and the fastist selling home console is.............

[chips]

UK gamers apparently didn't hold a grudge after Sony delayed the launch of the PlayStation 3 in Europe for three months. The console went on sale in the UK this past weekend, and the first round of sales numbers are in.
According to industry watcher Chart Track, the PS3 became the fastest-selling home console in UK history, with almost 165,000 moved in its first two days on sale. The previous record holder for home consoles was the Wii, which sold more than 50,000 units in its first 12 hours, and was widely reported to have sold approximately 105,00 units in its opening weekend.
The PS3 helped two Sony software titles take the top spots on the UK's all-formats chart last week, with Resistance: Fall of Man and Motorstorm falling in slots one and two, respectively. Overall, six of the top 10 all-formats games were PS3 titles

Wow ps3 looks to be taking over. 60,000 over the Wii was the biggest surprise to me

[Blinger1]

poor non sony lovers "OMG PS3 WIL FAIL ITZ JUST A RIP OF DA SUPA KWL WE!!111" you losers..

well done sony

[Bear-Max]

I was surprised when I heard the news, but it really doesn't mean all that much. The Wiis and 360s sales in the first weekend were limited due to the fact that they completely sold out, so they could only sell however many they had. This was mostly due to the fact they were coping with a global launch, whereas Sony has had 4 months to build up reserves for the European release. There are still about 60 000 consoles still sitting on shelves believe it or not.

Either way, first weekend sales don't determine much: the overall fastest selling console in the UK is the PSP which sold over 180 000 in its first weekend... and look how the DS is now dominating the handheld market.

[Awfy]

Sony will always lead the way in console manufactur due to the pure fact they've started with the best and will keep going with the best.

At the beginning there was SEGA, Nintendo etc. Even when they had been in the game for many years, when Sony's Playstation game into view it blew the competition away with more advanced (now easy) things like Analog sticks and easy held pads. Also using a CD instead of a cartridge. Since then the Playstation has always lead the way and I expect it to lead the way till we all die out from playing them too much.

What Playstation did was held it off giving them the chance to improve upon the xBox and Wii. Turns out it was the right choice.

WOOT FOR PS

[:Hazel]

I'm surprised at that to be honest, looking around the shops its advertised EVERYWHERE and to me it looked as though they were having trouble getting shot of them.

[womanizer]

Suprised... I still won't be getting one

[Kardan]

I won't be getting one just yet...
I'll stick with my Wii and 360 :rolleyes:

[dirrty]

Im not surprised tbh. Sony have always been ahead with the ps1,2 & possibly 3.

[Pyroka]

I'm suprised with it also, with the bad reputation of what happend in Oxford (Virgin Megastores launch night) and only 100-200 people turning up, this definetly suprises me.

[Nemo]

Wow im surprised, also im confused..

nintendo issued out more wii's than sony did with ps3's also the wii's were out of stock EVERYWHERE whilst the ps3's were in stock in many places.. so im pretty darn confused on that 1 lol


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