55% of All PlayStation 3’s Were Sold in First 4 Days
- Scribbled on October 1st, 2007 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Industry News, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3
Another disturbing stat arose from Chart Track’s sales figures that 55% of all PlayStation 3 units were sold in the first month.
The latest figures from Chart Track on hardware sales reveal that the PS3 saw 55% of its sales to date within a month of its release.
It’s not all bad news for Sony, however. The figures reveal that at this point the PS3 and 360 are neck and neck in terms of hardware sales, despite the 360 having had a 12 week headstart (this year) before the PS3’s launch on March 23rd.
Then again, since the launch of the Elite and the 360 price cut (when sales jumped 260%), things have shifted somewhat. Speaking to industry magazine MCV, Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch said,“Prior to week 34, it’s fair to say that Xbox 360 sales were verging on the unimpressive, but since Elite was released and the 360 price drop has kicked in, Xbox is outselling PS3 week-on-week.
Will the release of a new SKU help Sony?
(Thanks, Spong News.)
[UPDATE: Kotaku says it was the first FOUR DAYS. Eep.]
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