PS3 overtakes Xbox 360 in worldwide shipments - Report

the 360 finally enjoy the last place....

Not sure if anybody will still read this article, but the PS3 has NOT sold more than the Xbox 360.  

Around mid-way through 2012 Sony started combining PS2 with PS3 when reporting on PS3 sales/shipped numbers.  So when they report 77 million shipped, that number also includes PS2.

Don't believe me?  Well take at look at Sony's own official documents.  It's their Q3 FY2012 Consolidated Financial Results (ending December 31st, 2012).

www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/12q3_sonypre.pdf

Once you have the PDF open, do a search for 'ps2' and see the numbers yourself.

Realistically Sony ha shipped about 74 or 75 million PS3's, which means they could not have sold that many.

Xbox 360 has sold more consoles globally than the PS3.
Xbox 360 has more games/titles than the PS3 (3300 vs 2700 respectively)
Of the top 50 most sold games world-wide the Xbox360 has 7, while the PS3 has 3.
When comparing the top 20 games available on both Xbox360 and PS3, the Xbox360 outsells the PS3 on almost every single title when looking at volume sold.

Lastly, Xbox 360 has seen more than 300% growth compared to the previous gen, the original Xbox.  Meanwhile, PS3 has only seen about 50% growth compared to the PS2.

I own all 3 consoles. The real winner is me. lol!! XBox 360 is king in the USA, which is all that matter to Microsoft I'm sure. If Microsoft could actually compete in Japan they would have a better chance, but Nintendo and Sony own Japan's market and it would take a miracle and act of God for Microsoft to sell 5-7 million consoles in that region.

I needed to put my fire retardant undies on before clicking this link, otherwise i'll never survive the fan boy flaming!

after going through the vast majority of the comments I have came to one conclusion..........

this gen games should be made compatible for next gen consoles

if people knew how shitty the wii was the ps3 would be the top dog of all its generations consoles

By the time The Last Of Us comes out, The PS3 will have overtaken the 360 in worldwide sales. In fact, by the time the PS4 comes out the PS3 will have substantially closed the gap on the Wii. This time next year the gap between PS3 and Wii will be around 15 million. That too will be closed down over the remaining months of 2014.

Sony reigns supreme... AGAIN!!!

To all the people in 06 who said the PS3 was a failure I'm sure Sony accepts your apology.

However that was 06 and its now 2013 - we need something new. Not Spongebob new (Wii U) but decent new. 

Forgot about this side of Gamespot.

(Acting like five year olds fighting over the last cookie) No one will win because your parents will make you split it..

Fanboy fight!

I really hate fan boys, this isnt sega vs nintendo anymore people, the games are quite similar and they do the same stuff.

On the PS3 360 video...I love how he says "the PS3 is now the reigning king of the console market" hahaha...as if the Wii doesn't even exist lol...yeah PS3 is King again

well, it only makes sense that it surpassed because by now a lott people who originally bought a xbox/ps3 end up buying the other a couple years later.  So if the xbox had been ahead, and now a bunch of people have both, they should be about even.  Add to that the people in Japan and sony should be (is) winning

I own Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U now and I still believe the PS3 is the best both in terms of value for money, and games library.

PS3 is Great.

2013 is the year of PS3 . 

Finally PS3 will overtake Wii . 

Still a long way to go to meet or even surpass the sales figures on the PS2

BUT PS3 HAS NO GAMES? Seriously though, as a pc gamer that forces my games to run at 60fps. Playing any sort of game on the ps3 hurts my brain (talking to you especially Borderlands 2), and I can't use my monitor's native resolution because the xbox can't even run 1080p, and when the ps3 tries it stutters like crazy. In response, I've sold all my multi-platform games and re-bought them on steam (for less than I sold my used copies for, mind you), and couldn't be happier. Both consoles are extremely outdated.  have clunky interfaces, terrible online services, and a lack of downloadable games and content. I think they ended up helping the PC market by stagnating the console market with garbage hardware and overpriced games.

Seems to me this whole 'disc' console thing has to be part of the reason the PC is quickly regaining its position as the gaming platform of choice. I have an Xbox 360 and PS3 but it has honestly been nearly a year since I've bought a game for them. I use my 360 for Netflix and streaming through Plex media server or playing a DVD now and then. Why? because I have a good PC with a GTX 670... I purchased an xbox 360 controller for it and could not be happier.  

I think both Sony and Microsoft made a huge mistake not rolling out some better hardware and encouraging all developers to make their games available through downloadable content. I may still be in the minority but to me the disc thing feels tired, old, and a pain to keep all organized, clean, and even spin up all the time. 

I'm having a hard time seeing myself jumping on the new consoles unless they have some seriously solid exclusives. JMO... a year ago I was more console but now it is just a media player for the most part.

i can't imagine what they live will do for the sale of the PS3, the difference between the xbox360 and PS3 is that Sony has all the exclusives you'd want and Microsoft has absolutely nothing but a bunch of shooter crap.

Sony will always reach 100 million sales before Microsoft <~ what i said when the xbox360 launched (lol@afterwards).

I personally am bored of the PS3 (same goes for xbox). I use it as a media centre more than a games console and it's just not cutting the mustard any more. Roll on next gen because I'm curious to see what the costs are going to be, the capabilities and the innovation (if any) for the new game types there will be.

"shipments", how many of those consoles are still on store shelves collecting dust LOL. My PS3 only turns on for blu ray movies. PC rig handles the rest, while the xbot does the majority of the console gaming for me.... doesn't mean it does for everyone else. Just my opinion.

I am dead chuffed to see the PS3 overtake! There are those fan boys out there that, when you try and state the greatness of the PS3, would always fall back on that 1 weak argument that the 360 had sold more and act as if that was the final say in the matter. I have always said the PS3 has sold faster but just that the XBOX had a head start, finally there is proof to back that up. Don't get me wrong I love and own both consoles and only favor the PS3 due to having been a PlayStation gamer since the first PS. But despite the 360's slightly superior performance (that I'm willing to admit) in my opinion there are so many ways in which the PS3 is a far superior machine all in all* and I am glad to see it regain the crown (among the more hardcore consoles) that the PS2 wore proudly for so many years.

*For instance, Sony's online is free while MS charges, PS+ is just awesome with the constant stream of amazing free content, MS charges for loads of features and accessories that come free with the PS3, the home screen and interface is sleek and mature on the PS3 but childish looking on the 360, the analog sticks are shorter on 360 leaving less room for precision (in racing games and FPS's), and MS rely on pumping out the same couple of exclusives over and over while PS3 innovates and has a wide array of great exclusives with more arriving all the time.

Well done Sony, great to see you back on top (although no offence Microsoft, the 360 is awesome too :)

In overall numbers the Wii clearly spanked MS and Sony, but those two companies had better games. People just lost interest in the Wii except holiday season when its was "kid" friendly.

I guess Sony could take this as good news considering it was behind most of this generations race. Better late than never...

I bought the PS3 slim for the better exclusives and free online MP. Plus at the time there were still a lot of RROD's and I wanted to avoid it.

Personally, I had a better experience with the XBOX 360. No mandatory game-installs, lively online community, and the games ran quickly and smoothly.

...That experience was short-lived, for my XBOX suffered from the RROD less than 2 years after I purchased the console..

Coincidentally, college started, and I lost interest in gaming outside of my high laptop I purchased in 2009...

I recently purchased a PS3, and is loving every bit of it. They need to improve on the online community. Package headsets and free Playstation Plus subscriptions, Sony. They also need to give us an incentive to installing games. It's more of a memory consumption opportunity for me, as I see no real difference in waiting 20 minutes for an update or installation when I can't even run the game on the console without a disc. Just rid the feature all together, please.