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[JokeyMcScrotsack]

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Sony today announced that they have sold 1 million Playstation 3s in North America since the launch of the console six weeks ago.

That makes the Playstation 3 the fastest selling home console Sony has ever launched.

Microsoft sold 600,000 of their Xbox 360s from their November launch to the second week in January.

    "SCEA went to great lengths to help meet demand for PS3, including airlifting systems into North America on a weekly basis to ensure a steady stream of units were available to consumers throughout the holiday season," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. "The fact that we were able to reach the one-million mark faster than our top-selling platform, the PS2, further validates the strength of the PlayStation brand and our belief that consumers are ready to experience true high-definition gaming." ... "Reaching the one million mark for PS3 is the first of many major milestones for us as we head into a new year. Even more impressive, is that we were able to accomplish this feat while successfully managing two other gaming platforms--PS2 and PSP," said Tretton. "With three PlayStation platforms now available to gamers, 2007 will be about software and delivering innovative, new experiences and award-winning franchises to consumers, both through retail and through our online PLAYSTATION Network."

Wow. Maybe all of those PS3s sitting around have more to do with ramped up production than dwindling desire. Brian Crecente

LAS VEGAS, January 8, 2007 -At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that more than one million units of its recently launched PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system have been sold in to the retail channel in North America. The company successfully achieved this milestone by the end of the 2006 calendar year, just six weeks after the product was introduced on November 17, 2006.
PS3 has been selling-out at retail outlets across North America since it was launched. This high consumer demand drove the PS3 to reach the one-million mark before its predecessors, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the PS one game console - both systems have shipped more than 213 million units of hardware and more than 2.1 billion pieces of software worldwide.
"SCEA went to great lengths to help meet demand for PS3, including airlifting systems into North America on a weekly basis to ensure a steady stream of units were available to consumers throughout the holiday season," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. "The fact that we were able to reach the one-million mark faster than our top-selling platform, the PS2, further validates the strength of the PlayStation brand and our belief that consumers are ready to experience true high-definition gaming."
PS3 wasn't the only hot gift this holiday season, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system continues to enjoy record-breaking sales in North America. In the first quarter of 2007, PS2 will continue to fuel industry growth with the highly anticipated release of the MLB 07 The Show and God of War 2 titles. PlayStation-branded entertainment and gaming content that will be shown in the Sony booth at CES 2007, includes:
FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION - PS3
MLB 07 The Show - PS3, PSP
MotorStorm -- PS3
LAIR -- PS3
Heavenly Sword -- PS3
Gran Turismo HD - PS3 downloadable
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters - PSP
Killzone -- PSP
SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo - PSP

Other features on display will include "Remote Play" for the PS3, which allows the consumer to utilize their PSP to access content on their PS3 hard drive, including movies, television shows, videos and music. A full demonstration of the PLAYSTATION®Network, and PLAYSTATION®Store for the PS3, as well as Location Free TV™ for the PSP, will also be shown.

http://www.kotaku.co...unch-226742.php

[dlewis23]

i didnt know Microsoft only sold 600,000 in the first six weeks.

[JokeyMcScrotsack]

I think they had manufacturing problems as well.

[Ryan314]

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I think they had manufacturing problems as well.

The first batch was "defective" i believe.

[ghostmaster]

and now that the "hype" has passed...how much have the sales fizzled?

[tommie gorman]

Wow, nice shug. I guess a close to X-mas launch does help with sales. ( I am guessing )

A defective batch would also hurt.

Guess that answers more of the sales question I had.  Thanks. 

[JokeyMcScrotsack]

The PS3 WILL catch the 360 but it will have nothing to do with the US, it will be Japan and Europe. The only thing the US will decide is how fast they catch up. Another thing that will help PS3 in NA is Blu Ray, all but the most hardcore HD DVD lovers have pretty much called it for Blu Ray (EGM just had a big write up and called it). Once it becomes popular and the regular Blu Ray players are expensive people will buy up PS3 for just the BR player. All IMO of course.

Glad to help Tommie. 

[Mcdougle]

Who cares, when you buy sony you buy a name. Just like nike, or American Eagle. Xbox 360 really has a much better line-up. I have played both systems, and had enough cash to buy both, but which did I choose to be under my tree??? The 360. I'm not big on movies, and blu-ray is cleary getting owned by HD-DVD. Ask the Adult Entertainment Industry...HD all the Way. If you added on the HD drive to the 360, what do you have? A $600 machine that out performs the PS3 by a long shot. Then there is controllers, and most importantly games...
Xbox 360 has wireless, w/ recharge, and rumble. What happens if a PS3's battery goes out? you have to send it back to sony for a new one... I'm not impressed w/ it's motion sensitive six-axis. How many times in the past, has someone knocked a PS2 controller out of your hand's whle playing killzone...hundreds. Now it's consequences could be much more drastic, when playing a game solely requiring the motion sense. Plus b/c they added the six-axis there is no rumble. This makes playing call of duty 3, really boring. Xbox live is millons strong, and the PS3's online is free. But you will not get true-skill matchmaking, or gamerscores only to be experienced w/ the xbox. 360 has more high-def games, and the games for PS3 aren't on blu-ray, so don't expect the experience to look any better on that 1080i set in your living room. Both systems still use the dual-layered DVD discs for the game formatting. The Hype is solely what is selling the console, not the games. Yes you can view the internet on you tv, but the interface is too complicated, and typing in replies, and internet addresses w/ the PS3 controller is quite a hassle. Defintely a good function, w/ bad usage. The only thing that the PS3 to me, has running for it is the 60 gb drive. With movies being released on xbox live, and downloading demos, and trailors, and xbox arcade games, the 360 needs a little bigger drive. I have an ipod 30gb, and i love it. My favorite thing on the 360 has to be the ability to listen to music in all 360 games. Last but not least....Gears of War. 1 word...Insane! If all next-gen experiences on the 360 are like this, I'll be a very satisfied customer for years to come...

[haddikazook]

That's all well and good, but does it have solitaire?(my kind of action game)