zeross on 15 January 2008
http://xbox-mag.net/la-ps3-bientot-devant-la-xbox-360-en-france__14742.html
PS3 : 563.000
360 : 589.000
Data for video game sales in France are still as
Rare, it welcomes a small article published summary
In the latest edition of Les Echos. The outcome is worrying for
Microsoft, the PS3 is on the verge of exceeding the Xbox 360 in terms
Of units sold.
Specifically, it would have sold 563,000 in France since PS3
The appearance of the console on the shelves. The 360 would still
Head, but very little, with 589,000 units. According to figures provided
By the GfK institute, during the holiday season that the PS3
Would have considerably narrowed the gap, with the advantage of the recent
Lower prices and a catalogue provided a little more. The data that
Evil, of course, is the difference between the release dates of
Two machines: the Xbox 360 was launched in France a year and
Four months earlier that the new Playstation. If the trend remains
The same, the latter is expected to double during its competitor
Coming weeks.
"By selling, on average, three times more than PS3 by Xbox 360
Week, it took precedence over Microsoft confirms Georges Fornay,
Vice president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
As for Microsoft, we prefer to select only the fact that the 360 is
Ever before.
"Sony is in catch-up mode, but we maintain market leadership
According to our data, even in France "assures Francois Ruault, director
Of the leisure section of Microsoft in France.
The duel PS3/Xbox 360, whatever its outcome, however, takes place
Good distance from the success of the Wii, which for its part has already passed the
Threshold million units sold in France.
