XBOX-HQ.COM - UK PS3 and 360 Sales Finely Balanced

UK calendar year sales of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are evenly balanced, but Microsoft’s platform looks set to take the initiative following the release of the Elite 360. As reported by MCV, ChartTrack statistics show that PS3 and Xbox 360 sales for the first 38 weeks of 2007 are almost identical.

Importantly though, 55 percent of all PS3s sold were shifted during the console’s first 4 weeks in stores. Contrastingly, the Xbox 360 is still benefiting from a recent price cut and the introduction of a new model, having outsold the PS3 week-on-week since the Elite was launched in August.

Barring the announcement of a PS3 price cut, ChartTrack director Dorian Bloch predicts that Xbox 360 sales are likely to trump those of Sony next-gen system during 2007. A wider software portfolio was also cited as reason to expect the 360 to dominate its rival in the run-up to Christmas.

News-Source: http://www.next-gen.biz