Stinger: Sony sells ~200K a week in Europe and 200K+ in US week following B

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MikeB said:

... following Black Friday: 

"Stringer today said the company sells about 200,000 PlayStation 3 consoles in Europe each week, and 40,000 to 50,000 in Japan. It also sold more than 200,000 in the U.S. following ``Black Friday,'' the day after Thanksgiving."

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aw752an8t4RE&refer=asia

Anyway promising figures, even if just newly sold units to retail.

I always look for vague meaning or possible double speak in Sony PR, and I do seem some possible misinterpretations here. 

See how it says they sell 200k systems a WEEK in Europe? I do, and that's precise and not ambiguous in the slightest. Then, see how it sells they sold 200k systems in the US, but gives no precise time frame? I doubt that's an oversight, but we'll see. Given Sony's history with these remarks, it's quite possible that they wanted to imply they were selling 200k a week in the US, and give that impression, without it actually being the case and without actually lying. In any case, it means Ioi is right on the money with European PS3 figures.