30/08/2009

Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan



Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold Sony's Playstation 3 by 4 to1 in the latest Japan retail data.

Media Create reported that the Xbox 360 sold 8,979 units to rank fourth in the overall hardware sales between Aug. 17 and Aug. 23.

By comparison, the PS3 sold 2,052 units to rank No. 6 in the same period.

The Xbox 360 ranked one title in the top 50 software sales, Magna Carta 2 at No. 29.

Microsoft this week price cut the Xbox 360 Elite to $299.99 and the Pro to $249.99 in the U.S.

Sony this month price cut the current 80GB SKU to $299.99, while the 160GB SKU was price cut to $399.99 in the U.S.

Sony announced last week the new PS3 Slim model, a smaller and lighter version of the hardware.

It will be sold nationwide on Sept. 1 in the U.S. at $299.99.

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