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DMeisterJ on 29 October 2008

Worldwide PS3 sales beat Xbox 360 in Q2

The cool kids amongst you have already hopped down to the comments to start bragging/defending, so we know we're speaking exclusively to fact-loving nerds now. So be it. According to each company's own figures, sales of the PS3 beat the Xbox 360's in the second quarter of the fiscal year (July, August, September), moving 2.43 million and 2.2 million consoles respectively. That puts Sony at 16.84 million PS3s in the world compared to Microsoft's 24 22.5 million 360s.

Though we're proud of both Sony and Microsoft and think they both did a great job in the battle for second place, we're a little surprised to see the PS3 win out. Was it residual Metal Gear momentum? Halloween magic? Something else? Share your thoughts, hopes, fears and dreams after the break.

Woot!

Link:  http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/29/worldwide-ps3-sales-beat-xbox-360-in-q2/


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JGarret on 29 October 2008

Wot?



DMeisterJ on 29 October 2008
JGarret said:
Wot?

The Playstation 3 shipped more consoles to retailers between July 1 and September 30 than the the XBOX 360 did, even though the 360 had a price drop and a fire sale in between these three months in all 3 major territories.



Dolla Dolla on 29 October 2008

Did the gap widen? 24 million???



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blackstar on 29 October 2008

good for everyone



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Diomedes1976 on 29 October 2008

The 24 million number is fake ,MS said 22 with something .



DMeisterJ on 29 October 2008
Dolla Dolla said:
Did the gap widen? 24 million???

He meant 22?

It's 22.5, I'll edit.



blackstar on 29 October 2008
Dolla Dolla said:
Did the gap widen? 24 million???

 

a typo?



kirby007 on 29 October 2008

shipped?



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DMeisterJ on 29 October 2008
kirby007 said:
shipped?

Obviously.  The same that every company says.