Cheaper, smaller PS3 goes predictably bananas after UK launch
Chart-Track, the UK body which totally gets off on counting how much things sell, has revealed that Sony saw a stunning 999 per cent leap in sales of PlayStation 3 hardware last week, thanks to the arrival of the new PS3 Slim.
The widely-reported and anticipated PS3 Slim model flew off the shelves, with Chart-Track also pointing out that Sony's machine managed to outsell its console rivals by a ratio of 3:1 last week thanks to the cheaper console - making this precise moment in time a rare point of happiness for the corporation's long-suffering console division.
But will business be back to usual next week, as the price cut impact lessens and Sony's PS3 once again gradually fades from view and public interest? Was this spike merely the result of everyone NOT buying a PS3 for a month, then all buying one at the same time? Will sales all be down from here for the PS3?
someone, somewhere, reckons that Sony sold half a million ps3 slims in a week.
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ReplyDeletei don't doubt it shifted off the shelves, it's a damn great bit of kit for that money. i have a mate who has the 80Gb Phat and NEVER plays games on it! just uses it for blu-rays and as a cd player for his stupidly expensive A/V set-up, he's probably still got FW2.0 on it :\
ReplyDeleteIt's great news and have you seen Microsoft are trying very hard to keep up now (slashing the cost of the 360 elite and offering all kinds of bundles). What I want to know is why the shop Game still banishes all PS3 content (console + games, etc) to the very back corner of the shop. You have to wade through a pile of Xboxes in order to get to it.
ReplyDeleteI think the "spike" in sales is partly due to a dip in sales before the Slim was announced as everyone knew it was about to come out - as you point out. However, let's not forget a lot of people were simply waiting for a price cut before buying - and now they've no excuse not to get one.