It looks like the PS3 and Xbox 360 basically sold the same amount in 2008

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PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 worldwide sales equal in 2008

Thursday, 29 Jan 2009 11:30

"Following Sony's announcement of Q3 hardware sales, we thought we'd compare the lot. It looks like the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 basically sold the same amount in 2008.

Sony's PlayStation 3 sold less in the third quarter of 2008 (ie. the Oct-Dec holiday season) than in 2007, but the strength of the console's earlier sales did it proud, shipping* 10.8 million in 2008 (up from 2007's 8.85 million).

In contrast, Microsoft's Xbox 360 had a huge holiday season, shipping around 6 million consoles worldwide (a record for the Xbox), but had a weaker sales period earlier in the year: the playing field has been levelled.

The PlayStation 3 shipped around 10.8 million (closer to 10.78) and the Xbox 360 also shipped 10.8 million: a dead heat. As for life-time sales, the Xbox 360 is at 28.45 million and the PlayStation 3 at 21.35 million - a slightly tighter gap than Microsoft's announced 8 million.

On average the PlayStation 3 has sold 2.37 million units per quarter, in comparison to the Xbox 360's 2.18 million. Still without a PS3 price cut, Microsoft's console will surely pull away in 2009.

As for Nintendo's Wii, it's solidified first place by selling an outstanding 5 million units per quarter. Find the numbers below.



SHIPPED Q3 2008 (Oct-Dec 2008)

# PlayStation 3: 4.46m
# Wii: 10.42m
# Xbox 360: 6.0m
# PlayStation 2: 2.52m
# NDS: 11.89m
# PSP: 5.08m


SHIPPED 2008

# PlayStation 3: 10.77m
# Wii: 24.84m
# Xbox 360: 10.8m
# PlayStation 2: 8.88m
# NDS: 31.43m
# PSP: 15.39m


SHIPPED LIFETIME TO DATE

# PlayStation 3: 21.35m
# Wii: 44.97m
# Xbox 360: 28.45m
# PlayStation 2: 138.15m
# NDS: 96.22m
# PSP: 51.26m"