After record breaking sales figures were announced in the UK for Sony's latest PlayStation, it should come as little surprise that the rest of Europe so ravenously snapped up PLAYSTATION 3s. True, at 599, moving some 600,000 PS3s into gamers hands is a little surprising, but Europe loves them some PlayStations.

The BBC reports that of the 1 million PS3s shipped to retailers, 60 percent were sold through to customers. We're not sure if bacon butties were the main draw for consumers or if it was confusion that each PS3 comes with a Sony Bravia 46" HDTV, but something must've gotten into those Euros.

Maybe it's Launch Fever! Michael McWhertor

PlayStation breaks sales records [BBC News]

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