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PS3 sales went up again, America now have 3,137,259 units total

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Ole Lund Christensen

PS3 world sales last week 502,820 units, total 7,751,279 units.

I think SONY is pleased with these curves.

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=PS3®1=Japan&cons2=PS3®2=America&cons3=PS3®3=Total+Other&start=39229&end=39432 (Open in New Window)

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If you plot PS2 sales alongside PS3 sales... - racerguy 14:46:24 12/22/07 (1)
...using the chart you linked, PS3 doesn't look so hot.
- What are you talking about? - Ole Lund Christensen 03:49:58 12/23/07 (0)
  the sales of PS2 and PS3 worldwide is about equal, 500,000 units pr week, so what are you talking about?
  The PS2 is much cheaper, at USD 130, so at USD 399 PS3 sales are very good.
  
  Anyway, on November 19, 2005, the PS2 became the fastest game console to reach 100 million units shipped, accomplishing the feat within 5 years and 9 months from its launch.
  That is one of the many reasons people buy a PS3, it is a long term investment. PS2 is now close to 8 year old, and still selling well.
  
  How many other consumer electronic items do that? Phones go in 2 year, PCs in 3 years.
  
  So many people buy a PS3, because USD 399 divided by 8 years is only USD 49.88 pr year. This is advantage of buying the best, it is cheaper in the long term.
  
  See link PS2 PS3 and PSP worldlwide
  - http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=PS2®1=All&cons2=PS3®2=All&cons3=PSP®3=All&start=39264&end=39432 (Open in New Window)
My take - 4season 12:42:11 12/22/07 (0)
Could it also be that people like buying game consoles for the holiday season? ;-)
- http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=DS®1=All&cons2=PS3®2=All&cons3=Wii®3=All&start=39229&end=39432 (Open in New Window)
"I think SONY is pleased with these curves." - Yes, I'm sure all gamers everywhere appreciate those numbers... - Audiophilander 10:11:58 12/22/07 (3)
... but how does that correlate to actual high definition video applications; do you have any graphs on that?
Just curious.
AuPh

Edits: 12/22/07
- RE: "I think SONY is pleased with these curves." - Yes, I'm sure all gamers everywhere appreciate those numbers... - Ole Lund Christensen 02:48:25 12/23/07 (2)
  No graph, but a survey shows 71% of PS3 are connected to a HDTV or HD projector.
  
  So sooner or later most of these 71% will try playing a Blu ray movie.
  (some got it with the player)
  
  Sales will then depend on price of Blu ray movies comming down.
  - "...Sales will then depend on price of Blu ray movies comming down" - oscar 04:14:33 12/23/07 (1)
    The whole point of the HD media is for the Studios to continue to milk the Consumer movie media gravy train (e.g. DVD). But if they can't charge a "decent" (profitable?) price significantly higher than for DVDs for the additional expense (?) producing the HD media, maybe it won't be worth the effort.
    - RE: "...Sales will then depend on price of Blu ray movies comming down" - Ole Lund Christensen 04:17:37 12/23/07 (0)
      very true, so they have to find the "best" price, where both sales and profits are high. Above normal DVD, and lower than now.

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