Xbox 360 Sales Up, PSP Down, And BBC TV Beaming To The Xbox? September 11, 2007
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The Xbox 360 is on a roll, although it should be remembered that the massive spike in sales in recent weeks coincides with the arrival of the new Elite version and some welcome price cuts on existing models.
According to Chart-Track, sales are up 260% week-on-week for the past two weeks since the changes. Annoyingly, the percentage is largely meaningless since we don’t know what the actual numbers are. With the hugely hyped Halo 3 launch in a few weeks, Microsoft is going to rolling in the gaming dough.
In contrast, the PSP suffered its worst week since launching – again, no figures though. Still, this is hardly surprising sine the new PSP – Slim & Lite – is due out later this week [more than a week late].
Of more interest are rumblings of a deal between Microsoft and the BBC which might bring the Beeb’s TV shows and HD content beaming to Xbox Live gamers. Microsoft has confirmed the discussions. Sony has already done a deal with Sky to provide content for the PlayStation Network.-Martin Lynch
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I've been holding out for Halo 3 ever since the 360 was launched so that's my sale in the bag for MS.
I bet there's a few waiting for the Premium/Pro to be relaunched with HDMI too so hurry up and get them into the shops please. Thank you.