What sold more Xbox 360 or PS3?

Its undeniable that the Xbox 360 beat out the PS3 in the previous generation of gaming consoles. However, both the PS3 and Xbox 360 were outsold by the Nintendo Wii, making it the best console of the 7th generation, based on sales numbers.
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Did the PS3 outsell the 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 PS3 outsell Xbox 360 reddit?

The PS3 did outsell the Xbox 360 at the tail end of the console generation actually. The quality of the exclusives were really close, but I still lean towards the 360 as being better in that regard.
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Who won the console war PS3 or Xbox 360?

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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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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How many PS3 were sold?

PlayStation 3 – 87.5 million*

The system would remain in production through May of that same year. With that in mind, it's likely PS3 ended its run with somewhere between 87 and 88 million units sold, leaving us with our conservative estimate of 87.5.
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Why did the PS3 fail?

The PlayStation 3 had a price tag so large for its time, it dashed the hopes of any casual, low budget gamer looking for the best thing they could get their hands on for a cheap price. This was the first part of a large marketing failure for Sony which would drag out over the course of the next 2-3 years.
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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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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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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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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 the PS3 so powerful?

At its heart is the Power Processing Element, or PPE, featuring a 3.2GHz, dual-core CPU based on IBM's PowerPC 2.02 ISA (Instruction Set Architecture). Alongside it, the platform made use of eight co-processors, dubbed Synergistic Processing Elements, or SPEs, also clocked at 3.2GHz.
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What sold more Wii or Xbox 360?

But cumulative Wii sales, dating back to 2006, just passed the 100 million unit milestone — well ahead of the Xbox 360 and PS3 in total units sold.
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Did Wii outsell 360?

Despite the Wii outselling both the 360 and PS3 by a healthy margin, at least once or twice Nintendo execs have expressed regret that the Wii was not as powerful as other seventh generation consoles.
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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 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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Do Xbox 360s still work?

Maybe if there's an Xbox 360 exclusive that you're dying to play. But otherwise no, it's a 15 year old console. Microsoft has announced that in mid 2024, it's going to stop supporting the the 360 ( you won't be able to buy/download games/movies.)
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Did the PS5 outsell the Xbox?

That means the PS5 has outsold the Xbox Series X and S by almost three to one. The near seven-year-old Nintendo Switch, meanwhile, saw sales fall 18% to 16.4 million in 2023.
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Is PS3 a dead console?

As of 2023, the PlayStation 3 (PS3) is no longer in production, and Sony has moved on to the PS4 and even the PS5.
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Why no PS3 on PS5?

Why can we not play PS1, PS2, and PS3 games natively on PS5? Short answer - its because they didn't put in what was necessary to be able to emulate those games into the console. PS1 - They did away with the capability to be able to play CD since the PS4.
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Is PS3 getting shut down?

While Sony had previously announced in 2021 that it was shutting down its PS3 digital storefront, the company reversed its decision after a backlash from fans. Both the PS3 servers and store remain in operation in 2023.
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How much is PS3 worth?

Not very much. A used PS3 is likely worth $50~ish on its own. Perhaps $100 if it includes several games (more than a couple dozen common but popular non-sport style games), plus 2 controllers with its cables.
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How many ps1 were sold?

Sony's original console, the PlayStation, was first released in Japan at the end of 1994 and worldwide in 1995. As of September 2023, it had sold 102.49 million units worldwide, including over 40 million units across North America.
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