European Users: How well is PS3 selling in Europe?

[HappySqurriel]

mridul said: in UK you have to pay $150 in order to pre-order. amazon FRANCE sold around 2k ps3s at LAUNCH. www.amaon.co.fr so the LAUNCH event doesnt convey the right message. around 500k ps3s are already sold which surpasses what x360/Wii sold in a whole launch week period(350k)

If you have to pay $150 to pre-order I would anticipate that scalpers would wait until morning (when the stores are not crowded) to walk up, pay for their system and then return it ... Anyways, do you have a source for your numbers? I remember seeing every PS3 fan claiming that 400,000 PS3s were sold on launch day in North America and later we found out that Sony only shipped 200,000 ...