It's good to know that, amidst the current economic crisis, there are certain indefatigable financial laws we can rely on. Hence, Chart Track has revealed that UK Xbox 360 sales received a healthy 40% boost last weekend, thanks to the recent price drop. Not all the sales news was as positive for Microsoft. From Gamesindustry.biz:
But while Xbox hardware was up, software did not enjoy an attendant rise. "That's mainly because the week prior there were big new 360 releases like Army of Two, Bully and MX vs ATV," Bloch noted, explaining that a drop-off in the following week is typical.
Recently, PS3 had been the stronger performer (US details here), thanks in part to Blu-ray's victory in the HD format wars. I spoke to Play.Com's Head of Games on Saturday who told me that PS3 was easily outselling both Wii and Xbox 360 on their site. Now the 'next-gen' battle has taken another mildly intriguing turn.
