Andre Yoskowitz
17 Apr 2007 10:15
Speaking to the Financial Times, Sony CEO Howard Striger declared the European launch of the PlayStation 3 a success, citing that almost 800,000 units had already been sold since launch.
According to Stringer, "(USD 199m) revenue changed hands and that's probably the largest consumer electronics sale in history."
Stringer also argues that "Perhaps we lived up to the expectations in Europe in a way that perhaps we didn't in Japan", therefore helping the PS3 become a success in Europe unlike the bust it is in Japan
Stringer however also know that the console wars are nowhere near over, "The silo walls are down - we're staring across the walls at each other but we haven't quite shaken hands all the way around."
Source:
Gamesindustry.biz