The Playstation 3 and PSP have accumulated an install base of 61.3 million.
That was the claim according to Sony CEO Howard Stringer, who addressed a packed audience at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.
Moments later in Stringer's keynote speech, he introduced Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai, who in turn proceeded to flaunt more large numbers that the company was responsible for.
One million dollars' worth of virtual goods has been sold through PlayStaion Home, Hirai announced. The service, which reached an open beta stage back in December, has now been downloaded to 3.4 million PS3s. As reported earlier, Electronic Arts are now embarking on their individual virtual space for the service.
Also reported here earlier, Hirai explained that Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet had sold over 1.3 million copies, with Sony logging 300,000 user-generated levels, and that the PlayStation Network now holds over 17 million unique accounts.
Wonder what the split is though. i'm thinking 40 million psps 20 mill ps3s.
Pales in comparison to wii/ds sales though. now thems numbers
I think that split would probably be about right. The Wii/DS sales would obviously beat them, but it is still an achievement nonetheless.
I think the difference is that the PS3 and PSP are so much more capable and they complement each other so well. Remote play is one example, being able to play your PSP games with a dual shock controller another example. Then there will come little big planet portable, allowing you to continue making your level on the go or the GPS, talkman,instant messaging, tv on demand capabilities of the PSP. Being able to access your PSN account through the PSP or the PS3 also shows how they are two sides of the same coin.
I await with interest how Sony and third parties find new ways to improve the functionality of the two machines and what suprises Home may have for the PSP.
Oh and on another note. How has the PSP sold over 40 million and yet it's still largely ignored by third parties? has that ever happened before i wonder. It's sold 12 million more than the 360 and has much lower development costs to produce games for it.
Well done, aprox 20million of which are ps3 sales. people keep banging on about 360 sold 8million more than ps3 we are in the lead!. But yet ps3 is doin just aswell if not better considering its a little more expensive and come out a YEAR later than 360. Personaly i aint bothered who wins theres still gona be a next playstation and xbox thats all that matters
Well done, aprox 20million of which are ps3 sales. people keep banging on about 360 sold 8million more than ps3 we are in the lead!. But yet ps3 is doin just aswell if not better considering its a little more expensive and come out a YEAR later than 360. Personaly i aint bothered who wins theres still gona be a next playstation and xbox thats all that matters
i dunno, if the xbox got slaughtered again this generation i may have expected MS to lose interest, luckily the 360 is putting in a much better shift.
you only have to see what happened to the last xbox at the end of its life (dropped like a hot potato) to see what MS are all about.
oh, and starvinbull, lots of people may have bought psps but im gonna take a wild guess and say they probably arent buying games once they have it. the homebrew scene for psp is HUGE.
Who f**cking cares??? Christ, this website bores me with it's news...It's the same old boll*cks every day. Microsft says this, SONY think that blah blah.
Any chance we can have some news on some GAMES??
I'm tired of reading these cretinous fanboy rants.
THEY ARE NOT SELLING GAMES, CONSOLES DO NOT MATTER FOR EVERY 360 SOLD 8 GAMES ARE AS WELL, FOR EVERY PS3 1.5 GAMES ARE SOLD. SAME GOES FOR THE PSP. IN SHORT MEANS SONY IS NOT MAKING MONEY.
THEY ARE NOT SELLING GAMES, CONSOLES DO NOT MATTER FOR EVERY 360 SOLD 8 GAMES ARE AS WELL, FOR EVERY PS3 1.5 GAMES ARE SOLD. SAME GOES FOR THE PSP. IN SHORT MEANS SONY IS NOT MAKING MONEY.
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