360 breaks 5 million, nabs lead in Europe, says MS

Posted Jun 26th 2008 2:00PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Console wars

Remember last month when Sony claimed that the PS3 had surpassed the Xbox 360 in Europe? The battle of the numbers continues today as European VP of strategic marketing for interactive entertainment at Microsoft EMEA (say that three times fast) David Gosen let it be known that the Xbox 360 has sold more than 5 million units in Europe, "well over" 5 million in fact. He also puts a stop to Sony's shenanigans -- assuming his word is better than Sony's anyway -- by noting that the Xbox 360 is actually "at least, if not more than, three quarters of a million ahead of PS3." Gosen also takes issue with analysts' claims that 360 sales have slowed in Europe saying, "If we look at the momentum in the business in the last few months, the trajectory has changed significantly," adding that analysts should "check their numbers."

Ooh, did you hear that analysts? Burn!

Tags: business, console, console-wars, europe, xbox-360, xbox-360-console

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

6-26-2008 @ 2:13PM

Ample Salty said...

Hard on the outside.
Soft on the indies.
Xbox 360!

6-26-2008 @ 2:15PM

Ample Salty said...

*Inside

6-26-2008 @ 2:16PM

Tony said...

Considering how far apart they released I don't know how impressive 750,000 units difference is lol.

Oh well.

6-26-2008 @ 3:44PM

SadisticHam said...

And when you consider the PS had over 100million last gen and now is being beat by the new comer, it's not half bad.

6-26-2008 @ 2:20PM

iFester said...

Xbox 360: We're the boast with the most babe. :D (joke) Watch Beetlejuice.

6-26-2008 @ 2:20PM

Trogdor said...

Sony denial and rebuttal in 5....4.....3....2.....

6-26-2008 @ 3:00PM

gamerismyname said...

wow, this is unheard of. SONY execs say one thing about their console, and MS execs say another thing about their own console. Who would've heard such things?????? Obviously each exec is going to spin it to their own console, it's why they're paid. I don't believe any of them.

Oh, and EMEA EMEA EMEA EMEA EMNDSAAEEDA... man, so close

6-26-2008 @ 3:15PM

Sean said...

I am so sick of this he said/she said bs? Either your making money and growing as a business or you’re not.
Since the Wii is dwarfing them both in the EMEA like everywhere else, this kind of talk seems especially irrelevant.
The timing seems odd too. “Oh yeah, well we lowered our price because you were gaining momentum and now where ahead again. Nah, nah ne goo goo.”

Sony did start it of course.

6-26-2008 @ 7:12PM

Dwag said...

Well if its True I'm glad to hear M$ started to re focus on there market in the AUS and EUR if not then M$ if you lose to Sony this round then you why.

6-27-2008 @ 8:17AM

Boff said...

Those analysts and their numbers eh!

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