PlayStation 3 leapfrogs Xbox 360 in January US console sales

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PlayStation 3 leapfrogs Xbox 360 in January US console sales

Posted Feb 15th 2008 1:09PM by Darren Murph
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Hmmph. Would you look at that? Nary a fortnight after EA proclaimed that Sony's PlayStation 3 would best the Xbox 360 in sales during 2008, said prophecy is already starting to come true. Granted, we're only talking one month so far, but according to new US sales data from NPD Group, Microsoft's console actually slipped to third in the numbers race. Unsurprisingly, Nintendo's darling took home the gold (again) with 274,000 units sold in January, while the PS3 slipped in just 5,000 units below with 269,000. As for Redmond, it only moved 230,000 units last month, but spokesman David Dennis boldly stated that the firm believes its third-place finish to be "an anomaly." Considering that the Grim Reaper is well on its way to claiming the life of the 360s HD DVD add-on while Sony relishes the decision to cram BD drives within the PS3, we're not so sure these figures won't become a trend.

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[Hyfeeboy]

ps3's are selling cuz everyone already has a xbox 360... duh

 

[Music Nfluenced]

PS3's are selling because Xbox 360's crash too much. Plus there've been too many complaints with repair centers and UPS.

 

[Jake]

microsoft said they had shortages this month,thats why

 

[rIdEoRdIe]

who gives a shit

 

[MRTHECOSE]

ps3's are selling cuz everyone already has a xbox 360... duh

THATS WHAT I FIRST THOUGHT..

BUT ITS WHATEVER..FANS BOYS ITS CIRCLE JERK TIME!!!!:hurt::dead::dead::dead:

 

[MrFedEx503]

ps3's are selling cuz everyone already has a xbox 360... duh

haha yeah thats what I thought as well

 

[Impalas]

who gives a shit

Thats how I feel about that bit of info

 

[fillyacup]

free online gaming.


sold.

 

[keelopz]

Blu- ray
upcoming "HOME" feature

Cha-ching
sold.

 

[kayvee]

free online gaming.

for reals!

now with blu ray winning the war against hd-dvd, its a wrap.

~k.

 

[Robby2Slobby]

I think PS3s are selling because games are finally coming out for it.. Plus there were a lot of people who hadn't picked a console yet that probably'll pick the PS3 because of the Blu-Ray feature and the fact that its not too expensive anymore.

 

[fillyacup]

an like previously mentioned.

HOME?

CA-CHING all the way to the bank

 

[LEE-ZILLA 69]

PLUS THE PS3 HAS BETTER HARDWARE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HELLA GREAT GAMES, ALSO YOU COULD EASILY TRANSFER FILES TO IT

 

[KiLlAKr0nIc]

kinda off topic i havnt figured this out yet but can u hook up ur ipod to us ps3 and play it cuz when i tried it wouldnt let me play the music i had to copy a cd onto my ps3 any no? other than transferring files from comp..

 

[92five10]

free online gaming, dont have to buy the wireless card, and blu rey

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

lol da only reason y da PS3 FINALLY!!!! sold out da 360 iz cuz 360 has been out 4hellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa longer!!!! N every1 got it already BUT DAM IT TOOK DA PS3 LONG ENOUGH 2 CATCH UP