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Sony announces latest PlayStation sales figures

Posted on September 19th, 2007 at 22:59 EDT

It's keynote time, and that means it's number time.

So where do the PlayStation platforms stand? PS2 is sitting pretty at over 120 million units sold. PSP is at a respectable 26 million sold, with 30 million expected to be surpassed shortly.

So where does that leave PS3? According to Kaz, PS3 has sold in between 5 and 6 million units, leaning slightly towards the 5 million end.

Expectations are high for the holidays however - Sony expects to reach 11 million PS3's by the end of the year. We reckon reaching that goal without a price cut will be a challenge and perhaps even miracle.

We'll keep you updated on sales of all PlayStation platforms as the year progresses.

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posted 11:03pm EDT - September 19th, 2007
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11m by the end of the year? hmm or sony has some secret cards or they are nuts

posted 11:04pm EDT - September 19th, 2007
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Nice, this sounds very good but i cant tell since i dont know the figures of the xbox of the top of my head

how many 360's did microsoft sell in their first year?

11 mil that sounds crazy, i hope it comes true for sony

wooooooot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted 11:06pm EDT - September 19th, 2007
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11 million??? No price cut, no 40gb version. they never going to hit that goal

posted 11:06pm EDT - September 19th, 2007
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@ Mondax,

If I remember correctly they sold about 7units...

posted 11:07pm EDT - September 19th, 2007
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dont think negative Psycho-s, think positive!!!!

 

you never know it could happen

posted 11:10pm EDT - September 19th, 2007
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@a_n_t_h_o_n_y ... Lmao!
posted 11:11pm EDT - September 19th, 2007
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To jump another 5 million units over the course of a few months, I'm expecting some killer titles.

posted 11:20pm EDT - September 19th, 2007
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PRICE CUT CONFIRMED PRICE CUT CONFIRMED, or not...

posted 11:36pm EDT - September 19th, 2007
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I think it very possible they sold 5 million with very few games and they will relise about 6+ proven to be awsome games in the next 3 months plus christmas gifts, so I thin its very possible and it will most definatly happen if they lower the price even a little.

6+ games: Ratchet, Uncharted, Haze, UT4, Hot Shots 5, Eye of Judgment (maybe not for everyone but I think it looks cool) oh and +

posted 11:53pm EDT - September 19th, 2007
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yeah you can add one extra digi to that count. I know I'm getting one this year!

unlike you rich boys I couldn't purchase one at launch (not many people could)

it makes me wonder

(PS3) 5m ... (PS2) 120m <- where the heck are these people at?? (I'm in here)

posted 12:56am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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yeah they mean in the fiscal year (i believe).. meaning by the end of march 08 not by december, which 11  mill sounds right, otherwise it could  mean 11 mil shipped not sold to consumers.. 1 of the 2

posted 1:26am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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Of course its units shipped, aka sold to reatilers.  It's the same way Microsoft reports their units sold.

posted 1:49am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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haha with home being delayed and no socom till 08 i doubt this, unless they come out with the new 40gb at 349$ that is the ONLY way, they will hit that target.. 400 is still a bit high and wont sell them 5 mill in 3 months..

posted 3:44am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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about xbox sells number, it's quite impossible to know real user base, as 30 to 50% of the consoles are replacement one..

end of years is march 08 I too think (fiscal year)

with home delayed, no price cut (sony, do a 40g, no-wifi, no card reader, for the people who don't understand value-for-money, just price), no FF or no MGS4, I doubt sony will meat its objective.

But all this will change in 2008, home, MGS4 (THE system seller),other secret cards..

posted 3:57am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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Larger than expected price cut on 80GB model with in game bundle. Plus higher spec PS3 120GB HDD and Rumble at $499 to follow come March. Two exclusive PS3 limited editions one white & one red. Lots of promotional coverage on MGS - Konami are already shipping these Stand/display things around the world. They are about 6ft tall and about the size of a big fridge - no idea what they look like (they are in brown boxes) but I do know who they are using as freight forwarder in Australia... :) Would anyone pay me if I got a photo???

posted 4:46am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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The secret is price cut!
posted 5:25am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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hmmmm, not happening....I can see 7 million or so, but it seems like they're dropping the price....
posted 8:07am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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the only thing i can think of is christmas is going to help i hope its the biggest time of the year

posted 8:34am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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Wake up people Kaz is talking about 11M sold by the end of this fiscal year NOT calandar year!

posted 9:36am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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They delayed home... And that will delay there sales, about time the PS3 is great people will have bought a XBox 360 and a Wii...

posted 9:41am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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11 mil huh?? hmm....we will see

posted 10:16am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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Maybe he means the end of the fiscal year or something?  The bottom line is over 5 million units at this point is d*mn good.  Hit 8 million or more by January at the price the console has been at and you've got to consider it a huge success.

posted 10:34am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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11mil, no way without a price cut. I mean significant price cut.  They intend to double sales figures in 3 months?

5mil is kinda sorry for a product that has been out for 10months. Its time for Sony to MOVE UNITS by cutting prices in a big way.

posted 10:45am EDT - September 20th, 2007
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if they wanna reach 11 mil by years end they will need a price-cut and way better advertising to get ppl to realize how sick this system is
posted 1:40pm EDT - September 20th, 2007
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I own a 60 gig, and I am buying my son his very own PS3 for his B-Day this November, every little bit helps...

posted 2:15pm EDT - September 20th, 2007
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psn id: gingo.... i tihnk 11 mill by end of the year is managable if they cut the price but at this present moment i cant see them shifting more than 8 mill by end of the year

posted 3:17pm EDT - September 20th, 2007
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thats so crap, why dnt they just make the price cut this year?

posted 5:19pm EDT - September 20th, 2007
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It's 11 million by March 2008, the end of their FISCAL year.

posted 8:11pm EDT - September 20th, 2007
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11 million when he*l freezes over and halo gets ported to the nintendo DS.  11 million is a retard figure to shoot for. 

posted 1:32am EDT - September 26th, 2007
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hold your horses boys and girls, end of the year means end of their financial year which ends in march...

yes 11 mil is still alot to sell by then, but who knows??

 

U got mgs4, kz2, lbp, and a host of other games coming, so go figure

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