Sony: Over 3.5 million games sold for PS3 in November

[Zeus]

Sony has announced that more that 3,552,456 first and third-party titles were sold for PS3 in November, representing a year-to-date growth of 150%.

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<b>Press Release:</b>
PlayStation Brand Continues Strong Sales Momentum Into the Holiday Season; PS3 Hardware Sales Grow 60% Year-to-Date

Total PlayStation Hardware Unit Sales in November 2008 Top 1 Million

The PlayStation brand began the holiday season by posting solid sales at retail across its three platforms, with more than 1 million hardware units sold in November 2008, a 93% growth from the October 2008, according to NPD.

PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) has continued its strong momentum during the holiday season with 378,071 hardware units sold in November, representing an increase of almost 100% from October. From January to November 2008, more than 2.8 million PS3s have been sold in the U.S., representing a year-to-date hardware sales growth of more than 60%.

Fueled by an unmatched holiday line-up of blockbuster first and third-party titles, more that 3,552,456 software units were sold for PS3 in November, representing a year-to-date growth of 150%.

* Top-selling exclusive games for PS3 in November included hot titles for the hardcore gamer and family alike, from the pulse-pounding first-person shooter Resistance 2, to one of the best-rated games of the year, LittleBigPlanet. Third-party must-have titles — including Activision’s Call of Duty: World at War, Midway Games’ Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, and Electronic Arts Sports’ Madden NFL 09 – rounded-out the best-selling games for the platform.
* In November, the PlayStation nation continued to turn to the PlayStation®Network for entertainment content, including: new PlayStation games such Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Age of Booty; original content such as Qore: Episode 5 and Xam’d: Lost Memories, Season 2; and new blockbuster additions to the video delivery service, including Hancock and Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. There are currently more than 15 million registered PlayStation Network accounts worldwide.

PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and the Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters PSP Entertainment Pack proved to be a popular choice for movies, games and entertainment content on-the-go in November, with 420,539 units sold. This represents an increase of 118% from October.

PlayStation®2 (PS2) and the LEGO Batman: The Videogame PS2 Entertainment Pack posted solid sales in November, with 205,944 hardware units sold, a 51% increase from the previous month.

Power of the PlayStation Portfolio

The PlayStation brand generated strong sales across all three platforms, earning $663 million in November.

* Year-to-date (Jan-Nov), the PlayStation brand generated more than 5 billion in revenue, representing an 11% growth year-to-date.
* PlayStation total hardware revenue was $261 million in November, representing a year-to-date growth of 9%.
* PlayStation total software revenue in November was $352 million, representing a year-to-date growth of 16%.

[So-Unreal]

gears 2 did that in 30 days right? sony is in trouble if you ask me. not 1 game sold a million?

[Appleseed]

well they had....lets see....

lbp
resistance 2
valkyria chronicles
siren blood curse
motorstorm pacific rift

as their exclusives. the biggest time for the past two or so years the ps3 has been out for their exclusives. and this is along with other games that were out for the consoles, yet they managed to sell 2 million?

i suppose there are two ways to look at it. "WOAH SONY SOLD 2 MILL IN A MONTH, THATS GREAT" or "yeah well, sony sold 2 mill at a time they had their biggest exclusive lineup blah".

[iLLNESS]

this is right on par with sonys usual sales...

not many games sell much more then a million for ps3. and if they do, 360 has still always doubled that number.

and as for over 1 million ps3s sold... whered sony get their numbers from? i see under 1million sold

[onyxx]

well they had....lets see....

lbp
resistance 2
valkyria chronicles
siren blood curse
motorstorm pacific rift

as their exclusives. the biggest time for the past two or so years the ps3 has been out for their exclusives. and this is along with other games that were out for the consoles, yet they managed to sell 2 million?

i suppose there are two ways to look at it. "WOAH SONY SOLD 2 MILL IN A MONTH, THATS GREAT" or "yeah well, sony sold 2 mill at a time they had their biggest exclusive lineup blah".
3rd way to look at it is that they released to many high profile titles at once and spread the sales to thin.

you also forgot Wipeout HD and SOCOM

[atuaricamãe]

Cool, Gears 2 by himself did that in one day.

[onyxx]

Cool, Gears 2 by himself did that in one day.

really? wow that's magical, what other stats can you pull out of your ass?

[EL_CAD]

and as for over 1 million ps3s sold... whered sony get their numbers from? i see under 1million sold
No that's one million Playstation brand consoles sold, which includes the PS3, PS2 and the PSP.

[switchg3ar]

I loved gears of war for the ps3. It was my favorite game, it was the reason I bought the PS3.

[Kr155]

gears 2 did that in 30 days right? sony is in trouble if you ask me. not 1 game sold a million?

gears 2 sold 1.56 or so. this is npd btw not world wide.

[Kr155]

Cool, Gears 2 by himself did that in one day.

worldwide maybe. these numbers are north america

[atuaricamãe]

really? wow that's magical, what other stats can you pull out of your ass?

The number of cocks your mom sucked.

[beterweter]

I loved gears of war for the ps3. It was my favorite game, it was the reason I bought the PS3.

mmm...dpt...isnt:confused:gggg...aaah...nevermind

[Kr155]

The number of cocks your mom sucked.

what are those doing in your ass

[Xenontc]

I loved gears of war for the ps3. It was my favorite game, it was the reason I bought the PS3.

Quoted for vast epicness.


This statistic is proof that the PS3 is not selling for gaming reasons. They had the biggest new title in the Playstation lineup for years, and sequels to two of the biggest games on the PS3 and they couldn't top the sales from 1 game on the 360. If they don't drop the price by $150 by next holiday season, they're fucked.

[beterweter]

what are those doing in your ass

you dare to ask him this.
:p
yuk,i don't like where this is going:p

[Appleseed]

3rd way to look at it is that they released to many high profile titles at once and spread the sales to thin.

you also forgot Wipeout HD and SOCOM

Hmm, thats actually a very logical reasoning. CRAP why do i fall for your bait everytime? you is a sly one, you.

[Appleseed]

you dare to ask him this.
:p
yuk,i don't like where this is going:p

Mfffttt....bwaaahhahaa. Tee hee. *sniff* oh stop.

[beterweter]

Mfffttt....bwaaahhahaa. Tee hee. *sniff* oh stop.

you like it...:eek:

:D:D:D

;)

[switchg3ar]

Quoted for vast epicness.


This statistic is proof that the PS3 is not selling for gaming reasons. They had the biggest new title in the Playstation lineup for years, and sequels to two of the biggest games on the PS3 and they couldn't top the sales from 1 game on the 360. If they don't drop the price by $150 by next holiday season, they're fucked.


I tried dude, I think I made my point.

[sigma8]

This is amazing! Especially since according to Time.com, there are only 200,000 PS3's the in the US. That game attach-rate is insane!

Insane, I tell you!

[dgknight500]

This is amazing! Especially since according to Time.com, there are only 200,000 PS3's the in the US. That game attach-rate is insane!

Insane, I tell you!

whaat? i though everyone owned 3 copies of R2, and 7 of CoD:W@W...

[msanchez]

what are those doing in your ass

LOL I guess someone didn't think about his reply, that's freaking funny. Wish it wouldn't go farther than that though, I really don't want to know anymore about this.

[indolent]

No that's one million Playstation brand consoles sold, which includes the PS3, PS2 and the PSP.

Yup, they had to lump ps2 and psp sales in with ps3 just to be able to say they sold 1 million last month

[doxology]

Quoted for vast epicness.


This statistic is proof that the PS3 is not selling for gaming reasons. They had the biggest new title in the Playstation lineup for years, and sequels to two of the biggest games on the PS3 and they couldn't top the sales from 1 game on the 360. If they don't drop the price by $150 by next holiday season, they're fucked.

well sony got sequels to motorstorm and resistence, are those the two you where talking about? the issue with that though is those games don't get enough hype outside of the PS3 circle that a gamer that doesn't have a PS3 already is going to go buy a console for them.

its sad but sequels to big franchises sell consoles. and original ip's don't usually do super well at first. now once you have a big install base they can, but they don't usually at first. once the install base of the console is big enough those original games get attention and hype, but i imagine its hard to sell a new console using new ip's as one of your main weapons. i mean as a long time gamer i want to see new great ip's but it seems a lot of gamers just want the sequel to their favorite franchise.

[EL_CAD]

well sony got sequels to motorstorm and resistence, are those the two you where talking about? the issue with that though is those games don't get enough hype outside of the PS3 circle that a gamer that doesn't have a PS3 already is going to go buy a console for them.


I thought Motorstorm was really good and fun. If I had a PS3 I would get it. My only beef was the slow menus, lack of rumble. and the lack of splitscreen multiplayer, were any of these issues fixed for part2?

[doxology]

I thought Motorstorm was really good and fun. If I had a PS3 I would get it. My only beef was the slow menus, lack of rumble. and the lack of splitscreen multiplayer, were any of these issues fixed for part2?

i haven't played part 2 but i didn't like the first one that much. it didn't have enough variety for me and it didn't play better than anything else i had played, but after the hype i heard about it though i had huge expectations so that could have been part of it.

i think there are enough racing type franchises out there that a game like motorstorm really wasn't going to be a system seller because it would have to of been one of the greatest racers ever.

[dgknight500]

I thought Motorstorm was really good and fun. If I had a PS3 I would get it. My only beef was the slow menus, lack of rumble. and the lack of splitscreen multiplayer, were any of these issues fixed for part2?

i believe the rumble and menus were fixed... dunno about the splitscreen tho... but a quick google search can answer that for you

[Rotmm]

i believe the rumble and menus were fixed... dunno about the splitscreen tho... but a quick google search can answer that for you

Yes, Motorstorm 2 has splitscreen. In fact, up to 4 players can play splitscreen and it's great fun in this mode. The graphics take a bit of a hit (downgraded for performance reasons) and it really needs to be on a 50" or about TV (which I have ;)) but it's fantastic that they have included support for so many on a single screen.

[EL_CAD]

Yes, Motorstorm 2 has splitscreen. In fact, up to 4 players can play splitscreen and it's great fun in this mode. The graphics take a bit of a hit (downgraded for performance reasons) and it really needs to be on a 50" or about TV (which I have ;)) but it's fantastic that they have included support for so many on a single screen.

Thanks for the answers guys. Playing splitscreen on the giant screen was why my brother got the first one and was a little mad that he hadn't checked the box more closely.