Although we're still waiting on the official NPD numbers for December, it appears as if a SCEA representative has already spilled some of the beans.

According to a statement made to CNET, SCEA sales vice-president Ian Jackson said that PlayStation 3 sales were up by over 130% during the holiday season, which is better than some analysts expected. With the release of Gears of War 2 and the recent Xbox 360 price drop, combined with the lower-than-anticipated sales for LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2 , many believed the PS3 had a poor December. However, Jackson said 2008 was a "pivotal year for PlayStation" and the PS3 had the "best software line-up in the industry."

"We've had a solid holiday season and have delivered consistent growth throughout this year. Early internal data points to an increase of more than 130 per cent of PS3 hardware sales for the holiday season – since Black Friday – and we're also seeing a growth of nearly 40 per cent in total PS3 hardware sales for the calendar year. We remain confident this momentum will continue into the new year."

One of the reasons everyone expected a bad December for the PS3 was because PS3 sales were down 18.8% in November 2008 compared to the same month in 2007, while 360 sales were up 8.6%. But as we just stated, a major software release plus a price drop plus a falling economy can easily translate to those numbers. In December, things clearly picked up for the PS3, though. And in 2009, nobody expects anything but greatly enhanced PS3 sales, especially if a price drop comes within the next couple of months , as Aaron Greenberg suggested. And oh yeah, software sells hardware…always.

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Vivi_Gamer
Vivi_Gamer
14 years ago

I'm not suprised i bought 6 new releases at the end of the year, boosted my PS3 Collection up.

SarahPalinMILF
SarahPalinMILF
14 years ago

what did u get?

GoldenShadow
GoldenShadow
14 years ago

Well, most of the people I know with PS3's bought/recieved at least 2 games this season so I can't say I'm surprised.

BikerSaint
BikerSaint
14 years ago

Just one more price drop & they can add another "sold" PS3 into their ledger book.

(Off topic: just curious…. in our profiles, what does the 10 points given to us each time we post mean, or count for?)


Last edited by BikerSaint on 1/6/2009 1:23:19 PM

MetalHead09
MetalHead09
14 years ago

thats a good question. i still think we need some t-shirts.

fallingdove
fallingdove
14 years ago

Good work Sony.

Its amazing that they can keep this momentum in the wake of the 360 price drop and the ceaseless Wii phenomenon. If they can maintain demand, the PS3 will make up a ton of ground once they have a price reduction of their own.

robinhood2010
robinhood2010
14 years ago

what will happen when every household in the developed world owns a wii? will nintendo die?

Jordahn
Jordahn
14 years ago

I was on another site (which I will not mention) with members who CANNOT take the good PS3 news. There was a lot of spinning, FUD, and excuse making for the increased PS3 demand. I sucessfully argued for the truth of the PS3's growth, but some keep making excuses. Sadness for them. PS3 is here to stay, and it's doing its job very well for both gamers and HD enthusists.

PSNclaw18
PSNclaw18
14 years ago

…and a/v enthusists

Jordahn
Jordahn
14 years ago

ya, that's what I meant.

Starkiller
Starkiller
14 years ago

Someone show this to the person who wrote PS3 Is A Sinking Ship…..lmao

city96
city96
14 years ago

I gt 2 i contributed aot to the increase.

isaya85
isaya85
14 years ago

I'd rather them cut the price when its best for them, I think August would be the best time to do it but thats just my opinion yet all in all this year will be our year the PS fans and the PS3

PSN ID Biggest_GMoney

jlch777
jlch777
14 years ago

good news for PS3 fans!!!

off topic: there are so many gay ads lately on this page wtf!!!!

Scarecrow
Scarecrow
14 years ago

I got Motorstorm2 and Sega Rally :3

Vivi_Gamer
Vivi_Gamer
14 years ago

(reply to milf)

I got
Bioshock
Dead Space
Fallout 3
Mirrors Edge
Resistance 2
Sonic Unleashed (…. i got it 1/2 price)

I also recently got Fight Night Round 3 and Siren Blood Curse too, its easy to say ill be busy for a while.


Last edited by Vivi_Gamer on 1/6/2009 4:24:19 PM

FLYING_APE
FLYING_APE
14 years ago

good games. I got fallout 3 for xbox version which is better

Jed
Jed
14 years ago

there ape goes again trying to start a fight.

Affliction17
Affliction17
14 years ago

How can you say the 360 version of fallout 3 is better? explain.

robinhood2010
robinhood2010
14 years ago

i think this was discussed before.
is ape a broken record, methinks?

MetalHead09
MetalHead09
14 years ago

i got socom and resistance 2.

shaydey77
shaydey77
14 years ago

I got Resistance 2, Burnout and Mercs 2! Yeah they are now cheaper but still good!

booze925
booze925
14 years ago

the end begins… do it sony.
psn id: booze925

FLYING_APE
FLYING_APE
14 years ago

DO IT… *does the dance*

Aftab
Aftab
14 years ago

"First, you got to do the shuffle-truffle."
"Come ahhhnnn.
"Do it."
"Come ahhhnnn."
"Do it!!!"

Ben Dutka PSXE
Ben Dutka PSXE
14 years ago

Everyone had better get that reference or they're no longer allowed at this site… 😉

MetalHead09
MetalHead09
14 years ago

i guess you'll have to ban me now ben..(sniff)….its bin nice knowin yuh 🙁


Last edited by MetalHead09 on 1/6/2009 7:22:46 PM

robinhood2010
robinhood2010
14 years ago

Seth is too funny.

booze925
booze925
14 years ago

whoever wnts 2 play cod4 or 5

Jed
Jed
14 years ago

the only reason the PS3 did worse in NOV 08 than in 07 was because the launch of the 40gb PS3 did so well in 07.

somethingrandom
somethingrandom
14 years ago

I'm not surprised at all…

Anonymous
Anonymous
14 years ago

Actual figures are much more interesting than percentages. The big 3 often use percentages to sound like the results are more impressive than they are.

Robochic
Robochic
14 years ago

Not surprised, I know that resistance 2 sold out at best buy cause they were selling it for 39.99 which i got a copy can't go wrong with that price.

blitz30952
blitz30952
14 years ago

You can actually get R2, LBP or M:PR for free here in NZ when you buy a PS3… which is what my older sister and brother brought for me this christmas 😀


Last edited by blitz30952 on 1/6/2009 9:35:36 PM

Banky A
Banky A
14 years ago

Sweet Blitz, I'm in NZ too but I got my very loud PS3 with GTA IV from TradeMe for $500 xD

😛

BankeA

blitz30952
blitz30952
14 years ago

lolz, btw there was quite a lot more PS3 ads on TV as well (well at least in Auckland) during December than i've seen before which was quite cool


Last edited by blitz30952 on 1/7/2009 11:29:05 PM

Dogswithguns
Dogswithguns
14 years ago

$39.99 for Resistance2? NoWay, when was that?!

FallenClyro
FallenClyro
14 years ago

I got:
-Resistance 2
-Mirror's Edge
-Prince of Persia
-Fallout 3
-Lost Planet
-Army of Two

I have good relatives 🙂

Banky A
Banky A
14 years ago

Very good and kind relatives xD.
I got:

-Sony PS3 Headset
-5 pairs of socks
-2 black singlets

Pwnz urz 😛

xD

Jordahn
Jordahn
14 years ago

I helped out by buying a $20 PSN card for a friend, a Dual Shock 3, SOCOM w/ BT headset, and Warhawk during that period.

JPBooch
JPBooch
14 years ago

A price cut when definitely open up sales and as Ben said, software is what sells consoles.

The question is, can Sony afford to take more of a loss on the console sales. Even with the current price and the lowered cost to make it, it still costs more to make one than what they sell it for. Can Sony afford more losses in a time when there are rumblings of down sizing?

Companies look at percentages to chart their growth. Rate and volume is what drives markets…..economics 101.

PS3_Wizard
PS3_Wizard
14 years ago

I think after home gets a few more content updates, PS3 sales will get a major boost.


Last edited by PS3_Wizard on 1/7/2009 10:10:02 AM

Anonymous
Anonymous
14 years ago

I'd have to disagree. Home might be nice for the casual person who owns a PS3. But to sell systems? No.

WorldEndsWithMe
WorldEndsWithMe
14 years ago

I got 3 games this season, my library is modest but growing and I'm oh so proud of it. I can't even fathom not having my pretty game boxes.

soupdawg
soupdawg
14 years ago

Got
Little Big Planet

Then bought
Fallout 3
Call of Duty: World at War
Target was selling them for 39.99, couldn't pass it up.

dveisalive
dveisalive
14 years ago

WOW 130% thats mind boggling !

oldguy
oldguy
14 years ago

I'm waiting for a price drop on the PS3. 360 is so cheap, sony should drop it down to 20gig and lower the price, then i'd get it.

phade2blaq
phade2blaq
14 years ago

One pundit said that 2008 would be "the year of the PlayStation 3," presuming that must-have new games and the rise of Blu-ray would turn the PS3 into, if not the top console on the market, then at least a strong #2.

Sales of the console are down 19 percent vs. last year, and analysts are now warning that Sony may not hit its goal of selling 10 million consoles this fiscal year (which ends in March 2009).

Why the hefty decline? You can try to blame the economy at large, but that's looking in the wrong direction: Gaming has been experiencing a booming market in 2008 — even during the recession-stricken holiday season. Sales of the Wii console this November were twice what they were in 2007, and the Xbox 360 saw sales increase 8 percent, as well (driven largely by a well-timed price cut). And those trends are likely to continue when December numbers are in.

Most analysts are looking at the hefty PS3 price tag as the reason for its misery. At a bare minimum price of $399, the PS3 is wildly more expensive than anything else on the market (and double the entry-level Xbox), and that's after some price cuts already. Yet the PS3 is said to be so expensive to make that cutting the price would further erode Sony's plummeting profitability (it's already laying off thousands of workers and shutting down factories). And Sony's old selling point — that at $399 the PS3 is a relatively cheap way to get a Blu-ray player — doesn't really work in an era of sub-$199 standalone Blu-ray units.

You can get a Blu-ray player and an Xbox 360 for less than the price of a PS3.

BIG_E
BIG_E
14 years ago

PHADE2BLAQ :You said that a xbox360 and bluray player is cheaper than a ps3.BULL SHIT the cheapest bluray player is $250.00 & xbox $200.00.That is without tax ps3 with tax is cheaper and,you still need a wifi adapter for your 360 for $100.00 and xbox live gold $50.00.Your new total for xbox360 plus bluray player is
$600.00..OH and your recharge kit for four controllers $75.00 now your bluray xbox is $675.00