That's according to an article by Variety Magazine.
The publication writes that the NPD Group reports that PS3 sold 209,000 units in May compared to 187,000 for the XBox 360. Both consoles trailed Nintendo's WII, which sold 675,000 units.
However, PS3's second place finish surprised industry observers. The console outsold the XBox earlier in the year but Microsoft then blamed supply problems. Variety reports that there were no supply concerns in May.
The PS3, which has a Blu-ray player inside, appears to be benefiting from Blu-ray's victory over HD DVD in the high-def disc format war. Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD at the end of March; the XBox offered an HD DVD adapter, but has not yet offered a Blu-ray feature.
Variety said PS3's growing library of games and price cuts in 2007 are also giving the Sony console a major boost.
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