In Europe, some regions saw as much as a tenfold increase in PS3 sales (admittedly, sales had been low the previous week as consumers anticipated the new model launch) – around 250,000 units were sold in “other regions” (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia etc) according to our preliminary data. In Japan, reports have already been independently confirmed from Famitsu magazine of over 150,000 units sold – twice as much as the previous best week for PS3. Sales in Americas also saw a large increase, over 125,000 units according to preliminary data (although this could be higher as more info comes in).
Stay tuned for more data as it comes in… and please note that this data is still preliminary at this stage. We can say with a fair amount of certainty that between 500,000 and 600,000 units were sold but will not know the exact figure until all of the finalised data is in.
Update – we have already upgraded the figure to 500-600k as all pointers now suggest the figure to be comfortably over half a million.
Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse for the Xbox 360 and Wii, Sony is set to unveil the killing blow to both systems with the new PS3 Slim. Stay tuned to SDF for truly unbiased E3 updates in the coming weeks.
After declaring the Xbox 360′s infamous “Red Ring of Death” hardware failure fixed, Microsoft could be in for a whole new headache.
Video games blog Joystiq.com has been researching an Xbox hardware error that, it claims, appears to have been sharply increasing in prevalence since the so-called New Xbox Experience upgrade — which overhauled the console’s user interface — debuted in November 2008. The error, which manifests itself as a black screen with the code “E74,” is thought to be caused by failing video hardware. Most importantly, it isn’t covered by the extended warranty Microsoft introduced after the last round of failures, and afflicted gamers must pay over $100 for a repair.
Looks like the new RROD is here. Will 360′s hardware troubles ever end? We’ll keep you posted at SDF as this new epidemic for 360 hardware failures story developes.
The North American video game sales numbers for February have been released and as you can see from the graph Playstation 3 is tracking well ahead of the Xbox 360 in terms of month to month sales since launch. It’s no longer a question of if the PS3 will overtake the 360 (and Wii) but when.
The other big story coming out of the NPDs this month is the fact that Killzone 2 sold a record breaking 323,000 units in just two days of sales. Amazing.
Also, keep in mind that this is only sales data for February. With Uncharted 2 and God of War 3 coming out later this year 2009, like 2008, is yet another Year of the PS3.
Seemingly unable to stop the rampant red rings of death the 360 has suffered from since launch it looks like MS has decided to advertise it as a feature. Maybe their next commercial will feature their HD-DVD add-ons in a landfill…
