Sony Playstation 3 UK Failure

08:51.11 - Wednesday 11th April 2007   (Link to This Entry)

The lads over at UK:Resistance have been keeping us entertained for weeks with the massive buildup and subsequent catastrophic failure of Sony's PS3 marketing machine. The Playstation 3 - arguably the most powerful console in the world ever, hit the UK shores with a resounding 'Ho hum' and has completely and utterly failed to sell in any noticable volume.

The latest photos say it all: Snaps of Argos stockcheck machines showing an average of 35-40 unsold PS3s in every store, while the Nintento Wii continues to outsell Sony's white (black?) elephant, even though it's incredibly difficult to find them on the shelves anywhere. Think about that - a machine you can't get hold of for love nor money is outselling a machine that is available everywhere you look. Nice one, Sony!

Some good news though! Apparently the PS3 outsold the XBox 360! Er.. in Japan. Where Microsoft have traditionally had a hard time selling to the gaming crowd. At least the Playstation 3 isn't last everywhere now.