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Earlier today we reported that Sony’s latest gaming console, the PlayStation 4, is the fastest selling console in UK. That report included an estimate that Sony might have managed to sell around 200,000 units during the launch weekend. Sales figures have finally come in from retailers across the country. During the launch weekend across the pond, Sony sold over 250,000 PlayStation 4, making it indeed the fastest selling gaming console to have ever been sold in the UK.

In its first 48 hours of sale, Microsoft’s latest console, the Xbox One, managed to sell just over 150,000 units. Obviously the PS4 is leading Xbox One in that particular region, and we reported yesterday, it seems that Sony’s console will continue to lead its rival during the early sales period. However, analysts are of the view that Xbox One sales in the UK might surge prior to the Christmas shopping period. Nevertheless, both consoles have managed to outsell the Nintendo Wii U in the UK, which has up till now managed to sell over 150,000 units despite the fact that it has been out for over a year now. Sony’s console raked in over £87 million during its launch weekend, and it doesn’t look like its going to lose momentum anytime soon.

PS4 Launch Sales In UK Cross 250,000 Mark original content from Ubergizmo.

The PlayStation 4 took home the record for sales of a launch console this weekend in the UK, topping 250,000 units sold in 48 hours, which tallies up to around $1.4 billion U.S. in sales, according to The Telegraph. That’s far better than the PlayStation 3 managed back when it launched, and a good 100K units better than the 150,000 units reportedly sold by Microsoft during its Xbox One launch in the UK a week ago.

Neither Microsoft nor Sony are talking official numbers for the launches of their devices in the UK, despite crowing about million-plus device sales for their respective North American launches. Microsoft launched in more markets with its first release, however, as Matthew Panzarino points out, that included the UK in its pool.

It’s hard to make a strong case for a dramatic lead by either console at this stage in the game, with imperfect information coming in, but the PS4 does seem to maintain a slightly lead based on what we know. The last time a game console sold anywhere near as many units on launch day was the PSP, which shipped 185,000 units back in 2005. The Nintendo Wii U isn’t even in the running, which doesn’t bode well for Nintendo’s next decade.

Another interesting stat to coincide with these record console numbers: Steam has just announced that it passed a 7 million simultaneous user login milestone, meaning that many people were using its games platform all at once. That’s an incredible number given the usual pace of console sales, let alone active players, so Valve and its Steambox/SteamOS plans are still the key player to watch in this race as far as I’m concerned.

Sony’s PlayStation 4 is off to a good start for the most part, but it seems that over in the UK, the PS4 is doing more than just well as there are reports that the console has managed to achieve the title of the fastest selling console in UK history, beating out the Sony PSP’s record sales of 185,000 at launch back in 2005. This is according to Chart-Track who claims that the PS4 has managed to beat the PSP’s record. The official numbers from Sony have yet to be released, but assuming Chart-Track’s numbers are any indication, it would be safe to assume that perhaps the PS4 would have sold maybe close to 200,000 or more at launch.

Both the Sony PS4 and the Microsoft Xbox One are currently battling it out for the best console, and given that both consoles were released with very little delay between launches, the fight at the moment is pretty intense, with some markets favoring the Xbox One, while other markets favor the PS4. In any case it’s still probably a bit too early to tell which console has managed to fare better, but so far both appear to be doing pretty well. What do you guys think? How many units of the PS4 do you reckon Sony managed to sell at launch?

PS4 Is The Fastest Selling Console In UK History original content from Ubergizmo.

We have been hearing reports that the Sony PlayStation 4 has been selling out at various locations in the world, and that it is even beating out the Xbox One in terms of sales, at least for now, but if there’s one place that the PS4 is not doing well at the moment it is in Brazil, where the console costs an eye-watering $1,850, thanks mostly to taxes that hiked up the price. According to initial reports by the G1 news network, it seems that the reception to the PS4 in Brazil is very cold and they had reported that no sales occurred at midnight when the console was launched, and that there were no lines to be seen, which is frankly the opposite of what is happening in other parts of the world.

Like we said earlier, the price of the console, at least officially, is what is putting gamers off from making their purchases, although there are reports that the console is still being bought albeit through unofficial channels, presumably where the prices are a lot more reasonable compared to what Sony is asking for officially. Sony has admitted that this pricing is bad for gamers but as it stands they can’t do anything due to the taxes, unless of course they open up shop in Brazil and start manufacturing there. Hopefully Sony is able to get this under control, but if any of our readers in Brazil can confirm this, let us know in the comments below!

PS4 Off To A Slow Start In Brazil original content from Ubergizmo.

You have diehard fans on either side of the PlayStation 4 vs Xbox One debate. They can keep throwing arguments back and forth and the debate would never end. Both consoles have performed well in the market ever since they have been released, and both companies are working hard to replenish stock at retailers so that there is enough to go around when the holiday season arrives. A local GameStop was robbed in Indianapolis recently, and the robbers specifically asked for all Xbox One units that the store had. Since that particular store was sold out of Microsoft’s latest console, the two suspects settled for the second best option, in their opinion, the Sony PlayStation 4.

Two store workers present at that GameStop location were forced into a back room, according to the police report, and made to lay down as the suspects tried to zip tie the workers. The robbers were able to steal nine PS4 units valued at $3,600 and they also ripped a surveillance camera off the wall in the process. Police is investigating the robbery and it is entirely unclear why the robbers were specifically interested in Xbox One only. Perhaps they really were diehard fans of Microsoft’s latest gaming machine.

Indianapolis GameStop Robbers Take PS4s After Demanding All Xbox One Units original content from Ubergizmo.