PS3 becomes the UK's “fastest-selling home console ever over its debut weekend”…
Today’s reading is from the epistle of St. Orm (first name Mo Tor)
“And verily some did doubt that SONY could perform a PAL miracle with their delayed and ‘too expensive’ console… Others had already wandered from the true gaming path and turned to the lesser gods of the uber geek Micro- soft in vain hope to experience the blessed nirvana of next generation…
However there were yet a number who kept the faith and this fiery bunch of game lovers didst show the rest of the world that the UK chooseth the PS3 in larger than expected numbers helping it to destroy the opening weekend sales figures for a home console by selling 165,000 units and almost 300,000 games - attach rate is 1.65.” (Data from ChartTrack).
Looks like resistance is futile as Sony sell three quarters of their total 220,000 UK launch stock for day one, setting a new record even at their buttock clenchingly high price point.
Domination:
PS3’s record-breaking debut for a home console comfortably beats the previous top seller Nintendo Wii, which sold 105,000 in its launch weekend in December last year. And is more than double the sales of rival Xbox which sold in the region of 70,000 at launch in December 2005.
This is an awesome achievement for Sony, especially without the ‘Christmas pester power factor’ which as a parent I experience each year.
So the next generation console battle is well and truly joined in the UK – the software charts bear testament to the coming of a new power with Resistance: Fall of Man in at number 1 and MotorStorm following close behind at 2. Other PS3 exclusives Ridge Racer 7, Virtua Fighter 5 and Genji: Days of the Blade all made the top 20 as well in 11th, 14th and 16th respectively…
How the market will look in 12 months time will be fascinating to behold but as they say “do not underestimate the power of PlayStation”
Links:
PS3 initial reaction / review
MotorStorm Review
Darkmatters: H O M E
2 comments:
Dude - I must admit - although having owned both the previous sony consoles, and being a Nintendo devotee - that my resistence has been tested by the 360... Don't get me wrong - I hate Microsoft, but... It's cheaper?!
If you lend me 400 quid i reckon i could just about afford the PS3. Fancy giving me a loan?!
Am hoping for Sat - sis is home so will have to keep u updated if thats ok. Cheers mate
I hear you pal... And I like the 360 - it's got some wicked games like Gears of War, Crackdown and obvioulsy Halo 3 this year - in fact if M'soft wanna send me a review console with their best showcase games I'd even big them up here on Darkmatters (if I can tear myself away from MotorStorm for that long).
But buying cheaper now - might not be a good long term play when in a couple of years Blu-ray has rewritten what's possible for home movie watching and the cell processor has started to be tapped for a second wave of PS3 games (have you seen little big planet?)...
come over and have a play before deciding one way or the other!?
Let me know about Sat evening too when you can (bring your sister if she likes that sort of thing?).
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