PS3 Sales Hot on Xbox 360's Heels

Excitement over motion controllers is having a significant effect along PS3 gross revenue, pushing the console always nigher to an even footing with the Xbox 360.

Microsoft brought the Xbox 360 to market a year earlier than the PS3, and that head start meant that the Xbox 360 has ever been few million consoles ahead of the PlayStation 3. Microsoft is calm down currently still forward, but recently discharged figures show that the opening between the Xbox 360 and PS3 is getting smaller and small, and may soon vanish entirely.

Currently the two consoles stand out about three million units separated; Sony has sold 41.6 million PlayStation 3s while Microsoft has sold 44.6 million Xbox 360s. The PS3 is selling faster than the 360 right now, however, with 3.5 million units sold in June and September, against Microsoft's 2.8 million. This is an improvement over shoemaker's last quarter of around 1.2 million units and is idea to be due to higher levels of interest in the PS3 leading up to the release of Sony's motion controller, Move.

It's ahead of time for Sony to start celebrating its victory just yet though, as we're yet to see what effect Kinect has on Xbox 360 gross revenue. Sony has done some advertising for Move; including a new line of Go by-themed Kevin Butler TV spots, but its marketing spend pales in comparison to the hundreds of millions of dollars that Microsoft has spent advertising Kinect. It seems reasonable to usurp that Microsoft will take in a significant encourage in Xbox 360 gross sales between October and December thanks to Kinect, beyond the normal seasonal worker increase for the holiday period.

Still, Sony gaining ground on Microsoft means that neither company can afford to rest on its honor, which is good news for consumers, whichever comfort they prefer.

Source: Eurogamer

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