. Weve got them in stock everywhere.
Guess weve got more sense than most cities
sheffield..i love it...human league and the snow park and yeh, what idiot is going to buy a ps3 with no games for £299 then shell out £39.00 quid for a game!!!!
juniorbeep: I bought a PS3 at launch in th UK, not because it was a 'playstation' but because I had been researching the various options for months and months, and made a decision that as a long term machine that i was going to invest my money in, ps3 was the one for me, based on the technical specs, the forthcoming games (which at the time were motorstorm and resistance). And no exclusives, well theres 2 from launch, and now we have Haze, ratchet, uncharted, to mention a few. but like you say if theyre not your thing then no need is there. I don't own a 360, and I don't feel the need, I have played gears but it doesn't grab me (can get it on my pc anyway now), and halo, well i'm sure that's good but havn't played it and wouldn't buy a 360 just for that (prob be on pc soon anyhow!)
This is called 'saturation'. It's the point where severyone who wants a 360 already owns one. Their sales were briefly boosted by Halo 3, but after almost 2 years it is inevitable that it's going to slow down and then eventually stop.
The only thing that counts is overall numbers, and if Sony sort their act out they will eventually catch up.
this is great news. thats something u gotta love about the playstation brand - they don't give up and you know that when u buy a playstation u can be playing great games for at least another 6 years (like the ps1 and ps2). unlike xbox (2 years it lasted wasn't it?). so a great investment in gaming, not so much on the hardware (360 core, 360 premium, 360 elite, 360 hd-dvd... soon to release 360 with blu ray! or what a 360 with cell!)
this is great news. thats something u gotta love about the playstation brand - they don't give up and you know that when u buy a playstation u can be playing great games for at least another 6 years (like the ps1 and ps2). unlike xbox (2 years it lasted wasn't it?). so a great investment in gaming, not so much on the hardware (360 core, 360 premium, 360 elite, 360 hd-dvd... soon to release 360 with blu ray! or what a 360 with cell!)
5 years - 2001 to 2006.
And how many different models of the PS3 have we had so far???
I feel a little sorry for the 360 really. It HAS got the best game catalogue so far..
LOL There's no need to feel sorry. 360 sold over 500,000 units the week Halo 3 launched so its naturally it would go into a slump after that sort of activity. With PS3 on the other hand, you having people grabbing the 60GB units before BC is wiped out. A dirty tactic from Sony... Im sure 360 will pick up steam again with the launch of the Arcade bundle and the impending release of Mass Effect.
Can we get some gaming news? To be honest i don't care about console sales, i haven't sold my soul to Sony or Microsoft, so i don't care who wins' The War'.
Pretty slack journalism at work - these figures are totally fabricated - some formats have sold more in the UK alone than the VG figures you quoted, and that's according to this week's official chart track hardware sales report
I'd pull the story pretty damn fast and check your sources in future
15,251 compared to 14,679 is not 2-to-1 in the UK, you're looking at the overall European figures.
BTW the 360 has roughly a 2 million sales lead over the PS3 in Europe still (about 3.8 million 360s sold compared to 1.75 million PS3s), also according to VGChartz.
The basic problem is (for me at least) there is still no good PS3 exclusives. Give it 12 months and i guess things may be different (although i still don't see anything I'd buy a PS3 for over my 360)
I feel a little sorry for the 360 really. It HAS got the best game catalogue so far..
LOL There's no need to feel sorry. 360 sold over 500,000 units the week Halo 3 launched so its naturally it would go into a slump after that sort of activity. With PS3 on the other hand, you having people grabbing the 60GB units before BC is wiped out. A dirty tactic from Sony... Im sure 360 will pick up steam again with the launch of the Arcade bundle and the impending release of Mass Effect.
STOP PRESS, vulcanxbot in sony slagging shocker!
shut up fanboy nobody cares.
you can preach about xbox all you want, their division is 4 billion pounds in debt!! they deserve it though i think for shipping shoddy hardware.
anyway it's good competition so leave out the fanboy bulls**t it's boring
I feel a little sorry for the 360 really. It HAS got the best game catalogue so far..
LOL There's no need to feel sorry. 360 sold over 500,000 units the week Halo 3 launched so its naturally it would go into a slump after that sort of activity. With PS3 on the other hand, you having people grabbing the 60GB units before BC is wiped out. A dirty tactic from Sony... Im sure 360 will pick up steam again with the launch of the Arcade bundle and the impending release of Mass Effect.
STOP PRESS, vulcanxbot in sony slagging shocker!
shut up fanboy nobody cares.
you can preach about xbox all you want, their division is 4 billion pounds in debt!! they deserve it though i think for shipping shoddy hardware.
anyway it's good competition so leave out the fanboy bulls**t it's boring
Where on earth was the fanboy talk in my statement. Just because the FACTS don't suit your ideals doesn't make it fanboy talk. Grow the f**k up and spare us your drivel.
oh god... this is sooooo dull. It's half term, your mummy is out for the day play on your PS3s and stop bleating on about how it's a "long term investment" and how there are "great games"... I'm sure mummy and daddy left you some money to "buy a new game" so go out and stop boring me.....
Just checked that VGcharts link and ratio aside, ps3 sold more than xbox in all regions listed on there, nice one.
juniorbleep: as it obviously gives you a buzz getting replies I won't let you down. However, i would play my ps3 but 1) i'm at work 2) my tv is broken and I will buy a new game sometimes soon perhaps, but my mummy and daddy didnt leave me any money at my house, which is unfortunate as that would have been nice, but hey, santa is hopefully coming soon if ive been a good boy so then I might get something nice.
I do get a buzz from it... mainly because this topic of "my console is better than your console" is so inane. as for being at work... congratulations. How is the KFC doing these days?
there isn't any my console is better than yours, I like both consoles, all in fact. It's just a matter of correcting people who come on here just to post hater messages. And then assume that they know where someone works, pathetic. You don't know me, so stop posting personally directed messages on what is suppose to be an intelligent civil forum.
oh god... this is sooooo dull. It's half term, your mummy is out for the day play on your PS3s and stop bleating on about how it's a "long term investment" and how there are "great games"... I'm sure mummy and daddy left you some money to "buy a new game" so go out and stop boring me.....
thanks anagi you just made my day. i take it the KFC isn't going well? Colonel on your back again?... oh dear.
I'm sorry Anagi. Nothing against what you wrote. You actually made fair comment to my generalisation of PS3 owners. In all fairness though, 360 is the better machine and always will be. PS3 owners are all silly and wet their pants cos the big boys pick on them... awwww.
thanks anagi you just made my day. i take it the KFC isn't going well? Colonel on your back again?... oh dear.
I'm sorry Anagi. Nothing against what you wrote. You actually made fair comment to my generalisation of PS3 owners. In all fairness though, 360 is the better machine and always will be. PS3 owners are all silly and wet their pants cos the big boys pick on them... awwww.
Newsflash people Coke sells 2-1 over Pepsi but Pespi still does well. Come to think of it so does Store brand cola
thanks anagi you just made my day. i take it the KFC isn't going well? Colonel on your back again?... oh dear.
I'm sorry Anagi. Nothing against what you wrote. You actually made fair comment to my generalisation of PS3 owners. In all fairness though, 360 is the better machine and always will be. PS3 owners are all silly and wet their pants cos the big boys pick on them... awwww.
Newsflash people Coke sells 2-1 over Pepsi but Pespi still does well. Come to think of it so does Store brand cola
Pepsi is way better anyway. There are cell processors in each bubble don't you know........
thanks anagi you just made my day. i take it the KFC isn't going well? Colonel on your back again?... oh dear.
I'm sorry Anagi. Nothing against what you wrote. You actually made fair comment to my generalisation of PS3 owners. In all fairness though, 360 is the better machine and always will be. PS3 owners are all silly and wet their pants cos the big boys pick on them... awwww.
Newsflash people Coke sells 2-1 over Pepsi but Pespi still does well. Come to think of it so does Store brand cola
Pepsi is way better anyway. There are cell processors in each bubble don't you know........
thanks anagi you just made my day. i take it the KFC isn't going well? Colonel on your back again?... oh dear.
I'm sorry Anagi. Nothing against what you wrote. You actually made fair comment to my generalisation of PS3 owners. In all fairness though, 360 is the better machine and always will be. PS3 owners are all silly and wet their pants cos the big boys pick on them... awwww.
Newsflash people Coke sells 2-1 over Pepsi but Pespi still does well. Come to think of it so does Store brand cola
Pepsi is way better anyway. There are cell processors in each bubble don't you know........
juniorbeep: I bought a PS3 at launch in th UK, not because it was a 'playstation' but because I had been researching the various options for months and months, and made a decision that as a long term machine that i was going to invest my money in, ps3 was the one for me,
The spike in sales is simply because Sony have lowered the price to a more for some at least acceptable level.
I do however think that the tactic of saying get the 60GB while you can is a dirty trick to increase their sales though as people in the know, know full well that the 40GB is s**te compared to the 60GB considering what you get for the extra £50.
There will most likely be another SKU in the near future though knowing Sony now MS have the arcade system coming out Sony have to catch up & confuse us even more with yet another revision of the PS3 to keep up with the gates.
It's like a tennis match between 360 and ps3 for the chance to play in the final with the wii! I don't honestly care who wins this war. I'm just looking forward to all the great games that this sort of competition will bring. Everones a winner!
I do think that the 360 is in a much stronger position than it's last gen unit. Considering that it has had failure problems it has sold fantastically.
Let's hope that both companies carry on trying to out-do each other so that us as consumers benefit even more.
This is called 'saturation'. It's the point where severyone who wants a 360 already owns one. Their sales were briefly boosted by Halo 3, but after almost 2 years it is inevitable that it's going to slow down and then eventually stop. .
just like what has happened with ps2
cause there sales have been really poor after only 5 years or so of being out
The oddest thing about this ‘news’ story is that last week, the European estimates for the PS3 were actually higher than this week. According to VG, the PS3 shifted 74,746 units last week – only 300 odd units less than the Wii’s European total.
So, PS3 sales for this week have actually fallen by 10,000 units – further behind the Wii. So why is CVG covering this news now, when it already looks like this’ll be nothing more than a bump in sales? Think Sony’s PR dept has had a word in Future’s ear to push this story?
Sony does not use that site for PR. I think the reporter just got lazy. Sony cannot use that site for anything bc its a public company and if Sony knowingly endorsed these numbers they would be in a world of hurt. vgchartz always changes its numbers from week to week based on numbers from media create, enterbrain and others. the guy that runs the site says he's adjusting the numbers to reflect actual market performance, making his numbers a moving target at best and a s**t storm on his off days.
So in the uk with the price cut in full effect the new sku 40gb ps3 at 300 quid, a massive marketing campaign in effect, it still only managed to sell over a thousand more units that the 360 at 15000 to 14000.
That to me is a slap in the face for sony, and whats to say most of them being snapped up where the last remaining 60gb ones (hmv,virgin and game were all low on that model in glasgow at the weekend), the forth coming weeks figures will be more interesting will the current spike in sales continue, i doubt it very much, 360 has had its spikes this year and sold way more than what ps3 managed.
In continental europe though its a different ballgame, 360 has a massive lead, but ps3 is eating into faster than anywhere in the worldout of japan..
Just goes to show europe, dont really have a clue.
Well, this is Europe, a.k.a Sonyland. This news doesn't surprise me in the least. Sony could release a turd on a golden plate and we'd still buy them in droves. Nothing beats Europe when it comes to consumerist mindlessness, and Sony is well aware of that.
God, we're such a bunch of self-loathing morons. If only people would stop to think for a minute about what it is they're buying...
Unreliable numbers at best. Chart Track are the only real source for these kind of figures and they don't publish them to the public in general.
Made up figures to glorify a mild increase in sales. How can this website be taken seriously when they already posted a greatly inaccurate article to start with.
Personally I think this is people snapping up 60gb models, which has already been confirmed in a previous report. With nothing to really sustain higher sales for the PS3 I expect these will drop rapidly once the 60gb models are no longer available.
this is great news. thats something u gotta love about the playstation brand - they don't give up and you know that when u buy a playstation u can be playing great games for at least another 6 years (like the ps1 and ps2). unlike xbox (2 years it lasted wasn't it?). so a great investment in gaming, not so much on the hardware (360 core, 360 premium, 360 elite, 360 hd-dvd... soon to release 360 with blu ray! or what a 360 with cell!)
5 years - 2001 to 2006.
And how many different models of the PS3 have we had so far???
well, in the US (not sure about the UK), the PS2 came out in 2000, and Sony's still making games for it. so i count that as seven years, and not five. as far as the different models of PS3, i only count two: models with backwards compatibility, and models without backwards compatability. otherwise all models are roughly the same, with the only differences being hdd space. the same is true for the 360; however, one of those models is without hdd and HDMI at all.
zzzzzzzzz. Lets face it, if the tables were turned and MS were in sony's position nobody would be saying how great MS are. Infact most would be laughing and pointing. Everyone who has bought a PS3 up until the price cut was doing so because it's a "Playstation". The basic problem is (for me at least) there is still no good PS3 exclusives. Give it 12 months and i guess things may be different (although i still don't see anything I'd buy a PS3 for over my 360) but why miss out on everything the 360 has just because you want to own the sony machine. Just seems stupid to me... but there you go. Must keep up with the joneses.I couldn't care what machine i bought I just want the one with the best software and at the moment 360 is the best.... sorry sony.
er...ive played loads of 'exclusives' on the ps3 (ninja gaiden sigma,super stardust HD,tekken5 HD,Flow,er...bugger)but as of this week it will be...pro evo,jericho(granted not both exclusive)...and last but not least...ratchet and clank TOD...then next month...drakes fortune..er...then HAZE...er...then...
Well, this is Europe, a.k.a Sonyland. This news doesn't surprise me in the least. Sony could release a turd on a golden plate and we'd still buy them in droves. Nothing beats Europe when it comes to consumerist mindlessness, and Sony is well aware of that.
God, we're such a bunch of self-loathing morons. If only people would stop to think for a minute about what it is they're buying...
juniorbeep: I bought a PS3 at launch in th UK, not because it was a 'playstation' but because I had been researching the various options for months and months, and made a decision that as a long term machine that i was going to invest my money in, ps3 was the one for me,
Well, this is Europe, a.k.a Sonyland. This news doesn't surprise me in the least. Sony could release a turd on a golden plate and we'd still buy them in droves. Nothing beats Europe when it comes to consumerist mindlessness, and Sony is well aware of that.
God, we're such a bunch of self-loathing morons. If only people would stop to think for a minute about what it is they're buying...
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