2008 was a big year for the PS3. Sony announced today that European PS3 sales had topped the five million mark, and that the PS3 has been outselling the Xbox 360 in the continent since October. Combined with the PS3's strong US showings lately, things are only get to get better once MGS4 hits in June.

While Sony's PlayStation 3 has gotten off to a shaky, late start, Sony has always claimed that the console was doing well through Europe (which includes many markets that don't have public sales figures available). And that makes sense, since the PlayStation brand is incredibly strong there—48 million PS2s have been sold there, along with 12 million PSPs.

[BBC via Kotaku]