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Stringer : Sony sold over 200,000 PS3s in USA following Black Friday

Although Nintendo and Microsoft have disclosed the sales figures of their respective consoles we were yet to hear anything from Sony regarding the official sales figures of PS3.The chief executive of Sony sir Howard Stringer in an interview with Bloomberg has finally disclosed the official sales figures of PS3 post Black Friday. This is what he had to say :-

"Stringer today said the company sells about 200,000 PlayStation 3 consoles in Europe each week, and 40,000 to 50,000 in Japan. It also sold more than 200,000 in the U.S. following ''Black Friday,'' the day after Thanksgiving."

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TANOD5981d ago (Edited 5981d ago )

Although they updated their x360 sales post black friday they havent done it for ps3.

As claimed by Stringer 200k + ps3s were sold solely in USA let alone Canada and Mexico.

So Vgcharts PS3 figs for NA last week could be shy off by as much as 45000 units.

same goes to EU sales . The last week sales could be shy off by as much as 40/50k units.

I hope Vgcharts correct their stats now.

The french x360 sales of Vgcharts are also highly exaggerated since MS themselves claimed last week that they touched 500k units sold last week

barom5980d ago

wow 200k a week in europe
and 50k a week in japan

that's a million a month right there.

celticlonewolf5981d ago

Know that he is talking about sold to retailer not after that(and to show that Im right al we need to do is wait a coupel of days for NPD). Why people get all bent out of shape when companys claim this I dont know. Sony sells to retailers thats where they get there money so thats the numbers that they count thats whats inportant to them. Now of course if they dont sell at retail then sony cant sell more to the retailers so its all linked to get me wrong. Companys can follow sales to retailers far more easy and alot less money than they can to consumers. Anyway good news for sony.

TANOD5981d ago

He is talking about sales to customers .

since SONY doesnt sell consoles to retailers on a weekly basis .

It is rather a monthly basis / a period basis.

x360s sales were adjested in Vgcharts and so should the ps3s.

If you look at the top retailers of EU especially Spain,Italy ,France and Germany then you can see that their charts are dominated by ps3 games

Loudninja5981d ago

Do you know what you even talking about?

TANOD5981d ago

micromania.fr

game.co.uk ( Uncharted is SOLD OUT at UK's biggest retailer)

play.co.uk

www.hmv.co.uk ( site not updated since 1st Dec.)

www.amazon.co.uk

www.amazon.fr

www.amazon.de

PS3-PES bundle as well as sole PS3 are on the top 100 charts of most of those retailers

Snukadaman5981d ago

poor idiot is posting everywhere on every topic concerning the ps3 and sale figures....lets see if they keep up the momentum after the holidays nasim/tanod...my guess is after the holidays you go back into your self imposed excile too hide the shame...

hardcorehippiez5981d ago

yes ill admit that there seems to be a lot of ps3s in stock but on the approach to the xmas holiday season thats actually a good thing.at least any1 going to buy one wont be dissapointed when they cant get 1. and another thing as of lately the ps3 is restocking regularly so that means its selling. still think wii own this holiday season tho even if it is in short supply

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TANOD5981d ago

The barcode at the end of the box also provides an invoice to SONY when a console is sold to a customer through retailer

gololo5980d ago

not on real time...you think everytime someone scans that bar code it registers in sony database and the figures are updated....WRONG!!! They have to wait to hear from retailers...

celticlonewolf5981d ago

Over the net to which one is right or wrong if vgcharts are way to low for the ps3 then they should adjust them and it will mean that you were right that they have sold over 200,000 a week since Black friday(to customers) . If the sales are close or even over for the ps3 acording to vgcharts then it will show that they ment to retailers not customers. All we have to do is wait lol.

TANOD5981d ago

just look at them

PS3 is doing phenomenal in EU beating the wii in some places , very decent in NA at the moment and decent in JAPAN (40--50k per week )

why argue when u can find the truth yourself

celticlonewolf5981d ago

Im not saying the numbers are off lol what is wrong with you? lol All I said is that I think he means to retailers not consumers lol. Did I ever say the numbers were off? My you are touchy about sales arnt you lol.

Kururo5981d ago

they would have used "shipped" instead of "sold"

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies18h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken13h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d 5h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d 4h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt16h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken13h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos1d 10h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto1d 10h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger881d 9h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies23h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.