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Thu 11 Oct 2012 // 13:50 UTC 11

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Sony sent us baked goodies today in celebration of selling five million PlayStation 3s here in the UK.

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Following last month's PS3 Super Slim launch, the Japanese firm enjoyed a huge jump in sales and this week surpassed the 5m mark in Blighty, a figure confirmed by GfK Chart-Track.

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Bravo, Sony. With world telly sales so stale, the PS3 is going to remain your bread and butter. And reaching such a milestone is no piece of cake. Your gift was, though. Nomnomnom. ®

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