Did PS3 overtake Xbox 360?

Sony's PS3 managed to surpass the number of Xbox 360s shipped worldwide (about 77 million vs. 76 million), despite the PS3 launching a year later.” It's important to note that these figures are shipped and not sold to consumers (though it's unlikely production is far in excess of perceived demand for either console).
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Did the PlayStation 3 outsell the Xbox 360?

Units Sold

The Japanese company has now sold about 77 million PS3 consoles worldwide, versus 76 million Xbox 360 consoles sold by Microsoft. The PS3 has pulled ahead despite being on the market for a shorter time - it went on sale in late 2006, about a year after the Xbox 360.
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Who sold more PS3 or Xbox 360?

The PS3 has sold 87.4 million units and the Xbox 360 has sold 84 million units. What makes this accomplishment for Nintendo more impressive is that the console debuted in 2017, reaching this figure in just under five years. By comparison, the PS3 and Xbox 360 figures come from an 11 year period.
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Is Xbox 360 or PS3 better?

Xbox 360 is a good all-round system; lots of popular games, but you have to pay for online membership/services. PS3 has the best games out at the moment, doubles as a Blu ray player and is superior when it comes to media playback.
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Who won the console war 360 vs PS3?

Although the PS3 technically won the console war against Microsoft's Xbox 360 (87 million units vs 83 million units, respectively) its reputation struggled. Fanboys aside, it was objectively clear from title counts and metacritic scores which console was putting out more, better games.
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Why did the PS3 fail?

The only reason it failed is because of how hard it was to develop for, other than that the PS3 would've been able to play games much better if game studios decided that they'll try to at least understand how the architecture of the Cell engine worked but granted, I have sympathy for developers because this was very ...
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Is PS3 more powerful than Xbox?

The two CPU chips run at the same GHz speed, but the PS3's seven individual cores beat out the Xbox's three dual-threaded cores. And in terms of performance measured in gigaflops, the PS3 tops out at nearly three times that of the Xbox.
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Why is Xbox 360 more popular than PS3?

The Xbox 360 sold more than the PS3 in the US for its games. The PS3 was still in a state of disaster, and the playstation exclusives such as resistance were not enough to entice people to buy the console.
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Is PS3 discontinued?

As of 2023, the “PlayStation 3 (PS3)” has been officially discontinued by Sony, and production has ceased. The current-generation console during this period is its successor, the “PlayStation 4 (PS4)”.
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Is Xbox 360 older than PS3?

The seventh generation of home video game consoles began on November 22, 2005, with the release of Microsoft's Xbox 360 home console. This was followed by the release of Sony's PlayStation 3 on November 17, 2006, and Nintendo's Wii on November 19, 2006. Each new console introduced new technologies.
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Did PS2 outsell Xbox 360?

PlayStation 2 sales continued to be strong through to the end of 2010, due to the system's large software library, continuing software support, and affordable price. In February 2008, the PlayStation 2 outsold both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the United States.
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When did PS3 outsell Xbox 360?

In 2010, the PlayStation 3 managed to catch up by 600,000 units and in 2011 by nearly 900,000 units. In 2012, the PlayStation 3 sold 12.73 million units, while the Xbox 360 managed to sell 11.10 million units. In just the first five months of 2013 the PlayStation 3 has outsold the Xbox 360 by one million units.
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What was the failure rate of the PS3 vs Xbox 360?

When including the infamous “Red Ring of Death” (RROD) problem that has plagued Xbox 360 systems, the Xbox 360 had a reported failure rate of 23.7%, nearly 9 times that of the Wii. PS3 consoles ranked in the middle of our study, with a reported failure rate of 10.0% over the course of 2 years.
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Which Xbox outsold PlayStation?

Financial Times quotes analysis by Ampere that shows PS5 sales grew about 65% to 22.5 million units this year, whereas Xbox sales fell about 15% to 7.6 million. That means the PS5 has outsold the Xbox Series X and S by almost three to one.
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Why did the Xbox 360 sell so well?

The Xbox 360's advantage over its competitors was due to the release of high-profile games from both first party and third-party developers. The 2007 Game Critics Awards honored the platform with 38 nominations and 12 wins – more than any other platform.
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Did PS4 sell more than PS3?

The original Playstation sold 102.49 million units, the PS2 around 155 million, the PS3 87.4 million and the PS4 116.4 million.
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Is Xbox 360 discontinued?

Beginning on July 29, 2024, we will no longer support the Xbox 360 Store or the Xbox 360 Marketplace (marketplace.xbox.com). Until this date, purchases made in the Xbox 360 Store and the Xbox 360 Marketplace will continue to be supported.
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What is the most sold console ever?

1. PlayStation 2 – 159 million* *PlayStation 2 remains the best-selling video game console of all time. Sony's beloved system tops Nintendo DS by roughly 5 million units sold, while handily outselling every other console in existence.
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Did PS4 outsell Xbox One?

Microsoft finally acknowledged for the first time what many have already known for years: that Sony's PlayStation 4 drastically outsold its Xbox One. In court documents in Brazil, Microsoft admitted that the PS4 sold "twice as many" units as the Xbox One.
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Is Nintendo better than Xbox 360?

In terms of raw GPU speed the PS3 runs at 229 Gigaflops and the XBox 360 240. The Switch runs at 157 Gigaflops undocked and 393 docked. In terms of memory there's no contest; the Switch has 4GB RAM (or as much as the PS4 or XBox One) and the PS3 and XBox 360 have half a gigabyte each.
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Can PS3 run GTA 5?

Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) is available for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Xbox 360. For both platforms, the native resolution of the game is 720p. If you are playing GTA 5 on your PS3, then make sure that you've selected 720p resolution via your PS3 Video Output Settings, to get the best quality video output.
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Why was the PS3 so powerful?

If the PS3 had ten times the CPU, it would have been a much more powerful gaming console than it was. The PS3 was released in 2006 and had a custom-designed Cell processor that was based on the PowerPC architecture. It had a clock speed of 3.2 GHz and was capable of delivering up to 230.4 GFLOPS of performance .
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Is PS5 faster than PS3?

RAM bandwidth sees the least improvement and storage bandwidth sees the biggest improvement. Overall, the PS5 seems to be about 30 times more powerful than the PS3.
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Has Xbox surpassed PlayStation?

Microsoft sold 7.6 million next-gen systems this year, recording a 15 per cent drop from 2022. Meanwhile, PlayStation 5 sales increased by 65 per cent to reach 22.5 million units sold.
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