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MS: "We are winning" Microsoft's understandably keen to shout about the Xbox 360's recent success in Europe, where the console's installed base has just topped seven million.
 In a new show of chest beating the company's issued a press release designed "to highlight the momentum the Xbox 360 is experiencing", in which it repeats claims that the system's heavily outselling rival PS3.
"As we enter our busiest selling season of the year Xbox 360 sales are not only exceeding our aggressive forecasts, but we are selling more consoles and games across the world than ever before," Microsoft said.
"We are winning in Europe, outselling PS3 in the region and currently experiencing the strongest sales we have ever seen in Europe, and since our price drop... Xbox 360 sales have increased by five times, showing that European consumers are flocking to Xbox 360.
"For the first time, Xbox 360 is leading Southern Europe, outselling PS3 for three weeks in Spain and by 2:1 in Italy," the company added. MS also reiterated the fact that the 360 outsold PS3 by almost 2:1 in October in the States.
It's fair to say that the now cheap as chips 360 looks set to win the Christmas battle with PS3, but the prospects for Sony's console certainly aren't dim in the long term, as these rumours concerning a PS3 price cut from March 2009 and new God of War and Uncharted games show. computerandvideogames.com |
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