UK 360 sales boom as PSP hits all-time low

[wraggster]

via gibiz

Chart-Track has released new statistics which show a 260 per cent week-on-week increase in UK sales for Microsoft's Xbox 360 in the UK - while the PSP has suffered its worst week of sales since launch.

As reported by MCV, the change in fortunes for both machines are down to hardware line-up changes.

In Xbox 360's case the sales spike coincided with the introduction of the new Elite model, and a price reduction for the existing Premium and Core versions.

Strong sales continued into a second week, falling by only 20 per cent.

The blame for the crash in PSP sales is attributed to retailers and consumers anticipating the imminent launch of the new Slim and Lite model of the handheld on September 14.

ChartTrack declined to supply specific sales figures for either Xbox 360 or PSP.

[B0RG1010]

First it's lack of games for the PS3... and now the 'slim' PSP (which is sh*te considering they've had 2 years to perfect the PSP and improve)..... We need something different... Sony, put your thinking caps on and stop giving us remakes of games.... Give us something unique, something that would blow your minds... (Just for the record and I'm very drunk) ... or just blow something?... Hell if a hooker give'in (£20 - and I don't condole this guys) can, then I'm sure I'd expect a screaming orgasm from a multi billion company? I'm I missing the plot here or am I just pissed?

[kjetil1991]

sony.... thats all