Sony: PS3 has Sold More than 5M Units in the UK - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 October 2012 / 11,308 Views
Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe has announced that the PlayStation 3 has sold more than five million units in the UK. The milestone was reached right after the release of the new slimmer model.
"This is another historic moment for the PlayStation brand, and something I'm incredibly proud of," said Fergal Gera, SCE vice-president and managing director for UK & Ireland. "I'd like to thank all our consumers, retailers and 3rd party partners for helping us achieve this figure, and look forward to continued success."
"It is fantastic that we passed the 5m mark," Gara told MCVUK. "But most importantly to me is not the milestone itself, but the fact that there is momentum behind it. And with the new chassis, and the way the market is panning out this year, PlayStation definitely has the momentum."
The last milestone for the PlayStation 3 was in early 2011, when Sony announced the console sold four million units. The PlayStation 3 launched in March 2007 in the UK. The 12GB model is launching tomorrow (October 12) in Europe.
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how much did the PS2 sell in the UK I wonder. Either way congratz sony now please stop giving better PSN+ deals to EU and give NA the same love.
10m if I remember well. (6.3m in France), so that's not a record but the competition is harder (PS2 had crushed competition).
that's great news. to more success down the road and on through next gen.
i bought 2 of them,a phat a slim and now they are pushing a super slim on me
im multi-consolero/gamer, but i think, the ps3 has the best games 2013
hm...even though they say "Sold" do you think they mean shipped? usually sony (and everyone else just talks shipped numbers). Either way, VgChartz is overtracked by quite a bit...they have PS3 crossing 5M in the UK in early June
I wonder how much the 360 sold
