PS3 pre-orders at "record" levels: Sony Ireland boss

According to this article in today's Guardian, PS3 pre-orders are "suspicious", with no figures to back them up. The journalist is suggesting that the console's higher spec and high price might be putting punters off. Not so, says Niall O'Hanrahan, head of Sony's Playstation business in Ireland. Speaking to this blog, he said: "that's totally inaccurate. According to Play.com, pre-order levels are at 6 times that of the Xbox 360 and 15 times that of the Wii at the same time in the cycle. The feedback from our retailers is that it’ll be the biggest launch ever in

Ireland." The PS3 goes on sale on March 23rd.