Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has said that it sold 1.2 million PlayStation 3s over the 'The Holiday' period. The figure covers the period from November 23rd through to December 31st.
What Sony has actually told Bloomberg is: "...PlayStation hardware retail sales reached more than 3.9 million units in North America during the critical holiday sales window (Friday, November 23, 2007 to December 31, 2007). This accounts for SCEA's three systems currently in the market PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation. PS3 retail sales reached 1.2 million hardware units during this holiday timeframe".
The PS3 figure (1.2m) would be more than twice that of the 466,000 PlayStation 3s sold in the USA during November as reported by the NPD Group, which collates US games industry sales to consumers. NPD also states that Sony sold 1.76 million PS3s in the first 11 months of the year in the USA.
According to Sony, the PS3's impressive sales feat was still topped in terms of raw numbers by its older sibling, the PS2, however. 1.3 million PS2s were sold. The PSP outperformed both, with 1.4 million units of the handheld shifted.
"Consumers are clearly responding to the expanding multimedia capabilities and a great line-up of over 200 games", Jack Tretton, president of SCEA, said in a statement.
Erm... you might want to check SCEA's website, Jack. A search of the site turns up 156 results (including third-party titles), with many of those not having been published yet. Tretton made a similarly slightly baffling statement about the number of games available for the PS3 in December.
Last week Microsoft announced that it had sold 4.3 million Xbox 360s globally between September and the new year. Nintendo has not released seasonal figures yet - but is tipped to be the over-all 2007 winner, despite supply problems and a paucity of good third-party games.
Sources: Reuters
Bloomberg
What Sony has actually told Bloomberg is: "...PlayStation hardware retail sales reached more than 3.9 million units in North America during the critical holiday sales window (Friday, November 23, 2007 to December 31, 2007). This accounts for SCEA's three systems currently in the market PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation. PS3 retail sales reached 1.2 million hardware units during this holiday timeframe".
The PS3 figure (1.2m) would be more than twice that of the 466,000 PlayStation 3s sold in the USA during November as reported by the NPD Group, which collates US games industry sales to consumers. NPD also states that Sony sold 1.76 million PS3s in the first 11 months of the year in the USA.
According to Sony, the PS3's impressive sales feat was still topped in terms of raw numbers by its older sibling, the PS2, however. 1.3 million PS2s were sold. The PSP outperformed both, with 1.4 million units of the handheld shifted.
"Consumers are clearly responding to the expanding multimedia capabilities and a great line-up of over 200 games", Jack Tretton, president of SCEA, said in a statement.
Erm... you might want to check SCEA's website, Jack. A search of the site turns up 156 results (including third-party titles), with many of those not having been published yet. Tretton made a similarly slightly baffling statement about the number of games available for the PS3 in December.
Last week Microsoft announced that it had sold 4.3 million Xbox 360s globally between September and the new year. Nintendo has not released seasonal figures yet - but is tipped to be the over-all 2007 winner, despite supply problems and a paucity of good third-party games.
Sources: Reuters
Bloomberg
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Bentley 7 Jan 2008 12:25
1/5
Well done Sony! Now use some of my hard-earned cash that I have kindly donated to your cause and get off your fat arses and approve the European Call of Duty 4 patch that we THE GAMERS, your CUSTOMERS, have been shouting for since the beginning of December.
Sony Europe have to be some of the laziest f**kers in gaming. I blame Phil "Igor" Harrison. But I blame him for everything these days.
Sony Europe have to be some of the laziest f**kers in gaming. I blame Phil "Igor" Harrison. But I blame him for everything these days.
SuperSaiyan4 7 Jan 2008 13:18
2/5
What you still havent gotten that patch???
I need one on the 360 as well as similar issues. Its a shame though cos COD4 is a great game.
I need one on the 360 as well as similar issues. Its a shame though cos COD4 is a great game.
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titntin 7 Jan 2008 16:15
3/5
'Erm... you might want to check SCEA's website, Jack. A search of the site turns up 156 results (including third-party titles), with many of those not having been published yet.'
Please use a little common sense when your writting a story! When telling the total number of games available of course, he will include PSN titles... and rightly so as there are some excellent ones.
Please use a little common sense when your writting a story! When telling the total number of games available of course, he will include PSN titles... and rightly so as there are some excellent ones.
SuperSaiyan4 7 Jan 2008 16:19
4/5
They are all crap.
tyrion 7 Jan 2008 18:46
5/5
titntin wrote:
Please use a little common sense when your writting a story! When telling the total number of games available of course, he will include PSN titles... and rightly so as there are some excellent ones.
Use a little fact checking when writing your posts! I've just checked the SCEA site and the 156 games includes PSN games such as Pain, Snakeball and Toy Home.
Look here.