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Microsoft Xbox 360 outsells Sony PS3 on Black Friday

According to Microsoft, Black Friday sales of the Xbox 360 beat sales of the Sony PS3 three to one.

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Gaming | by C.K. Sample III | Tue Dec 2, 2008 8:05AM | 1 comment

According to a statement issued by Microsoft yesterday, Black Friday sales of the Xbox 360 trumped sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 by a rate of three Xbox 360s sold to every single PS3 sold.

Microsoft didn't bother mentioning that overall sales of the Nintendo Wii continue to beat out sales of both the PS3 and Xbox 360 with the Wii being the only of the three consoles that manages to turn a by unit profit.

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external link Black Friday: 3:1 360 to PS3 Sales [TechRadar: All Latest Feeds]
external link Black Friday: Wii crowned, economy still… [Joystiq]
external link Deal of the day - Rare 15% Coupon for… [Newlaunches.com]
external link Microsoft Brags Xbox Beat The PS3 3-to-1 In… [Alley Insider]
external link Microsoft: Xbox 360 Outsold PS3 3-to-1 On… [Kotaku]
external link Wii, 360 And...Runescape Top Yahoo! Search… [Kotaku]
external link Xbox 360 outsells Sony PS3 3-to-1 on Black… [I4U News]

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Mike Wehner external link (8:03 PM on Tue Dec 2, 2008)

Looks like the price drop worked, eh?

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