2010: 8.1 million PS3s, 5.8 million Xbox 360s
Sony has released sales data for Q2 and in the results they post strong sales for the PlayStation brand, but sales for the PS3 in Sony's fiscal 2010 have been strong with sales close to 6 million as of the end of September. In other news, Sony's PS3 has also closed the gap in worldwide sales against Microsoft's Xbox 360.
WorldWide Sales:
Xbox 360: 44.5 million
Sony PS3: 41.6 million
While both figures are impressive, Sony has had a stronger 2010 than Microsoft with over 8.1 million PS3s sold compared to Microsoft's 5.8 million Xbox 360s. Microsoft currently has a strong grasp on sales in North America, but Sony is selling well in Japan, while PAL regions the race is still close. With Microsoft's release of Kinect in just a couple weeks, Microsoft should keep the lead if sales remain strong in North America; however, Sony has the release of Gran Turismo 5 to draw gamers in with. The holidays will spice things up and make it interesting to watch, but in the end it's the gamers that will win with great new software and releases.
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