US PS3 sales up 70% in October

NewsPosted 19/11/2009 - 3:35pm GMT

Analyst believes success is not a flash in the pan.

Sony has announced that sales of its PS3 console are up 70 per cent in October 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008.

EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich believes the recent turnaround for the PS3 is just the start of more long-term popularity for the console.

"Many believe a console race is a 100-meter dash, but it's really a marathon," stated Divnich.

"PS3's growth in recent months is a perfect example of how a new low price along with upcoming innovative, exclusive titles such as MAG, Gran Turismo 5 and God of War III, will act as large catalysts for driving the PS3's install base even higher.

"Add in the robust offerings on the PlayStation Network and there's no doubt that PS3's success will continue well throughout 2010, and beyond."

On the subject of PSN, Sony has announced that the service now has over 33 million registered accounts, attracting an average of 5.4 million unique sign-ins per day and 1.4 million daily store visits. PSN generated more revenue in October 2009 than in any other month to date.

Via MCV

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dudester

I don't listen to sales talk

back around Cologne there was the whole ps3 ahead in europe no ms ahead in europe by million then not so long ago ms announced they had reached the sales figure which they previously supposed to be ahead of. They talk out of their behind in an attempt to show who has the bigger floaters imo.

Posted 10:26 on 20 November 2009

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jakeistheman

Yea tbh the 360 is alot more advertised and theres a ton of 360 owners in the US(M$ is a US company so it should be this way)so really i dont think sony will catch M$ in the US market just like M$ wont catch sony in japan.

Posted 04:00 on 21 November 2009

dudester

Within 3 years I for one do not believe we have a new generation of consoles. I believe they will be close to ready to go ut its in best interests of Sony MS and Ninty to wait until the global ecomony is the best possible shape before launching a new pricey console and I believe it may take a bit longer then 3 years.

Also Karlius this is just America again I don't think Sony overall will win there but can drive enough from Europe and Japan to compensate for this.

Posted 16:14 on 20 November 2009

Karlius @ El-Dev

Biggest sales day of American year is Black Friday which happens on the last Friday of every November the one just before thanks giving. It's at this point every year that America does it's main Thanks Giving and Christmas sales. Decembers sales are non comparable to This one weekend there except the final weekend before christmas which has the same effect.

http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=2604
http://kotaku.com/5100645/microsoft-...n-black-friday

If the console doesn't turn over incredible numbers more than 360 then indications will show it won't do over the christmas period. MS sold 500,000 consoles over the weekend last year with total console sales of 2.9 million. I'm sure one of our american readers can comfirm this.

Edit: Just saw the Walmart ad for consoles. 360 Bundle $199 PS3 Bundle $299 in my opinion the PS3 has the best offer! So they may do really well!

Edit miss read the Walmart ad. The 360 is $199 with a $100 walmart gift card making it $99 not too shabby but it's the arcade version and I still prefer the PS3 offer!

Posted 14:57 on 20 November 2009

El-Dev @ Karlius

I'd be suprised to see a new console from Sony in 3 years. Also with the launch of Natal next year MS may have put off launching a new console by a year to 18 months if they want to push the value of it. Also they have been getting strong sales in the last 18 months so don't need to end this gen as quickly as they did the last and can recoup some of the losses made from the extended warranties write off.

But, the only way to guess whether or not the PS3 will close the gap in real time and not console life would be to know when the new consoles will be released. As I said I reckon Sony will give the PS3 a longer life than MS will give the 360 so how that effects sales we will see.

I think the sales push for the 360 came from the release of MW2 in the last 2 weeks and I also don't agree this week is make or break for the PS3 in America. It'll be December and January most likely.

As for the GT5 links; All Age Gaming, never heard of it and the rest were brief previews for TGS which didn't say what you claimed them to say.

Posted 14:09 on 20 November 2009

Karlius @ El-Dev

But not short enough! Which is my point. In 3 years don't you think we'll have new consoles? Also it's still deamnding 195k sales more than the 360 a month. Granted in September and October I think the 360 was defeated by near a million consoles but thats to be expected with the launch of such a SKU! Next year may be different with Natal! But speculation will get you no where and your throw away comment is not based on fact it's opinion.

The SKU has now settled and the main indication will be next friday the bussiest shopping day of the year in the US and if it doesn't turn over an additional 500k unit on 360 it is higly unlikely that your prediction will ever happen. We will have to see.

I'm not criticising the sales increase i'm purely being realistic and saying it's too early to be complacent with flippant comments that PS3 is now dominating which it clearly isn't.

What we don't know is actual sales. We only know shipments. We only ever know shipments. And when Sony starved the market of PS3 for a month before the SKU release they shipped many to replenish stocks. While sales were obviously higher in those periods the shipments don't equate to sales.

We now see the sales relaxing and shipments being restored to a lower rate but still higher than previously which suggests more demand but it's still not as increased demand as is made out hence the PS3 being outsold by 360 in the biggest market in the world last week.

I also posted links for the GT5 previews and never claimed them to be in depth! I recalled incorrectly about DL Sony film content what is correct but the point of my comment was how other forum members suggested that DL Films was a rubbish idea and had no place but were loving the introduction to the Sony service.

I also said that the Wii will do best with their Black SKU and they are.

Posted 13:00 on 20 November 2009

El-Dev @ Karlius

No offence Karlius but you have made stuff up before in the comments thread, most notably the in-depth previews of GT5 and Sony "categorically" saying people weren't ready for movie downloads. Didn't you also claim that MS had done the best out of the recent rounds of price cuts? When they clearly haven't. So i wouldn't put it beyond you.

I reckon it'll be neck and neck in about 3 years, which is drastically shorter than 6.5 years.

Posted 12:25 on 20 November 2009

Karlius

Your 100% right mate! TU

Posted 10:44 on 20 November 2009

dudester

Posted 10:26 on 20 November 2009

Karlius @ El-Dev

I think your deluded. I just pulled the figures out of my arse. What a tool.
Think you should see my second comment as this clearly relates to you!. (Next While be specific or are you just plucking thoughts out of the air?) Next Friday will make or break the PS3 sales figures in America for this year.

They need to be outselling consistantly at 1/2 to 1 million more per month for any drastic change to the market share and frankly that isn't going to happen to soon! Even at 500k a month sales in advance of 360 it would take over a year to get to the same level.

PB while I agree with your comment that wasn't the angle people were taking in the comments section. Bit of reality was needed. Christ if 360 or PS3 was to out sell the Wii by 100k a month it would take them the best part of 20 years for them to catch the Wii. Just proves how many units they actually shifted.

Posted 09:32 on 20 November 2009

pblive

Does it matter? The Wii still outsells them both and currently has the next Gen lead? Does this mean the Wii is better than the other 2? No, it just means it sells more.

Basically, any increase in sales for a console is good news, whether it sells more or less than another console. Bigger user base = more profit for developers = more developers on board.

Posted 07:22 on 20 November 2009

El-Dev

Oh those last 2 weeks in US sales saved your prediction for this month, I personally think you were making it up and got lucky. If the PS3 even equals sales in America for the next while the PS3 will catch up drastically quicker than your 6.5 year prediction. The Japanese and Europeans seem to be buying more PS3s now finally which will probably end up being where much of the gap is made up.

Posted 00:47 on 20 November 2009

Karlius

VGCHARTZ.COM for one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by el dev

So is the 360 going to outsell the PS3 in the US this month?

As it happens on the week ending 14th of Nov

360 out sold PS3 in US by 40k consoles so maybe yer!

Posted 00:24 on 20 November 2009

El-Dev

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karlius

The predicted sales for November are looking to be 80k - 100k world wide.

Is there a source for this?

Posted 00:23 on 20 November 2009

Karlius

NO Not what i'm saying but the difference worldwide is marginal. Read the post. If PS3 keep OUTSELLING the 360 month in month out at the current November rate of 20k+ Consoles a week or 80 to 100k a month best case scenario is balancing the 360 to PS3 ratio in 5 and 3/4 years. Hence to make a massive dent they really need to be making a bigger dent like they did in September / October with the release of their new SKU.

I actually believe the marketing campaign has just arrived for PS3 and they are seeming to get things right finally! Just before Christmas too which to me puts them in with a great chance. But lets not get ahead of ourselves. They need better sales to claw back to get the next Gen lead!

Posted 00:21 on 20 November 2009