Even though tonight’s NPD Group sales figures for April were quite low, Sony has touted that it is the only hardware console to see double digit growth. Sony saw a 37.2% growth for the months leading into April, with a year-over-year growth of 42.6%.
In response to April’s sales figures, CEO and President Jack Tretton said in a statement, “Having just surpassed nine consecutive months of year-over-year growth for PS3 hardware and a revenue increase of 32 percent for PS3 software since last April, we look at today’s earnings as a proof point to our business mode.”
“The continued momentum of our brand only further solidifies the value proposition we offer our consumers — we’re providing complete entertainment experiences so our consumers can enjoy what they want, how they want it.
“Later this year, [the brand] will grow to include ground-breaking new innovations such as 3D games and movies, and a whole new kind of motion controlled gaming. Consumers will have a lot of reasons to be entertained this year and we’re confident that PlayStation will be at the heart of bringing these new entertainment experiences to consumers.”