Worldwide PS3 Sales @ 4.48 million

Worldwide sales of the PlayStation 3 stand at approximately 4.48 million (prior to Q1 2007 Sony only quoted units shipped not sold). 3.57 million came in the final half of the previous year.

If Sony can meet its forecast then as of March 31, 2008, worldwide PlayStation 3 sales will have reached approximately 14.5 million units.

[BubblesDAVERAGE]

The xbox 360 didnt even reach that amount in the same time period. They havent even sold 12 million and they were at ten after a years lead. Hey but if that rumor or the new ps3 wiht the 40gb is tru then it will happen

I was saying that the xbox 360 has not sold 14 million in 15 months ..so i dont think it is posssiible for the ps3 to od the same ...Regardless I got mine

[TriggerHappy]

the 360 and ps3 are different machines. They all have a basic function which is play games but they different.

You cant expect sales to be the same.

[the_round_peg]

You can go over to VGChartz and look at the history. Generate and look at the chart of Xbox 360 and PS3 sales. Align Xbox 360 and PS3 sales by launch dates, and you'll see that they have sold about the same numbers of units at each time frame, with Xbox 360 having a little bit of advantage at each time period since launch.

[kurruptor]

@ktchong

Well first off, VGChartz says 3.89 while the real number is 4.48. So the PS3 is selling faster than the 360 did in the same time period.

But the big thing is the 360 had a full year without ANY competition. That included a full holiday season where nothing but the 360 was available.

The PS3 has had 2 competitors the whole time.

[nasim]

MS has sold just 10.2 million units in 20 months...

ps3 has sold 3.9 m units in 7 months at 600$

www.vgcharts.org

MS has shipped 12 million units...most of which are on the shelves

x360 is the least selling console in the world

[Caxtus750]

"the xbox 360 didnt even reach that amount in the same time period"

Ihave no idea what MS are doing as of recent. They had sucha good lead but the last few months really have been stale with no new games (of any quality) and sales have hit a wall.

why not a price drop? SOny can manage it and i think if MS want to gain momentum they will have to. Its all very well waiting for "the best holiday ever" but sales are stooping NOW so act NOW!

/rant

These are very impressive sales for the PS3, and could on them.

(Although it annoys me ever so slightly because with no games of any quality (bar a 2 to begin with), its almost as if they get away with not having any. I would much rather see PS3 storm to success at christmas when they do deserve it with the new games.)

[dragunrising]

Have you experienced the wonder of puberty yet? Your body changes, your voice deepens, AND many people also grow a little more intelligent. I would ponder each comment you make very carefully because it gives away your age right away. My guess...12 years old....Right?

On to the topic...It would be interesting if someone would comment about shipped v.s sold. Despite thoughts on the contrary Sony did NOT sell 4.48 million consoles to consumers. They did sell 4.48 million consoles to stores to be sold.

The most amusing thing about reading any flame bait article is that fanboy's come out of the closet every time. lol

Btw...360 FTW!!!!!

[Kratosnake]

Not bad at all.

[EZCheez]

That these sales are in the midst of some strong competition. In fact, this is the best competition Sony has ever faced in my opinion. These numbers prove the power of the name Playstation alone. There were no good games to play for a while (trust me I know) and the console still sold a solid amount against a contender that has a strong library and a year's head start, and another contender that is playing off on a neverending fad.
The Playstation is picking up some serious steam, and the best games aren't even out yet. These next few months are gonna rock, and i'm goin to go broke trying to keep up.

[MrSwede]

The most well put comment yet in my opinion, EZCheez, bubbles to you!

[eLiNeS]

Most of the sales of the PS3s where not to gamers, they where people looking for a cheaper Blu-Ray player, that is why their game sales are much lower then expected. Do you think gamers would get a console with no games out? No way, only a few diehards. Now that the price has dropped and there are a few games coming out the sales will spike but I don't see them making there numbers unless they have another price drop sometime in Nov. I would guess.

[TriggerHappy]

4.48 million in less than a year ? thats not bad at all. just a little short of the 5 million mark.

EDIT: Someone disagrees with me ? for what ?

[boodybandit]

Someone disagreeing with you someone shocks you? I am on someone's ignore list because I said EA is lazy for not having Madden @ 60fps on the PS3. I also had 2 bubbles taken away for that remark. There are a lot of childish people on here. It's sad.

Sony is doing great and their sales will only get stronger each month.

[ReconHope]

those predictions are a bit arrogant. I say that 10 million is a bit more doable.

[Frulond]

considering the BIG PS3 exclusives (aka killzone2, GT5, MGS4) are coming early next year and should boost sales a bit more. Also maybe Home will help a bit and whatever reputation PS3 gets from upcoming titles like Lair, Heavenly Sword and Warhawk, can be a fact in hardware sales on the upcoming months.

@Yotsuba:
You're right I totally forgot about that :)

[ReconHope]

that could be a factor in the sales. i hope it helps. I can't wait to get my hands on mg4, ff13, and killzone 2. they could push sales.

[ReconHope]

the sales are looking promising. If they continue this the ps3 could be succesful on the market. (that does not suggest that xbox360 and wii are doomed....they can all have respected places on the market and sale better than the ps3).

[drtysouf21]

I think thats pretty good since people say its to expensive and has no games. Now it has a lower price and Lair starts off the AAA releases for fall on August 14th. Hot Shots Golf just released in Japan. And UK and Austrailia's new bundle kicks in next week so things should start looking alot better from here on out. Also you got Game Convention in Germany in August, Tokyo Game Show in September, Home in October which Sony has said they have big announcements at each. And AAA releases all mixed in between. Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, Ratchet, Warhawk, Unreal,Haze etc.

[Odion]

I am confused what months are we talking about here?

[Frulond]

"Sony has today announced its Fiscal year 2007 Q1 earnings, including details of sales to date and sales projections for its three video game platforms."

[TheExecutive]

if they get a machine down to 399, that number will most likely happen. this winter retailers wont be able to keep ps3's on the shelves if it sits at 399, but time will tell.

[DeadlyFire]

$399 PS3 won't be available until Q4 2008 with the redesigned PS3. Sony will stick with this pricing scheme until then.

I think Sony is overstepping here. I don't think they can sell up to 14 Million by March. Unless they start lowering prices in other regions as they have done for the US and probally Europe then I don't see anything above 6-8 Million by end of this year. Now 14 million by end of next year is good.

[Blasphemy]

I don't think this is even possible the way PS3 is selling right now. Unless PS3 has a huge spike when games like GTA 4 and others come I don't see it happening.

[highps3]

Personally i rather not have sales printed at all.. Whats the point exactly? Whoo Hoo Ps3 sold units.. Did someone think it wouldnt?

More game articles please.

As far as comparing it to the 360 or wii or any other console to be honest thats gotten a bit old........................... ..... VERY old.

[felidae]

wow. already half of the 360 sales and even without many games and a higher price.

[DiLeCtioN]

not bad but i wonder what the numers will be this holiday(xmas)..with the release of URT3, Uncharted, Heavenly Sword and many more oh not to forget GTA IV that game sells systems.

[Lex_Yayo_407]

Ever since the billion dollar drop onto the 360 it seems like everyones switching to a system that has a better potential for going a long time, but 360 need to do somthing because they just can't let a system just die like Dreamcast or the XBOX. They need to fix there problem make a new design and add the chip to make everything work right.

[Kokoro]

the 360 dieing?!? When sales never dipped below 100.000 unlike the PS3.
Not saying the 360 is good, but saying it is going in the Dreamcast road( which by the way sold 10M) is rubbish.

[Juevani]

u said it ur self, Dreamcast came to 10 mill. and stopped and people was sayin well once Shinmoan?(Halo 3) is comin out things will turn around and blablabla, same thing is happening now, 360 is stock on 10 mill. and everybody is thinkin once Halo3 is out the 360 will pass (the only people who is goin to buy Halo is the people who already own the system) så dont get ya hopes up and later on get em smashed.

Dont bash me Im just tellin the truth, dont believe compare the 2 systems, PS3 = PS2, Xbox 360 = Dreamcast in that level.. thats my opinion... bubbleees please, xpired box heads stole em all form me...

[VirusE]

Halo 3 makes things a bit different. It has sold 4 million + copies in pre-orders. Even if everyone got the non collectors edition that is over 240 MILLION in profit and the game isn't even out for 2 months. It took transformers a week to make that much cash. Love or hate halo its hard to deny that it sells better than EVERY game other than GTA and it should not be under estimated simply because you don’t like it.

[The Wood]

gran turismo

[VirusE]

How many did turismo sell? Are you talking about part 1?

[hotshot1237]

happen when they get the fall releases and espicially early 2008 with a price drop. i think they will SURPASS that number honestly. think about how many former ps2 owners there are waiting 4 rachet and mgs4 and old classics. u will see, sony will surpass that mark if they can put the price 2 at least 450

[Mike134nl]

especially considering I bought the ps3 only because it looks better than the ps3.
But I'm glad that I already had a xb360 considering the games available on the xb360.

[timmyp53]

with games like Lair,Heavenly Sword, Warhawk, Folklore, Ratchet And Clank, UT3, Haze, Hot Shots Golf 5, Time Crisis 4, Uncharted Drakes Fortune, Eye Of Judgement, Socom Confrontation

its surprising they are selling so much with just multiplatform games and the occassional 1st party. The PS3 seems to be doing very good catering to a fairly large audience with gamers and nongamers.

[Odion]

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[hotshot1237]

ps3 already sold over a mill over there. and 360 has sold less then 100 thousand after the 60percent lower sales bcuz they cant get there 360 fixed. sorry but a warranty just dosnt cut it. why r u defendin the 360 with lies.

[hotshot1237]

when final fantasy hits. i know it not until next year but can u imagine. u know how much they love that game. not 2 mention there working on three different final fantasys. 13 and versus but i 4got the third

[daous]

Hot Shots Golf 5 (PS3) sold 150 000 units in the first day. However, this EXCLUDES the 300 000 units PRE-ORDERED. So it's very good news for Sony Japan to have a "decent" system selling game (since it's not in the scale of FF or MGS, which can move millions of units).

[supaet]

I have some doubt in the number...

Worldwide sales of the PlayStation 3 stand at approximately 4.48 million (prior to Q1 2007 Sony only quoted units shipped not sold). 3.57 million came in the final half of the previous year.

Look, 3.57 million was SHIPPED last year, but now they CONVERTED TO SOLD? they only sold 0.71 million in the first 3 monthes.

and even if that's true, it's only 4.28, they simply can't do math.

also, since the ps3 launched, the 360 still sells more worldwide than the ps3. The ps3 is still the worst selling next gen console every month. though it can change with the latest 60 gb clearance, but that's in NA only.

fact, since the ps3's launch, the 360's sells is about double the sells of the ps3 in NA

[Juevani]

chill dude you sounds like somebody have offended ur mom or something, its only numbers for a god damn system that is suckin ur money and my money.

[crck]

Sony said they shipped 5.5 million and sold roughly 3.6 mill through to customers at that point. However, I dont have an explanation for the 200k discrepency between 4.28 mill and the claimed 4.48 mill sold.

[supaet]

all I'm doing is stating the facts.

if you think it's otherwise, feel free to correct me, I'm chill...

since the ps3 launched in NA on november,

the ps3 has sold 1.4 million in NA, the 360 has sold 2.8 million. source: npd sells number.

[Maddens Raiders]

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[SmokeyMcBear]

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[Maddens Raiders]

Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow are the masters of their trade, but I think being an international arms dealer kind of "sets the table" for the mood the world is in today.

[SmokeyMcBear]

yeah, i was a little freaked out by the silver head, but eh... oh shipwreck was cool.. so was junkyard dawg... but altime favorite.. cuz i was a bears fan in my youth (brother and junior high turned me to the darkside)... was william perry gi joe.. simply awesome, hehe

[harpua]

decent number considering small library of games, high price and fierce competition.

[hotshot1237]

he said if ps3 is the best console then why is it that microsoft has sold more consoles. microsoft was in first place in next gen once it sold it FIRST console bcuz its been out longer. ps3 sales will dominate through 2008 and for the rest of next gen. halo is 360 last hope. bcuz mass effect i dont think is a big sysem seller bcuz its a new franchise just like i dont think lair and heavenly sword and all the other games besides rachet and socom and mgs and final fantasy and gt. bcuz there NEW ip's. so although it will help sells as a whole. each indivisual game wont be a system seller-the new franchises i mean. i think by the end of 2008, we will find out who truly is selling more consoles

its just shows people want the ps3 no matter what. (most gamers not including fanboys) and when games roll in. and price drop, expect those old sony fans 2 come back

[Sevir04]

eternal sonata did pretty well in japan and it's a new ip for 360, same as blue dragonn which sold well in japan and even sold a few thousand systems. and you seem to forget that tthe two biggest ps3 system sellers are new ips that hit this last year and this year. resistance with 2.5 million and i can guarantee you thats that game is purchased with every ps3 that's sold, and Motorstorm. both of those sold quite well. and with the advent of Lair and others that looks to be the new craze and HS. sorry but i'm, actually gonna give some negative feed back for that one becuase New Ips also sell systems.

[skynidas]

when the big games are launched the ps3 will have a ultra-hyper-giant boost in sales
XD

[VirusE]

MGS 4 will move a ton of systems; it is a proven franchise with a legion of fans. It is the closest thing sony has to halo3. When i say that i am refering to the size and loyalty of the fanbase halo carries not the quality, style or gameplay of the games.

[apoc06]

no, metal gear isnt sony's halo. granted they sell similar numbers, but sony's answer version of halo is gran turismo.

[Bleem360]

Don't you just love the numbers game.

Shipped = 4.48m
Sold at retail?
Unsold at retail?

Anyone have these numbers?

[eXplotion]

by may 31st Sony had shipped 5.5 million ps3 and theyve sold 4.48 million up to date

[Shadow Flare]

sony sure has been been solid this year, except for sales being lax at the start of the year, they've done practically everything else right. And they are really smart with the sales. Dropping the price of the ps3 for a 'limited' time has caused a fire sale. Those things are out of stock in quite a few places so i read. Which is great because more people will have ps3's to enjoy the great games coming up later this year. Supoib

[boi]

Heavenly Sword demo out now!!!!!!

[VirusE]

Well its time to run home for lunch then!

[Darkiewonder]

That I was going to come here and be perplexed by the numbers thrown at me but then say I'm downloading the Heavenly Sword Demo anyways. But you beat me to it xD

[Odion]

you guys do know that 4.4 Million is still less then the 360 last year, and your saying the 360 is dead when you still had the lowest worldwide sales for the quarter.

[Infernus]

because the 360 had no competitors at the same time last year. It's like running a 1 man race. How can you be proud of winning when you're the only one running...

[Shadow Flare]

im going home from work

YEAH BOI!!!

[Azures]

Microsoft might be in real trouble if the sales pick up even more now that games are being released. MS better stop betting a $400 sku will be released, cause if it is this war is back to Sony and Nintendo.

[JIN KAZAMA]

this is just insane! THe system has almost 5 million units out there. Its the MOST expensive, and there arent the heavy hitters of games yet. Just imagine what the big games will do for this system. THey will easily get to thier goal in 2008. Great job Sony, the true next-gen machine is starting to flex its muscle.

[jtmill07]

Don't forget reliability of the console and the firmware updates imo will also help sales. I know that was 1 thing i looked at before buying. When i hear about people talking about it not having games. On what console did Sony not deliver in the game department. The console will sale. IMO the console will sale itself. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK SNOY!!!!!! I do not regret selling my 360 to buy my ps3 at all.

[EZCheez]

I know why I bought a PS3. It was because I had a PS1 and PS2, and I loved both of them for the games delivered on each console. I am one of those loyal fans because I know what the potential is, and I am already starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

As far as reliability goes, I am extremely pleased with the PS3 and I look forward to firmware updates like I do Christmas.

[jackwei22]

Christmas 2007 we should should see which console sells the most and it seems that overhere in the UK the PS3 will be a big hit especially with games like Unreal tournament III, Haze, Getaway, call of duty 4 GTA etc

X360 with games like Halo and GTA, call of duty 3 and bioshock.

[ApocalypseShadow]

and they would hit those numbers easily.we will find out at TGS if that game will ever show up and why FFXIII is pushed to sometime in the future next year.

sony could first drop bombs like 8 days and the getaway at the european show.

then drop a sony funded FFVII remake mixed with advent children at TGS that releases worldwide during christmas and all h3ll would break loose.and sprinkle in a little AFRIKA that's being made in japan.virtual safari (or whatever),here i come.

but 4.48 million shipped and over a million RELIABLE systems SOLD in each country means every big hit can be million selling game.all you need to sell in each region is over 333,000.hot shots will give you a clue that this will be true.it's already sold 150,000 first day.and europeans love it.and so do americans.easy million.

this is alot better than forcing 10 million into retail at christmas then dropping projections from 13-15 million by june to 12 million and not meet that one either becuase there was a glut and no buyers.and a third of them being broken.

come on sony,drop them bombs.

[PS-Wii-60]

and because of all the bashing that's been going on at Sony's expense, I'd like to see them do well

BUT, they're proposing the sale of 10 MILLION!! units in 8 months?!
Am I reading that right?

If so, that CONFIRMS (beyond any doubt) the release date of MGS4 to early March. Only that game, combined with some other releases, will move THAT many consoles THAT fast.

[Bathyj]

Dont forget, these figures are only up to the end of June, and dont include the recent incredible surge of sales following the price drop and E3. Its probably very close to 5 million already. HS demo 45%