So the launch of the all new PlayStation 3 meant not just an all new piece of hardware, but also an all new price-tag. A price-tag that many have often called the magic number that should help alleviate any remaining sales issues with the PlayStation 3. At $299, the PS3's price tag is the same as that of the PS2's launch price back in 2000, which is amazing, but all things considered, the PS3 does offer a megaton worth of features and extras over the PS2.
In any case, NPD results from August tracked 13 days worth of PlayStation 3 sales at $299, six of which included sales of the all new PS3 Slim from GameStop, Amazon.com and Best Buy. It helped propel the PlayStation 3 ahead of the Xbox 360 for the month, but beyond the US, overall demand shot up everywhere else. In Japan, where sales of the PlayStation 3 had been flat-lining due to rampant rumors of the price-drop and new model, the PlayStation 3 actually outsold not just the Nintendo Wii…but even the Nintendo DS, by a decent 13k units.
First week of sales with the price-drop showed the PlayStation 3 selling nearly 151k units. The second week we saw the expected drop-off, as the PS3 sold 55k, but it's the following two weeks that are keeping eyes open, as the PS3 repeated yet another week of 55k units sold, and then 50k thereafter. And keep in mind, there was a fairly large holiday in Japan last week, and stores were closed – certainly holding back sales of the PS3 by just that much. Regardless, the unit is beginning to show consistency it's never had before.
Price drops in the past were met with a spike in week-1 sales, but with every week to come thereafter was a sizable decline until the PS3 came to rest at its norm. So far, things are looking promising, as the PlayStation 3 sold 310k units over the last four weeks.
On the other hand, the Nintendo Wii has been struggling with total unit sales of 61,000 and the breakdown at: 18k units, 15k, 15k, and 13k. But, one important thing to keep in mind here is that tons of Nintendo Wii price-cut leaks got out and so these numbers are likely a reflection of that. Next week will be the telling sign if the Wii is capable of coming back to the top.
Wait until all the great software start to come out this year and next. Sony is in a position to smoke the competition in the coming year and beyond.
Can any one seriously look at what the other two consoles have coming in the near future and get as excited I we are with the PS3? I think not!
Keep it coming Sony, and we will be there to support it and enjoy it 🙂
…and the tide turns.
PS3 IS THE KING OF THE GENERATION, NOTHING FURTHER TO BE SAID
wii has already out lasted its welcome…every1 who wanted one already has it and it is a reliable enough machine that you wont really need to replace it anytime soon
the ps3 is selling like hotcakes? this is madness!
Madness? …..
THIS
Is sparta? ;o
*epic music begins*
*Messenger boy gets kicked into bottomless well*
Have you guys seen those commercials with little motion-detecting game systems that completely steal the design of the wii?
Well, they've already stolen the ps3's motion controller design for one of those pieces of junk. Its called Splaster and you can view it here: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11084035
I immediately noticed the clear ball on the end of it, lol.
it looks like a dildo.lol
@MasLB51
rofl your right
More disturbing than looking like a dildo is the fact that it looks like a kid's dildo if there ever was such a horrible thing 🙁
Truly disturbing…
Knockoff dildos for kids? lol
Oh, god. That is horrible.
Kiddy dildo is disturbing….
I don't expect the wii with it's price drop to sell as much as the PS3 since there's not really anything to look forward to for the Wii these incoming months.Maybe if the Wii had FF13,but that's not the case is it!
If sony gave you the decision to have another 100$ pricecut, what what you choose? I'd say no cause they're already losing money of every console xD
O.o Sony isn't losing money any more. They haven't been for quite some time.
they still are, but are making it up with accessories and game sales.
cant see how thats possible though considering the poor sales of KZ2 and infamous.
Neither of those games has had poor sales (KZ2 will pass 2 million, inFAMOUS 1 million) and both have likely made a profit already, so I don't see why you would choose them.
In any event, don't forget that Sony gets a piece of every PS3 game, not just the ones they publish.
Sony claimed in an earlier news report on this site that while they are losing money on each console sold, they are making up for it in games and accessories.
Basically, the Sony games division was in deep red until about a year ago, when the whole thing was breaking even. Now, it is making a profit again even though the console alone continues to sell at a lower than production cost.
This goes to show just how awesome the PS3 and Sony are. People complaining about no PS2 backwards compatability need no longer worry with God of War collection sparking what may be a flood of PS2 hi-def remakes or reworked PS2 classics on the PSN. (Remember the Dreamcast/PS2 games on PSN news thread?)
Just to add 1 more thing, my PS3 copied all my videos and photos from my camcorder with no troubles today, even when my PC couldn't recognise the damn thing and nothing worked. I guess PS3 really "only does everything". So true.
I swore I heard Tretton say they were finally turning a profit on the console itself. Maybe I was mistaken. =P
2M is that all?
halo ODST and gears 2 sold that in what 2 days.
point being compare to other games and multiplats ps3 exclusives are selling like crap.
This is good news. Now they just need to start outselling the Crapbox In the US.
I think you mean start outselling the 360 in the U.S. AGAIN, since they did so consistently for quite a few months last year…until people started buying $199 replacement units.
@Fane
Now, now. Those are all incremental sales. That's why the numbers of XBL accounts rise in direct proportion to unit sales, right? Except of course, they don't. XBL growth has lagged behind the unit sales which is kind of an indicator that Xbox people did/are doing exactly as you said, and buying $199 replacements…
Sounds like the other console companies were pretty shaken, they both dropped their prices within a couple weeks on the PS3s price drop.
Lol and Aaron Greentoad said the Xbox price cut coming right after the PS3 was just a coincidence. Riiiiiiiiiiight, what ever you say Toad.
Interesting to see MS and Nintendo playing catch up with Sony – again, isn't it?
timing is everything.
i think they could of waited till uncharted 2 was out than drop the price.
try and squeeze as much money out of uncharted 2 as humanly possible.
LMAO @ The earlier comments
This is! Delicious!
people will buy Wii cause their more family system the Wii will win this generation and the PS3 will be in second i think xbox isnt going to sell as much as before
If there wasn't so much talk about how the wii is in freefall and the fact that even Ninty is saying it's in an "unhealthy" position, I would wholeheartedly agree. But, since there is and they do, I don't.
Lol. I love reading these comments. Well.. I'm glad the PS3 is finally selling like it should be. I always knew it would eventually come to a turn-around. The thing I didn't expect is for it to out-sell the Wii as soon as the price dropped. I find that hilarious and even exciting. XD Anyway, keep it up Sony. I'm behind you all the way.