PlayStation 3 hits 6 million sales worldwide

  • Posted July 28th, 2007 at 09:20 EDT by Seb Hayes
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We recently reported that Sony had sold 4.48 Million PlayStation 3's Worldwide, but this figure was in fact a little dated (being up until Q1 2007) and we are now almost in Q3. New information from the Australian Sony 'Experience More' event, held in Sydney, revealed by Sony puts the actual figures at approximately 6 million units sold.

Image Courtesy of IGN.com

Down under the PlayStation has sold 64,000 units and Sony Computer Entertainment MD Michael Ephraim explained to the audience that “on a slow week, the PS3 was selling around 2,500 units - putting it ahead of all other direct console competitors in the market.”

In related news according to Carl Rose, the Managing Director of Sony Australia - Blu-ray is dominating the market in Australia, with roughly 80 percent of all HD content (excluding PS3 games) being sold on Blu-ray discs, rather than on HD DVD.

Right now, there are 107 Blu-ray titles on the market, and with adoption rates now reaching "a satisfactory level", Sony promises to double that number by Christmas. This comes in light of this morning's announcement that retail chain Target would only be stocking Blu-ray players and discs, rubbing a little more salt in the wound of the competing high definition format.

Source: IGN.com

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  1. naruto007

    • 9:28am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 1

    so now its 6m sales worldwide?

  2. Oddface | Oddface

    • 9:33am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 2

    Yeah!

  3. Aurimas

    • 9:46am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 3

    in july ps3 sold out everywhere,becouse 100 price cut,numero uno in e3,mgs4 demo,kz2 trailer.upcomings games-lair,heavenly sword,graw2,home,warhawk

  4. Byuu | Midget

    • 10:24am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 4

    lol we aussie, love our sony! LOVE SONY!! LOVE!!!

  5. gingo | gingo

    • 10:33am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 5

    psn id: gingo.... wow i was impressed with 4.48 mill but this is unbelieveable just shows what a little price cut can do

  6. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 10:54am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 6

    OH YEAH!!!Take that "direct console competittors" aka Xbox 360 is dead

  7. royboy | bigfreezy1975

    • 10:58am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 7

    < --------------------the red ring of death skull says d'oh. Way 2 go Sony!!! You're not done you still have to crush the backstabbers who (back in 80's) backstabbed ya. We know who.... did you know what... to you know who... and that was truly truly messed up. I was a big fan of "them". Would've been nice to see a merger... i saw the console protype. "They" was the love of my life. But i had to grow up. Thank You for not going with "them"... you're doing good all by your lonesome. I didn't really like you @ 1st. You were trying to compete with "them. But i had to say so long like Mr. Rogers, only... i wasn't coming back. I'm down with you now. These numbers above is just the beginning. Doubters get left behind to just doubt. Show em what you got. Props to Morpheus and the PSU crew... keep up the good work. Thanks for ALL of your efforts... somebody should tell y'all.... might as well be me.

  8. primalbreath | jdawg222

    • 11:01am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 8

    its only a matter of time before it sells as much as the ps2

  9. bigCman321

    • 11:20am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 9

    that might happen sometime in the holiday season... you with all these great games coming out... PS3 FTW!

  10. Official Blue | OfficialBlue

    • 11:25am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 10

    I Have to say pretty good!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  11. Jared

    • 11:57am BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 11

    Anyone notice that it's been at 6,000,000 units worldwide since March 2007? Is that sold to consumers or retailers? To think that it be consumers and only announced now, you'd come to understand that it should be beyond 6m units sold worldwide now (late July 2007).

  12. hawkeye00 | boatwizzle

    • 12:01pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 12

    great news lets hope that the ps3 will continue this current trend

  13. venom | metallicvenom

    • 12:09pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 13

    well i think at this rate the ps3 would have overtaken 360 and wii by the end of this year

  14. Dogswithguns | Dogswithguns

    • 12:41pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 14

    Awesome! Great news for Sony and PSfans as well..... Im a PSfan.

  15. DeadOnArrival06 | DeadOnArrival06

    • 2:02pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 15

    Nice! Now let's just triple that Number and topple Microsoft again!

  16. Daz | miami2399

    • 2:29pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 16

    I hope that is sold in retail. If thats true, they need to make sure veryone updates there numbers.

  17. Alti | Alti

    • 2:37pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 17

    I........... reaallllyyyy doubt that's the number sold... lol. its twice than that on VG chartz.

  18. woy | FIREKNIGHT2029

    • 3:38pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 18

    I hope this are sold not shipped. It'll be awesome if it has actually sold 6 million.

  19. SlimDan22 | SlimDan22

    • 4:31pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 19

    i think sony would be more accurate in counting on how many they sold how does vgacharts get there numbers?? and doesnt all three counsoles go by how many they shipped because its almost impossible and costly to find out how many have been sold cuz i know 360 says they shipped 11 million not sold

  20. Muzikguy | Muzikguy

    • 7:18pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 20

    Best news I've heard in awhile! "Direct competitor" is probably just talking about 360. Go Blu-Ray!!! I knew Sony would pick a winnng format sooner or later. Thank you Target!

  21. kflashin | KFLASHIN

    • 7:43pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 21

    the article says"Sony puts the actual figures at approximately 6 million units sold"not shipped lets all read it together people.SMOKE YOU 360

  22. stennex | stennex

    • 8:04pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 22

    WICKED! Sony just a BLAAAZZZEEEE UP di place. PS3 is an great all in one system not mention i can use linux OS and i also get tons of free software with that. DANG. Wait till next year Killzone Rulez. My id: stennex.

  23. wasib | Sustainability

    • 9:14pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 23

    Does anyone know where that PS3 pic (the one on the front page not the sales one) is from. Its great. Let me know guys! By the way i think the PS3 is in 4.5 million sold to customers.

  24. KJD007

    • 11:58pm BST - July 28th, 2007
    • 24

    Great news all together, and also major cool points to Target for backing Blu-ray. Maybe this will help lure sells away from Wal-Mart too! Sony and Target vs. Wal-Mart and Microsoft. Round 1!

  25. ps3fan16

    • 12:28am BST - July 29th, 2007
    • 25

    sony yes i herd that the 360 sales are going down good new for sony and 6 million yes keep it up just 8 more million left to go

  26. thegame97338 | G_PIG79

    • 1:10am BST - July 29th, 2007
    • 26

    I know alot of people jumping on board, ditching the brokebox360........ SONY RULES!

  27. Jezer29 | Jezer29

    • 7:43am BST - July 29th, 2007
    • 27

    This shouldnt be suprising to any real Playstation fan that knows his/her history.. This is exactlly the pace that it was for PS1 and PS2.. I expect more phonies to jump back on the PS3 wagon now....

  28. reccodog | reccodog

    • 9:30am BST - July 29th, 2007
    • 28

    Now thats good news!!! sony rules

  29. bonham1985 | ZBonham85

    • 3:11pm BST - July 29th, 2007
    • 29

    This is awesome!!!!!!!! Good job sony!!!!!!!!!!!

  30. NAMEK | NAMEK

    • 7:05pm BST - July 29th, 2007
    • 30

    Great News, it's safe to say the price cut was just in time and executed perfectly.

  31. Pgsley | PugsBTP

    • 7:09pm BST - July 29th, 2007
    • 31

    F yeah sony rules great job on making the best console of all time

  32. shaka | Shaka

    • 11:03pm BST - July 29th, 2007
    • 32

    I couldnt agree more , PS3 is without a doubt the best video game console of all time.

  33. Blingblingon44s

    • 12:06am BST - July 30th, 2007
    • 33

    Things are looking good! keep it up sony

  34. arthur56k

    • 3:58am BST - July 30th, 2007
    • 34

    sorry, that is shipped units, no way could Sony have sold 4.7 mil, when the last month sales were at 3.4-3.5 mil, unless there is a larger market that we dont know of anywhere plus the price cut was only in the U.S, please let us reason instead of jumping on any rumor that favors the console of choice as if it was true

  35. arthur56k

    • 9:32am BST - July 30th, 2007
    • 35

    maybe sold to retailers, since they also look at NPD sales for each month, this site gets lame by the day

  36. Radha | siriguillo

    • 10:23am BST - July 30th, 2007
    • 36

    I dont thinks is true, im a sony fan but this is impossible, they just said they had sold 4.8M and now they say is 6M, i have to see a confirmation of this from SCEA to believe this.

  37. shaka | Shaka

    • 2:41pm BST - July 30th, 2007
    • 37

    4.8M was for Q1 of 2007 and no we are almost at Q3 with 6M dont you read the news ehh.

  38. Blu-Ray | WrathOfAres

    • 8:22pm BST - July 30th, 2007
    • 38

    great.. congrats to sont and the PS3

  39. arthur56k

    • 2:26am BST - July 31st, 2007
    • 39

    phil harrison said that they knew that the console wasnt selling that well, if the console is at 6 mil, is nintendo at 14 mil and MS at 17 mil, dont get me wrong, but Sony doesnt know how many consoles they sell, all they know is how much they sell to retailers, plus send me a link, i really want to know how they are managing to sell that much when the sales worldwide are laging behind, keep living in darkness if you want, ill live in reality, and dont give me that Sony says crap, theyve lied to me many times

  40. mystik4l06 | mystikal06

    • 4:59am BST - July 31st, 2007
    • 40

    funny how alot of ppl doubt sony....same thing happened with PS2 it started off a little slow then it sky rocket selling a nearly 20M the first  yr...the Wii has the upper hand right now BUT! it will soon go down regardless cuz the games are ALL repetitive and 360 already lost in its home land...ppl say nintendo is dominating sonys homeland but think bout it ppl nintendo IS FRM JP!! idiots seriously get ur facts right

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