Topic: PS3 Hits 10.5 Million Sold (Read 65 times)

PS3Scene · « **on:** February 18, 2008, 08:33:00 PM »

PS3 Hits 10.5 Million Sold
Posted by XanTium | 18-2-2008 22:33 EST

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Adding to Blu-ray's momentum was the gradual increase in sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 home video-game console, which also works as a Blu-ray player. Sony has sold 10.5 million PS3 machines worldwide since the machine went on sale late 2006.

Note: Unlike Microsoft, Sony counts "sold" as actually sold to consumers and not shipped to retailers.
Full Story: news.yahoo.com

minooch · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2008, 11:45:00 PM »

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"Note: Unlike Microsoft, Sony counts "sold" as actually sold to consumers and not shipped to retailers."

Thats great, but isn't Microsoft currently experiencing shortages? If so then that statement is currently pointless

Swahili · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2008, 12:55:00 AM »

Microsoft defense force to the rescue. . .

You are aware, that those shortages MS spoke of were in some territory's. Like downtown NY. There are no shortages at all in neither Europe nor japan.

Despite that, I'm not sure the article is correct. I have a hard time imagining Sony all of a sudden being able to keep tally of how many has actually sold to consumers.

Elemino · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2008, 01:50:00 AM »

What amazes me is that acording to all of these reports the ps3 only outsold the 360 for the first time last month by 10 or 20,000 or so. If that's true, MS must have sold somewhere around 20 million 360's to date.

minooch · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2008, 02:11:00 AM »

Don't get me wrong I dont wont to defend Microsoft, I just dont agree with this post - It seems to be bias.

kidkinetix · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2008, 08:41:00 AM »

QUOTE(minooch @ Feb 19 2008, 10:47 AM)

Don't get me wrong I dont wont to defend Microsoft, I just dont agree with this post - It seems to be bias.

Maybe, but Sony deservers the limelight because:

A ) MS may be holding back stock
or
B ) They honestly werent preparred and didn't make enough units.
or
C ) PS3 may have outsold 360 without the excuses.

Whichever way, shame on them - Good Job PS3 for outselling 360 in January. Lets see what February brings.

This post has been edited by kidkinetix: Feb 19 2008, 04:44 PM

Elemino · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2008, 06:54:00 PM »

Good job indeed. It's just too bad a large percentage of units sold were for people who wanted Blu-ray players instead of game systems. I saw the strangest thing the other day in my store. This guy, who must have been well into his 70's, was considering a PS3 because in his eyes its a much better value for a bluray player. That's true, but I wonder how many PS3s are out there as only blu-ray players. That's initially why I bought mine. Suddenly the elderly are buying gaming systems FOR THEMSELVES! What has this world come to? lol

(that goes for the wii as well)

This post has been edited by Elemino: Feb 20 2008, 02:56 AM

Chancer · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2008, 02:55:00 AM »

QUOTE(Elemino @ Feb 20 2008, 02:30 AM)

Good job indeed. It's just too bad a large percentage of units sold were for people who wanted Blu-ray players instead of game systems. I saw the strangest thing the other day in my store. This guy, who must have been well into his 70's, was considering a PS3 because in his eyes its a much better value for a bluray player. That's true, but I wonder how many PS3s are out there as only blu-ray players. That's initially why I bought mine. Suddenly the elderly are buying gaming systems FOR THEMSELVES! What has this world come to? lol

(that goes for the wii as well)

What a clued up 70 year old. Most of them I visit have never been able to work the timer on their VCR let alone care about Hi Def in any format. Are you suggesting this is a high percentage of PS3 sales?
What is wrong with people buying the PS3 as BR player? Very shrewd move by Sony making the machine an all in one. Come to think of it what is so wrong with older citizens wanting a Wii to play. Does it make them certifiable or something?
It's amazing supporters of MS, battle cry when it was HD DVD
" The PS3 is not a standalone Blu ray Player"
Now that one is put to bed we are going to revert to
" Everyone bought it as a Blu Ray Player, It's not a games machine"
Fact is Sony took a chance and put themselves way behind in sales and way over the price of the 360 by delaying the console just for the inclusion of Blu Ray (Laser shortages etc). It would appear now that this was a good move, if worldwide sales indicators are near the mark. All this with no games.
I wonder what we are going to hear when the games arrive?

Foe-hammer · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2008, 04:27:00 AM »

Those figures are probably right. Most estimates for sold to costumers puts the ps3 at 10mill, 360 at 17mill and the Wii at 21mill.

EDIT: And having ps3 being only used for blu-ray movies is bad for sony (with the exception of the BR Trojan horse). Revenue from software is where they make there money.

This post has been edited by Foe-hammer: Feb 22 2008, 01:13 PM

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