In terms of units sold, Sony has revealed that the PlayStation 3 has surpassed the 3 million mark in the UK.

The last sales figures we have for the console date back to July 2009 when Sony claimed that 2.2 units had been shifted, so that's 800K plus consoles sold since that date. which nudges the worldwide figure to over 27 million units worldwide since the console launched in 2006.

Sony's main rival Microsoft claims to have sold 39 million Xbox 360s. As for Nintendo, well we haven't got an exact figure but suffice to say that they've sold tens of millions more Wii units than either of the other two console manufacturers.

With the release of PS3 exclusive games such as Heavy Rain and Final Fantasy XIII this year, plus the launch of the new motion controller in the Autumn, Sony will be hoping to bridge that spur on the sale of its console throughout 2010.