PS3 sold 312k units in September confirmed by Wedbush Morgan.

gamersmint writes : PS3 sold more than the Nintendo WII in september according to figures revealed by Wedbush Morgan.

[Antan]

Nice.....

[Keith Olbermann]

I like supporting a machine that throws in all the bells and whistles. That said, I think all systems will have a pretty good 2011.

[ImpartialMan]

i wonder what would happen when GT5 comes out

[raztad]

Probably MOVE was a system seller after all.

[blumatt]

When GT5 comes out, I'm certain the PS3 will get a solid 500,000 unit bump in sales or more. I think the PS3 will sell over 2 million between December and the end of January.

[Simco876]

Hopefully they Bundle the PS3 with GT5... then it would be a true system seller

[360RRODFIX]

People forget that 360 numbers are mostly same people replacing their old box or rebuying 360 cuz old one might die any second + you want to replace it and remove that ugly old version that can wake up whole house because of how loud it is.
PS3 number on other hand are 95% new customers, this is why we see sofware sales being very close on MP games, when it should be different since if you go by data, there are 8 million more 360 in usa. Not that hard to figure, just saying snark.

[siyrobbo]

its also down 37% year on year

still not a terrible performance and still outsold the wii by a good margin as well

[Redrum059]

september had Halo-reach for the 360.
what did ps3 have for september?

[zimain]

Sony had move

ETA - why disagree with the fact that Move was released in Sept and the title reads - "PS3 sold 312k units in September confirmed by Wedbush Morgan"

!!!???

[Silly gameAr]

Yeah Applegate. I guess a little over 100,000 in sales means doom. Guess it's time for Sony to release a $199 console version of the PS3 too.

Damn man, It's the same on almost every gaming site. All I hear from people like you are sales and nothing about games. Oh and being bullied by the big bad PS3 fanboys. That's my favorite one.

S*** is old news.

[State of Matter]

I dont know if PS3 is any different, Im on my 3rd PS3, first one had a bad bluray drive, replaced under warranty, and just recently I got YLOD, so PS3 has shaky hardware as well, plus you pay to get it fixed. I think a lot of folks got the PS3 slim to get rid of the old crappy hardware.

Why does everyone around here hate 360 so much, I prefer PS3 too but I dont hate my 360.

[QSPR]

don't forget that gap get close with japana and europe sales!!

[raztad]

Xbox numbers are great but expected. The biggest Xbox game among them all was released. MOVE probably moved some units in NA.

Those 180K cancels out with Japan, and likely with PS3 sales in EU. Please dont throw VGCHARTZ guesstimates. Sony quarterly reports are not that far off, for you people that concerned about PS3 sales.

[badz149]

"its also down 37% year on year" - that is because last year PS3 got the sale boost from price cut old models and PS3 slim in September.

[Redrum059]

yes they had move, but move wasnt heavily hyped,advertised with milliondollar liveaction scenes.
oh and move isnt a 60dollar game, its a periferal or alternative controller.

so what was your point?

[ImpartialMan]

it is very possible according to the law of probability that you are on your 3rd PS3.

but comparing that to others replacing xbox isnt the same....

Xbox had high as 54 percent failure rate for about 2 years. and PS3 had 3.5-4 percent since launch (probably lower)

SO there are tons more people getting 3rd xbox than people getting 3rd ps3.

and you do not know what you are saying about ps3 replacing and such.... Ps3 did not have noise issue as old xbox did. it did not have failure rate as the old xbox. there isnt really any incentive for people to go from old to slim PS3.

replacement is probably reflected on software sales...

and EA found that they make more on PS3 despite smaller market.
Activision not so much because Japan doesnt buy FPS.

[zimain]

What!?

Move has been very heavily publicised as its aimed at the casual market so this market, who are already bewitched by the wii (word of mouth etc) that they have had to advertise to this new market (as MS with Kinect has) otherwise that's xyz $$ down the drain

my point being sony sold xyz in sept with Move being released

[blumatt]

Yeah, I knew it had to have done pretty good. It's been pretty high on Amazon videogame bestsellers list for awhile. People are starting to realize that having a superior online does not trump having more quality exclusives. (The Last Guardian, InFamous 2, Agent, Twisted Metal, DC Universe Online, FF Versus 13, FF 14, GT5, etc.) People cannot ignore great games. And, PSN is catching up to Live pretty quickly. I'd be willing to bet the PS4 will have a party system and cross game chat as a standard like the 360 does. I also hope the PS4 will have ingame recording and uploading to youtube as a standard.
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EDIT: lol @ disagrees. Are those not great games? Is PSN not improving over time? You can't disagree with those statements. Also, I have a 360 slim, so don't think I'm a fanboy.

[units]

lol at the trolls trying to put a on spin on numbers

[visualb]

the Wii is falling behind the HD consoles!

finally! not that I have anything against the Wii but I was sick of seeing it 1st -_-

good news all around =)

[poopface1]

I like them both and am HAPPY TO SEE THEM CRUSHING THE WII, even thought they will never catch up.

I think Nintendo needs a pricecut.

Edit- HAHAHHAAHHA, GUITAR HERO FLOPPED THEY SAY. SUCK IT ACTIVISION.

[NMC2007]

Guitar Hero came out on the 28th of September, of course it won't chart in two damn days.

[harrysmith]

SONY do a $199 PS3 and then you WILL be number 1 in the US, easy really.

[douchedebater]

They would also have One Dollar and 99 cent stock prices.

[Motorola]

A $199 20GB slim would help them greatly. but they cant

[likedamaster]

Move hasn't caught on here in the States. Europe is a different story though, sold over 1.5 million.

Now where did I put that link...

[ArcFatalix]

for PS3 more than wii

[The Meerkat]

and only 171,989 less than the 360.

PS3 is going to pass the 360 any day now.

[Armyntt]

If someone sells more and has a lead, how is one "going to pass any day now"? BTW im not being argumentative i hate salez fights.

[visualb]

171,989 less with the 360 having Reach and supposedly being a bigger COD platform, it isn't that great =/

tbh i don't care which sells more than the other, so as long as both outsell the Wii =D

btw...you weren't being sarcastic were you? in that sense I'll ignore you I hate stupid fanboys with bitterly pointless sales jokes.

[kingboy]

yea with the 360 being the cheapest console on the market too,heck even a psp go is more expensive.saw what i did there?

[zimain]

COD isn't out for another month!?

And if you mean the current MW2 cycle then how can you justify saying as it has a bigger following currently it will merit continuous sales for the future

makes no sense!?

[visualb]

I was just assuming/ considering people that know COD:BO is coming out and thus get 360 for that, but you are right, it doesn't make sense

doesn't matter, Reach alone is big enough =)

[stuna1]

Every console deserves props. Boy I'll tell you if there wasn't a such thing as sales figures, and consoles were just given away, the fanboiz would probably melt away like the wicked witch in the wizard of oz.

[NecrumSlavery]

All the fanboyism aside, thank God that PS3/360 are crushing the Wii. Though they probably won't catch up, hopefully this is a good wake up to nintendo that the people want HD, longer games, online play, social features, and all the stuff 360 and PS3 offer. I kind of seeing Nintendo going handheld only though. Or maybe merging software with another company. Not like Nintty games on PS3 but maybe getting with Toshiba or Sega or even Activision Blizzard to create a new console.

[Seferoth75]

I am sure it will wake Nintendo up what with NSMBWii at almost 16 million and what do thePS3 360 games that offer all those features you speak of have for sales?

You'd almost have a valid point if it wasnt for most Nintendo games outselling everything offered on the HD consoles.

[darkcharizard]

1. People want HD? You're kidding me right? I see most people buying Wii this generation which is outputs SD graphics.

2. Longer games.... *cough* really? How much time does it take to finish Uncharted 2? Well it takes much more to finish Monster Hunter Tri, Zelda: Twilight Princess or even Super Mario Galaxy 2

3. Monster Hunter Tri's online play is at par with the best online PSN has to offer. But yes, that is an exception, so I agree with you there.

4. Do you REALLY see Nintendo going handheld only??? "REALLY"??? After profiting from the fastest selling home console ever and winning the home console war this generation, I'm not so sure that leaving this business is such a smart decision for Nintendo, who has been part of it since the first generation (Color TV and Game).

5. Merging? Nintendo is the maker of the best selling games, there's no reason for it to "merge" with the companies you mentioned, leaving its name and legacy behind just for a small amount of profit. Why doesn't Microsoft just BUY OUT Sony/Sega/Capcom?? It has the money to, but it won't be a good business decision. You should understand at least the basics of business before making such stupid assumptions.

............................. .......................

I quote - "PS3/360 are crushing the Wii". Just one month of more sales -- and there you go! The fanboy of the least successful console rejoices. Wii sales are not abysmal and PS3 hasn't outsold it by such a huge margin that you can call it crushing. Ohh wait, "YOU" can! you don't own a Wii! (I've seen your comments history) You just come out here making some stupid comment from Wii being crushed and Nintendo leaving the home console business.... LOL! noob.

[Cratos8780]

Wii is on life support.

COD:Black Ops Wii will only sell 1 million. PS3 and 360 will both sell more than 10 million each.

Wii fails.

[darkcharizard]

I don't click 'show' to comments made by ignored users. Feel free to waste your time. Jerk.

[bananlol]

Well at least uncharted 2 offered a difficulty option, something twilight princess and the galaxy game would have greatly benefited from.

[perfectCarbonara]

Wii is definitely on the decline.

[gamer8179]

No really sure why everyone wants the wii to die. Ninetendo games offer a different experience than that of the other 2 consoles. Why would you want 3 consoles that play the exact same game? Who cares if the ps3 or 360 catches up to the wii in sales. They all are good consoles with their own benefits

[alb1899]

sales, sales, sales!

wii down 45% compare last year
ps3 down 35% compare last year
360 up 37% compare last year

Will SONY catch MICROSOFT in this battle?.............we'll see it in our next episode of the war of sales!

[Blaster_Master]

Im sure the release of Halo and RROD is the result of all the new 360 hardware sales in Sept. BTW, the ps3 slim sold over one million in the first month it was released. Nice try there troll.

[alb1899]

first the 360 has 4 months over the competition not just one.
second 360 has 4 months over the competition not jus one.
third the 360 has 4 months over the competition not just one.

read it 3 times so you understand is not just about halo, witch you said before was not a console seller.

[darx]

What's your point?

[LoydX-mas]

PS3 slim and fat: -$100 across the board price cut
-PS3 slim released 3 months closer to holiday season
(which is largest sales quarter of the year)
-PS3 slim was released world wide within a week

360 slim and fat: -NO price cut for new model
-360 slim released in June (usually slow
sales month)
-360 slim had one month delayed world wide release

[siyrobbo]

people still going on about rrod?

i get that people assume people only buy 360's as replacements, but the software attach ratio says different

unless everyone who rebuys their 360 also rebuys all their games

[Narutone66]

that the new slim 360 also scratches the DVD disc.

[jneul]

no x360 owners do rebuy games as x360 scratches disks as well, not to mention they love their shooters, so every time one comes out expect it to sell 2million, ps owners like variety which is why games like heavy rain and gow ii have good sales

[walker01]

I read,
"Will SONY catch MICROSOFT in this battle?.............we'll see it in our next episode of the war of sales!"
In the voice of captain quark from Ratchet and Clank, anybody else?
ive not even played the game for at least a year

[PirateThom]

I heard it was Sony who didn't want NPD numbers to be released any more... :-/

[OneShotThrill]

I wouldnt be suprised. Idk wats the obsession with sales data anyway

[PirateThom]

It's not, when people first heard NPD weren't revealing numbers any more, people instantly jumped on the "Sony have poor sales" bandwagon.

[RetroReborn]

how could sony or any other company stop another company from releasing figures?, how does that make sence to you?

[acere]

xbox 199
ps3 299

[alb1899]

if you want blue ray you have to pay for it, don't you thing so?

[N4Great]

Bluray, and best graphics, best exclusiuves, more vartiety, free online, internet browser, best motion controlers, etc

[lodossrage]

in some places the 360 is $149

I tried to tell people from the start. this was ALWAYS about price.

[silvacrest]

Hell, you can get an elite for £99 in the UK if you want, you can get it for even less if you look for sales

people seriously dont understand how cheap the 360 is now a days but saying that, how many more times can MS price cut? i think its at that point where another one wont make as great an impact as before

on the other hand the PS3 is still the most expensive and can easily get a big boost from a price cut

[callahan09]

How does wedbush morgan know? Sorry if the article says how, but I didn't have time to click the link. Uh oh. Anyway, very nice sales numbers for them, good job.

[siyrobbo]

they have npd numbers which they pay for

[RetroReborn]

cant wait to get home and play that new sale game, looks awesome./s

[Malice-Flare]

September 2007 - HALO 3
PlayStation 3 -- 119,000
Xbox 360 -- 527,800
Wii -- 501,000

September 2010 - HALO Reach
Xbox 360: 483,989
PS3: 312,000
Wii: 254,000

PS3 definitely preformed better than before, and HALO Reach isn't the system seller HALO 3 was...

[alb1899]

how many xbox were in the street at that moment and how many now?

maybe if you have some logic you'll find some answers....

[Malice-Flare]

that PS3 did not perform better than before?

or, that HALO Reach, despite selling more than HALO 3, did not sell as much or more systems as HALO 3?

[Mustang300C2012]

Why are you going back to 2007 LMAO? Since last year it was down compared to 2009. You have to go back 3 years to try and make a point that is really pointless?

[gamingdroid]

You are right, Halo: Reach isn't the system seller like Halo 3 was. However, we didn't expect it to. It certainly performed admirable.

However, the PS Move pushing consoles didn't seem to happen at all.

[dead_eye]

Move isn't a system seller. Only a complete moron would go out and buy a brand new system for a new controller. same with kinect.

[dead_eye]

hehe look 2 morons disagreed lol

[darx]

Tell that to Sony. Why introduce move controls to people who already have a PS3? They already bought the system less Move. Sony sure hopes that it's a system seller.

[XDF]

nonsense.

First, The user base for X360 was less in 2007 and Halo 3 was the first Halo on X360. It sold a little more than Reach.

Second, the price of the PS3 at that time is $500-$600: thus the low sale.

Third, how many units did Uncarted 2, KZ2, GOW3, and MOVE help PS3 move during their respective launch months?

Lastly, how is PS3 doing better when it is 170,000 less. I just LOL

[Malice-Flare]

what facts were wrong in what I posted?

[zimain]

Also add to your list that Move was released too Sony fanboys seem to have forgotten it already

[darx]

"HALO Reach isn't the system seller HALO 3 was..."

That's not a fact.

[alb1899]

ps3 sells are 37% less than last year.

when halo 3 were out 20million 360 were on the street so a lot of people was waiting halo to buy the 360 so is not the same case with REACH now 360 is 44millions and even so 483000 is huge number.

If you want more explanation by me put me one more bubble! lol

[Malice-Flare]

and if you're going to tease me, do it right: it's fangirl...

^_^;

[Anon1974]

Halo 3 was only available for about 3-5 days at the end of September in 2007. To get a sense of if Halo 3 made an impact on sales you should look at that holiday quarter, for Oct/Nov/Dec.

According to Microsoft, 2007's holiday quarter moved 4.3 million 360 consoles. How did that compare to Halo-less 2006? 4.4 million million. So, worldwide 360 sales actually fell when Halo 3 released. And, guess what. One of the 360's biggest selling titles, COD4 also released during that 2007 holiday quarter.

When you actually start looking at the sales data - 360 console sales don't usually budge when they release their heavy hitters. They jump when there's a price cut, but not due to any particular game as far as I can tell. I may be wrong in this as I've only really looked at COD4 and Halo 3 - but that's what the data looks like it's saying.

If sales are up now, I'd say it's more due to the price cut on the old 360's still readily available everywhere and less to do with the release of Halo Reach.

[postofficebuddy]

In the case of quarter 4 2006 Microsoft very heavily stuffed the channel. There was such a huge excess left in the channel at the end of the year that they barely shipped anything in quarter 1 and 2 2007. Admittedly they also stuffed it again in Q4 2007 but not nearly to the same degree as 2006.

[cmrbe]

Is correct.

Lets not forget that the x360 was not 199 as well in 2007 when Halo 3 came out.

Halo Reach really is not the system seller compare to Halo 3. That is a fact.

[lelo2play]

Good numbers for PS3

[N4Great]

yes, and don't forget it's only xbox 360 territory !

everywhere else, ps3 do much better.

[wicked]

Not in the UK, 3 to 1 to xbox here

[NYC_Gamer]

both PS3/360 did real good

[XDF]

http://www.pcworld.com/arti...

Also, Halo Reach 3.3 millions is standalone only sale, it does not contain sales of the Halo Reach X360s bundle.

With the momento X360 has carrying over to Oct with another AAA game Fable 3 coming out and Kinect bundle for the Holidays, X360 pretty much have NA wrapped up this year.

[Gears_of_War_3]

WiizDooMed

[Dread]

This is strange

I would have thought that this thread would be empty since all the sony fans "never talk sales" and they "dont play sales they play games"

lol

on point: good numbers for Sony as well. It seems to me that Sony and Ms will be very close this gen when all is said and done. this means that Ms is now a real contender and not just the new kid on the block. this is very good for the industry as a whole, so I am happy that both companies are sharing the market.

[silvacrest]

there are enough 360 fanboys in here, and dont generalize so much, would me saying ALL 360 fanboys care about sales more then quality games be accurate?

[Malice-Flare]

i post a comparison to when HALO 3 launched, and they pull out all sorts of tangents in their replies without addressing if anything i posted was factually wrong...

sorry, can't reply anymore after this...

[AceofStaves]

I would have thought that this thread would have no posts from 360 fans, since it doesn't concern their console at all.

lol

On-topic: Excellent numbers for both MS and Sony this month.

[MetalGearBear]

312,000 in USA alone. Good Jobs, Sony!!!!

[xg-ei8ht]

What helped M$ was a year start, plus a decent online system.

By the time the PS3 came out, it had a big lead and a huge price tag.

On the other side you had the cheaper Wii as well.

People tend to forget.

I'm not saying m$ hasn't done well, they have.

But a newer slim model and halo reach, you know alot of the same customers are buying again.

The only way we are going to know how numbers stack up is when GT5 hits.

[Mustang300C2012]

So when will you actually provide the data that backs up what you are saying? I mean anyone can talk out their ass.

[Prcko]

POWER!!!

[Akagi]

For Christmas, PS3 should bundle GT5, Uncharted 2 and LPB (or maybe KZ2) or something for the definitive PS3 experience.

[FrigidDARKNESS]

good job Sony...as we can see the Wii is slowing down and will no longer be a competitor soon.

[Clarence]

1st the PS3 outsold 360 the first 6mo of the year
2nd the 360 sales was on the decline until they released the slim version.
3rd Reach helped them but now the sales are going back to normal.
GT5 give the PS3 the edge in Europe and the 360 is not even a challenge in Japan. Every month the PS3 is selling over a 100k a month, sometimes more. In a year that's a million plus. Right now the 360 isn't even hitting 100k a month. With that being said the PS3 will sale more consoles WW this year. I believe the PS3 will surpass the 360 in in 2011.

[niceguywii60]

PS3 hasn't sold more consoles world wide for 6 months.
http://www.vgchartz.com/wee...

Make sure you check the date box. The 360 has been widening the gap for awhile now. Starting next month the 360 will leave PS3 in the dust.

" I believe the PS3 will surpass the 360 in in 2011"

^^You guys have been saying that for almost 3 years how funny you should say that now when data shows the 360 pulling away again.

LOL at the PS3 Netflix thing. Bragging about a Netflix update weeks before the 360 overhaul. Enjoy it while it lasts.

[SoapShoes]

You are wrong and before you start posting blog-like websites, get some real facts. They still have Move at 600K+ worldwide when we know for darn well that it's 1.5 million in Europe alone. Get me some manufacturer's numbers then I'll give your post the bod.

[Seferoth75]

Where is the proof that they sold 1.5 million Move units in Europe alone. I know NPD is out and Move failed in the US to even chart so kinda odd that Europe would have such extreme sales than the US.

My guess is you kids are using shipped figures as if they are sold numbers.

[Clarence]

Vgchartz has proven to be bull$h!t. 1st they have the PS3 sitting at 38mill. We all know its well passed that, since Sony posted 38mill console sold back in June. 2nd vgchartz said move only 450k. We now know that it has sold 1.5mil in Europe alone. Its funny 360 fans on here say that Sony numbers are close to what vgchartz has, and everytime vgchartz is way off. As far as netflix it's funny that you guys are just now getting a console that can show hd movies without an outdated add on and built in wifi. Still using dvds. I like how gamestop employees offer insurance for 360 games because the 360 is known for scratching disc. Still paying for online service. Isn't M$ raising subscription fees next month. Let me know how that's working out.

[xg-ei8ht]

Dude over 3million 360's have broken.

[The_Zeitgeist]

That is insane that some people would say Sony selling $17 Million worth of software was a bad month.