Price cut boosted PlayStation 3 sales to 100,000 unit last weeks

U.S. sales of the PlayStation 3 more than doubled in the weeks after the company slashed the video game console's price $100 and launched a low-end model, Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer told The Associated Press Wednesday.

Sony said it sold more than 100,000 consoles of all types in the week ending Nov. 11.

The price cut and new model make the PS3 more competitive against Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 as the holiday season opens, Sony chairman and chief executive Howard Stringer said.

[beoulve]

vgchartz dead wrong again. Don't trust vgchartz anymore. They're simply using NPD stats last month and make a calculative guess. That's why they always overestimate and under sometimes.

[PS3 Limps on and on]

It's Sony reporting this. I don't trust it at all either. But VG charts can be dead wrong also. We've seen it before.

[ParaDise_LosT]

I won't trust their word...
I won't with MS either..
NPD will clear things up...

[beoulve]

well if Sony publish a false numbers, it's a crime. You can't do that simply just to convince your investors. Transmeta did that and got into trouble. As for vgchartz, publishing false numbers, what do they have to lose.

I knows fanboys like to say "Lies all lies, sony lies"

[felman87]

maybe Sony sold that to retailers. (thus avoiding a criminal suit but still being true nonetheless) regardless, NPD will clear this up.

[lawman1108]

Please............

[Chaos Striker]

It seems you still don't understand anything. If they provided false information then they would suffer severe consequences from the government for releasing false information to the public (ala Enron or WorldCom...hopefully u know what those are, because if not then...). And furthermore, using that image works the first time like 2 weeks ago, so using it now is worthless. Thus, everything you try to assert is invalid.

[PopEmUp]

how old is the pic is that from early this year

[Leg-End]

icefenix88 is a legend!!!

[KnowitAll]

If they haven't even released the numbers for this week ending nov18
But if we go last week
They released the numbers for ending november 11.(They seem to have added the japanesse numbers and usa numbers of saturday 10)
PS3- 199,430 ending nov11(VGcharts) (Sony says they sold 100k for ending nov11) So how can vgcharts be wrong??????????? How do you know thier wrong?? When Sony's information pretty much fits with vgcharts information on week nov.5-nov11.
Yes Vgcharts have been wrong before, around july this year when they thought ps3 would have sold over 100k(in its first price drop, in usa) but it turned out ps3 only sold like 56k. So yes vgcharts can make mistakes but they also fix them.
-"beoulve" you vgcharts is "dead wrong" when you don't even say why its wrong.

This is one of those "don't pull arguments of your ass" respond

[Whoooop]

Very G@y chartz!!!

[Rythrine]

Good one, man.

[sonarus]

i personally didnt think the 75 thou was bad. Those are pretty good numbers for ps3. However those numbers were completely desimated by 360 and wii numbers. I doubt 360 sold that much this month.

[joydestroy]

i'm interested to know how many they really sold after the price cut took place and the new model was introduced in the US.

[MK_Red]

Great news, hope the final figures are like this or even better and the trend continues. Just in time for Uncharted. Hope this helps sales of both Uncharted and Ratchet & Clanks.

[IntelligentAj]

It's great news for Sony. I also think the advertisements had something to do with it also. Ever since they rolled out that new ad blitz it's hard not to see a PS3 commercial which mostly everyone has agreed looks cool and interesting.

[MK_Red]

Good point. Not only the PS3 advertisment is much heavier now, the ads look cool and interesting.
Hope combination of price drop, new ads and games like Uncharted and Ratchet finally makes PS3 sell as much as it deserves and keep this trend of good sales.

[Loudninja]

They cannot publish false numbers, os get thta out of your head

[Sovannah Phum]

trojan horse (bluray) in a 100,000 more homes! :)

[Spartan 117]

Great news for sony. they are going to need this boost since all of the xbox's exclusives are coming out. This year may belong to the xbox but next year is the year of the PS3.

[Bladestar]

"Sony said"... right... sure... does Sony have access to every retail store database? how do they get this numbers? Will wait until NPD... though I hope it's true... I want Microsoft to drop the price of the xbox 360 again.. and the only way they will do it.. is if the new PS3 SKU make them... be let this be true...

[rofldings]

Does NPD have access to every retail store database? No. How do they get these numbers? Estimation via statistics.

[KINGDRAMA]

bladestar is in EVERY positive ps3 newsthread trying miserably to place his OWN bot twist into the story.

I sure hope his parents get him a ps3 now that its cheaper, maybe hell stop being such a lil b1tch.

[Whoooop]

What do you expect from Mr. Bubbles

:)

[Jandre02]

Dont you have one already? Or maybe your broke so you cant afford either console? Thats sad. Trolling these sites day in and day out hoping that one day the Xbox will drop in to your affordable price range, $89.98

[GIJeff]

LOL. I was going to say the same thing... Why do you want it to be cheaper if you have one already? How many broken ones do you have? How many RRoD does it take to screw a customer? By now bladestar must be rethinking his choice to follow XBOX to the bitter, cold, broken, bricked end. The PS3 is going to slingshot starting christmas. I dont really care too much either way, but its inevitable. I dont get paid every time sony sells a PS3...

[Premonition]

Hey bladester just shut the F down, and stop posting in places your not wanted, I doubt your 18 or over because your very immature.

[Chaos Striker]

Actually Sony is able to get those numbers. They could be using a method which indicates if a ps3 was sold once it was scanned at a cashier's post that directly links to their own database. And this would eventually yield the said numbers through that link

[beoulve]

so simple, Sony can use NPD number, all you have to is pay NPD . You do know NPD has a lot of paid member only info, don't you?

[WilliamRLBaker]

looks to me that sony is lieing, 100k includes ps2 sales:)
lol

Sony is gonna have to sell over 2 million consoles in the next 6 months to catch up to the 360's 2 year total sales. lol good luck on that.

[Big Jim]

What does it mean that they sold "100,000 consoles of ALL TYPES" last week? Are they including PS2 sales in that 100,000 consoles sold figure?

[beoulve]

it mean 60gb 80gb 40gb. They're talking about PS3 sales, how PS2 is included in there too.

[ActionBastard]

All types of PS3s.

[krik]

The gamestop shops around me (Alpharetta, GA) sold out of the 40Gb model a couple of times, they keep getting them and refilling stock though. Also gamestop.com (online) sold out of 40Gb last week (they have them now).

On the other hand both bestbuy and frys close to me have plenty in stock. But it's funny that bestbuy.com stopped doing the in-store pickup for the 40Gb model...

[Jandre02]

Was completely sold out of PS3's. It had full stock of both 80gb and 40gb when I went on Sunday.

I think sony's advertising of Assassins Creed makes people think its SOny exclusive, and people are buying the two together.

[Foliage]

Microsoft has been advertising multi-platform games for a while. It is a good move, and Sony should have done it sooner. Not everyone is up-to-date on the industry, and placing your logo on a multi-plat product is always a good move.

[Kleptic]

Sony has been dropping some serious money for prime tv spots lately...and for ad rights to some big games...I saw a CoD 4 ad on Sunday for just the PS3, as well as AC...both have that "tion" PS logo and sound at the beginning, which they have been doing forever...then it just shows the game like the normal mulitplatform ad...but has only the PS3 box at the end, as well as that Playstation 3 black screen thing they have been doing since launch...

[Danja]

Great news for Sony

PLAY B3YOND...

[Adriokor]

Flame war commence!:)

On another note is there a Bond game being developed for ps3?

[Jandre02]

Has anyone every played Nightfire(i think thats the one) on the gamecube?
Honest to god that was one of the best multiplayer games ive ever played. It had bots (smart ass bots at that), and 4 player multiplayer.

It was weird to be because it was kinda random. You could set the bot level of intelligence, and they had these guided missles that you could shoot from across the map and guide it inside buildings.

Also they had this remote control cars with guns on it that you could drive around and detonate....wow

Damn that game was good, lol

[Xbox is the BEST]

said this.

[DRE1970]

THE CLERK AT GAMESTOP,TOLD ME THAT THE 40GB WITH SPIDERMAN 3 BLU-RAY.THEY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND (SOLD OUT)

[lawman1108]

Looks like they have no problem and EVERY other store has piles as big as these so please keep your Sony FANBOY wet dreams to yourself

[Chaos Striker]

thanks for showing us all what you truly look like lawman (with all its ugliness). Now go out and enjoy your parade of stupidity and not to mention ugliness

[ActionBastard]

Oh noes! PS3s are in stock! You're such a tool.

[marinelife9]

The ghetto toothfairy pic is priceless!

[Odion]

is this sold sold or like sold to retail?

[krik]

It's sold to retail. They cannot report consumer sales since they do not sell directly to consumers.
Anyway after all the struggling to sell PS3s do you think retailers are stock pilling on them? It is most unlikely. I know for a fact if I was in charge of purchases for a retailer I would order just a few at a time at least until I see how they sell.

[shmee]

did u even read the article

It said " 30-40k ps3s were sold before "

That increased to 100+k after the price cut . SONY has access to all ps3s since barcode is ticked everytime a single ps3 is sold to a customer

[gamesblow]

Well, one good thing is this... odds are blu-ray will win the format war, but... there will be a casualty... That being the Ps3. Sucks... I know. Atleast games are at the stage of getting nothing but 6, 7's and 8's now... "cough" uncharted "cough" or otherwise I'd be upset. "ha"

[rofldings]

Hey man, there's always 2008. That's when the REAL heavy hitters hit.

[DRE1970]

PS3 GET BAD MEDIA BECAUSE SONY IS JAPAN AND MICROSOFT IS USA. THEY WANT IT TO FAIL HERE. LETS SEE WHEN DEVELOPERS GET TIRED OF TRY TO SQUEEZE EVERY THING ON THAT TINY DVD FORMAT. AND THATS ALL I GOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT. (STONE COLD)

[cmrbe]

I agree with what rofld above me said . The true heavy hitters will be here next year in PS3 2nd year.Some of us tend to forget the we are comparing first gen PS3 games lineup which are mostly new IP to arguably the best gamelineup of the competition in its second year. You have to put things into perspective. New franchise such as HS,lair might not have been a great success but i can see their potential and i have every confidence that their sequels will be really amazing judging form what i have seen. Next year and onwards when the PS3 dev really start using the full potential of the PS3. Expect even greater things from Insomniac, ND, Factor5, Ninja Theory, Evolution on top of the returning heavy hitters and other new and interesting project from quantic dreams and digi guys with their wardevil project just to name a few.

[jorellpogi]

hope sony can sustain the momentum.

[gamesblow]

Asking Sony to sustain anything is like putting cup holders in a roller coaster.

[Foliage]

Really? The PS1 and PS2 did fine for quite some time, and continue to. What was it, a combined 230 Million consoles sold between the two?

Where is the original XBox? Look it up, it was released before the 360. Yeah, it did exist.

[mark09]

pwnt lol

[HarryEtTubMan]

SERIOUSLY TAKE GAMES BLOWS BUBBLES HE's a fvcking idot. I guess he really belives he's an "insider" and knows Sony's buisness better than they do. You a little ant buddy. You don't know whats going on and can't predict whats going to happen. This whole thing is alot bigger than us, ur way to caught up in trying to compete with how good u think the 360 is. Make usrself happy and get a 360. I have it and I'm getting a PS3. 360 really doesn't have much to offer besides those 3-4 exclusives. And they aren'y god's gift to gaming by any means. Take this loser's bubbles.

[Sevir04]

Foliage that was funny, and well said. I'll leverage you with a bubble for well putting him in place.

gamesblow = PWNT.

LOL!!!!

[DRUDOG]

For foliage. Gamesblow is always talking outta both sides of his ass...

[kunark]

idk how many ps3 they sold but i was of the guys that bought one when the price cut went into effect in the usa lolz sold my sole to get 500 dollars

[Whoooop]

Do you hear that guys???? PRUMM PRUMM PRUMM PRUMMM

It's MART and his ubber nerd gang of fanboys marching together towards this thread....

Assume your positioonnnnnnsssss!!! I have some 360's here used for about 20 minutes and they are overheated and about to explode...

I'm going to throw some at them to see if I can hold them....

AHHHH they are too many... need help quick..

[Foliage]

Let the Microshafts have their fun, there's nothing ever going on in the 360 section.

[cmrbe]

Has all bases covered for this holiday season with the lowered price and quality games to suit all tastes.Sure x360 has higher rated games but all of the x360 high profile games are shooters like Halo, Mass effect, and bioshock which only appeals to one section of the gaming market. I seriously won't be surprise if PS3 sales will be neck and neck with the competition this holiday.

[jmare]

100000 is the number of PS3s sold to retailers, which is good because it means retailers are seeing an increased demand.

EDIT: yes I read it. However, the way it works in retail is the manufacturer sells the product to the retailer, the retailer then marks up the price, then the consumer purchases it. Simple concept. So where in the article does it say that it is to consumers?

[shmee]

It is SOLD TO CUSTOMERS
did u even read the article

It said " 30-40k ps3s were sold before "

That increased to 100+k after the price cut . SONY has access to all ps3s since barcode is ticked everytime a single ps3 is sold to a customer

[gamesblow]

Sony has all their bases covered with amazing AAA games raited solid 8!! Yah, I'm sure the mass of people love buying a 400 dollar system for average gaming experiences that do little to advance their genres. I'm sure everyone is just busting at the seems at how safe Sony's played it and failed at doing so.

Resistance, as good as it is... is a typical FPS
R&C did nothing but repeat the success of the prior 4
Motorstorm is a below average racer with tons of problems
Lair was a step in the right direction but failed because of reviews
Heavenly Sword is utter garbage because it lacked personality

I can go on and on and on... So, with Sony playing it safe, basically making last gen games for their super console... Why should anyone take notice again? Average doesnt' sell anymore, folks. Learn to live with it.

[remix]

and then why does a review matter to you. does the mart influence you that much.

ign says uncharted was tripple AAA, so did eurogamer and a some other big websites, now all of a sudden a couple reviewers say its not and you dont like it anymore.

and then on top of that, do you even know what A AVERAGE RATED GAME IS, a average rated game is 75. 88 and up is great and above.

maybe you should go back to school my friend

[season007]

PS 3 isn't targeting the average, no company nowadays does, because average is a group of people no bigger than any group of existing customers, they are just somewhere in the middle and that's it.

PS 3 instead is targeting a much larger customer base than X360 (while still smaller than Wii's all casual gamer approach)... think about it you are guranteed to get any genres of AAA game now and in the coming years. and xbox360 have just guranteed to have AAA FPS titles...

Aside from your biased comment, one excellent title that is ignore by most gamers is EOJ, it targets at card gamers and it is a AAA title of its kind, so as more games, coming or existing in other genres.

So yea...they are playing safe but they are not delivering AVERAGE like you've said.

edit: and yea i can't find any gamers happy about it if xbox is releasing new gen of machine next year, o well 2 out of 3 years they are suffering RROD? can you be happy with it? I don't think so....3 years life and it drops all the support again , and you still can be happy with it....good for you

[Antiomo]

You want to know something funny.

Xbox does NOT have everything covered. they just make decent shooters.... what else????

At least the ps3 has their bases covered in many genre's

Sorry but the xbox is tooo much like a poor mans PC.

Now im not bashing the pc cuz it has ALOT of shooters, but it also has its RTS's and MMORPG's

You say resistance is a typical shooter... what do you call halo? IMO resistance is way too over hyped and the graphics are not that good, but hey I feel the exact same way as halo.

Motorstorm is not average, compare the feel to other racing games.. it actually is the first racer that feels open rather than enclosed it really feels like your in a 3d environment.

Can't comment on lair, but at least they tried something new.

Sorry heavenly sword is an awesome platformer. Bit short, but sweet.

[GIJeff]

Lacked personality? boy what planet are you from!?

[The_Engineer]

did any of you really think this turd was ever really a PS3 fan?? anyone of these "over the top" "PS3 fans" are almost always an undercover xbot WITHOUT FAIL!!!

This is most likely a M.A.R.T. account.

[WilliamRLBaker]

fact-Heavenly sword is and all ways will be a GOW clone, It was a button mashing peice of crap that was just goddess of war, pretty much the same storyline and every thing.

Some chick filled with angst gets powerful weapons just like kratos had, can do all these moves and is on the revenge bent to kill all these guys that killed her people...yep pretty much goddess of war.

[gamesblow]

I just thought of something... "ha" When Ps3 finally catches up to the xbox 360 in terms of offering us "EVEN" the same videogame preformance for multiplatform games... the next xbox will be out. "ha" Hell, at this stage... I'm so spent on Sony I'd be happy with just a game that's on par with the xbox 360. My overblown expectations in the PS3 have now been lowed to a bar that someone could decapitate themselves with if trying to limbo underneath it.

Go PHONY PS3, you super machine, U!!!! What a piece a' damn joke!

[rofldings]

I don't get you. Do you have bipolar disorder? In some threads I see you praising the PS3 and its great games and now I see you called it a "PHONY PS3"

...

[remix]

keeps there ps3 going, sony will have the biggest install base and devs will know how to program for it. what makes you think devs will make games on the next xbox which will have no install base compared to the ps3.

IT WILL BE PS2 VS XBOX ALL OVER AGAIN. xbox had better graphics but sony will have all the games and more to come because there built to last. if fanboys turned you away from the ps3, then thats very sad that your so easily bribed. you should have never brought a ps3 in its first year in the first place. your so pathetic

[cmrbe]

There is no way the PS3 will look 1 generation ahead of the x360. Any sane logical person will understand this. For me i didn't buy the PS3 because i thought it will blow the x360 out of the water but simply because it will have the games that i like to play. If you actually believe all the BS hype Sony was saying before the launch then i really feel sorry for you.

[DJ]

Just that PS3 is 2.2 times more powerful on paper (and more than that in practice due to tech stuff that I won't get into). But that's relying on technology that the 360 can rely on as well. One generation ahead is ridiculous. Half a generation is more believable, considering the kind of stuff PS3 devs are doing on the system, even in its first year.

[cmrbe]

Yes i know sony didn't say that but obviously people like Gamesblow thought it would with their ridiculous high expectations. When Sony was hyping the PS3 to do 120 FPS and so forth i just laugh. Its just talk and i feel sorry for stupid ideiots like bloodmask that believed that. Anyways PS3 is by far the best piece of electronic hardware i have come across and i have no doubt that it will eventually deliver the goods as Sony always do. People should just be patient because mark my works they will deliver.

[ngg12345]

He is going to be banned on blog.us.playstation.com for trolling constantly. He doesn't own a ps3, and all he does is troll on that site. He is comparable to nasim except significantly worst. He lies about virtually everything about the ps3. If you saw anything he posted on playstation blog, you would know he is a super troll. Ranks higher then anyone here in fanboyism. I don't like attacking people, but he is one of the people that I actually hate. Anyone, who ever been on playstation blog would know why someone would hate him.

[SIX]

I saw more PS3's sold the last few weeks than 360's. If true then it's good news for Sony.

[DJ]

Apparently their marketing team has an MGS4 commercial waiting to be released, which they probably plan to put out during December. Kudos to Sony for making their system affordable, as well as revamping their marketing strategy. Oh, and plenty of great games kinda helps too. ^_~

[PStriple703]

go sony! like i said watch out microsoft someone might steal Christmas

[ApocalypseShadow]

who wouldn't want to buy a ps3?i mean besides 360 fanboys?

the best tech,the best features,the best hardware company next to nintendo.

after seeing remote play with games like lair,and being able to get your hard drive content from ANYWHERE in the world where there is a hot spot-it tells me ps3 is next gen.

after seeing the pseye and it allowing you to draw on a piece of paper and then play,make videos,send videos,do security for your house,do object recognition-that tells me ps3 is next gen.

after seeing games like ratchet,heavenly sword,uncharted,killzone,GT5,l ittle big planet,etc-that tells me ps3 is next gen.

the ability of the ps3 to upgrade the hard drive from 20,40,60,80,100,250,etc.-that tells me ps3 is next gen.

the ability of the bluray disc to upgrade over time from 25,50,100(hitachi just announced it),200(5 years maybe?)-that tells me ps3 is next gen.

the controller is evolving from motion to rumble with motion.but it may evolve to motion and touch sense or better later in ps3's lifetime-that tells me ps3 is next gen.

the fact that the "ONE" cell chip can outclass the 360's "THREE" chips at graphics,physics,12 hd streams,thousands of animated thumbnails,folding home,raytracing,astronomical research,A.I.,etc.-that tells me ps3 is next gen.

the fact that ps3 can play cds,dvds,bluray,etc.-that tells me ps3 is next gen.(i'd bet you through a firmware upgrade,ps3 could watch hd-dvd movies.not that it would happen.but i bet it could)

the fact that ps3 has a 3D representation of a community(home),and it can expand over time bringing gamers together like never before on a console over 2D text-that tells me ps3 is next gen.

and there is more coming.who wouldn't want to buy a system that can do all that?......besides the 360 fanboys?

good job sony.and without any of your biggest guns being released yet or massive system failures.i'm just amazed.......just amazed.with ps1,i was thinking,"okay it is better at 3D than my saturn."(still love my saturn)with ps2,it took awhile for it to prove it was better than dreamcast for hardware.(it took a whhiiiiiillllee-still love my 2 dreamcasts)

but the ps3 just impresses me right out the gate.right out the freakin gate.

mag lev......................

[cmrbe]

The Divx support which is freaking cool.

[Fanboys Beware]

Are you done humping Sony's leg yet. Everytime I read a post of yours your trying to prove that the PS3 is everything Ken Kutaragi hyped it up to be. Your posts are lame. Why would anyone want to pay more for the PS3 when they get the same thing for less with the 360? When will you realize that Sony lied about the PS3's performance and the PS3 is basically a 360 equivalent console that can play Blu-Ray HD movies. Your posts reek of insecurity. Do you own stock in Sony? Did Microsoft piss in your Cheerios? Give it a rest already.

Also when was the last time Sony told the truth about any of it's sales numbers. After all Sony has a reputation for claiming consoles shipped to retailers as consoles sold. Even if this number was anywhere close to the truth. Guess what? The 360 still kicked the sh!t out of the PS3 in US sales last week. Because of that margin the 360 outsold the PS3 worldwide for last week. Oh and people still aren't buying Sony's exclusive first party titles. Ratchet and Clank hasnt even cracked 200,000 in 3 weeks. Thats less than 10% of all PS3 owners in the US. WTF does that say about Sony? But I heard Spiderman on Blu-Ray did pretty well. You and Sony fail.

[cmrbe]

Why would anyone pay more for the PS3 over the x360?.

1. It has the exclusive that alot of the 120 million PS2 owners want to play like FF,MGS,GT,GOW, to name a few.
2. PS3 has a built in Blu-ray player and wifi which the x360 don't have inbulit.
3. PS3 has a 0.5% failure rate compare to the 33% for x360.
4. For those that like on-line gaming PSN is free compare to xboxlive

So excuse me for agreeing with him.BTW the figures that you are referring to are for VGchats which we all know are not reliable.

[n_n]

anyway, smart move by sony to bring out a more affordable sku.

[Gahigiddy]

Meaning it went UP the week AFTER the 40GB release.

And Sony can't lie, it's a crime. VGchartz can and does.

[Fanboys Beware]

Hmmmmmmmmmm. Lets see. Dual HDMI: Lie. All games running at 1080P 120fps: Lie. 4d: Lie. Spring 2006 launch: Lie. 2 million consoles available at launch: Lie. Worldwide Launch: Lie. 6 million units sold by March 2007: Lie. Home in Fall of 2007: Lie. In game XMB: Lie.

Not to mention all the other things thier PR have said. Futureproof: Lie. Nothing is ever futureproof. Nothing. The next generation of gaming doesnt start till we say so: Lie. The 360 was out a year before the PS3. We dont care about the competiton: Lie. Wii-mote -> 6-Axis. Media button on 360 controller -> Media button on PS3 controller. Xbox Live -> PSN. Achievements -> Trophys. Rumble is not needed, last generaton, cant work with motion controls: Lie. Try settling a lawsuit with Immersion. I could go on and on.

We wont even touch on some on Sony's other products it overhypes and markets that fail to deliver. Ahem PS2: CGI-quality graphics, supercomputer, etc...

All this and you want me to believe Sony's announcement. Sure. I can believe retailers got 100,000 PS3's shipped from Sony. But 100,000 sold in a wekk. Get theF*CK out of here with that nonsense.

[Sevir04]

"Lets see. Dual HDMI: Lie." as far as the world and sony was concerned they never said the PROTOTYPE AV PS3 would lauch on NOV 11th and 17th 2006. Find me those exact words from any one from Sony that said it would lauch with such a model. or did you believe that the model they showed in 2005 was the full console with finalized specs?

"All games running at 1080P..." LMAO... some how the word "Supports" up to 1080p as the console does and actually running them was skewered in your mind. Again please find me a quote from any of the main sony peops from E3 2005 or after that said the all PS3 games will run at 1080p. i'll say you'd be hard pressed, i'll tell you though that you'd probably find PHil harrison saying That the PS3 is a console that can support resolutions of up to 1080p, which is achievable by means of HDMI.

120fps all games running at that... no it was said by crasy Ken, (gotta love that Father of PS) that the PS3 is capable of and can DO games at 120fps.... but we all know that that was laughable, why because TVs at the current and the ones coming now can only support 60fps. and again Can do equates to capable of, just like the console can DO native 1080p at 60fps, and not all, Support covers all and leave room for DEV to go for it if they want. So again even though KEN said a bag of rubbish he never once said all PS3 games will runn at 1080p or at 120fps for that matter. but if you can find a quote saying just that from him or any of the SONY head honcho's provide the link and prove me wrong.

4d: Lie yes 4d from crasy ken... need i say more.

Spring 2006 launch: Lie. We all new the reason for it, secondly it was estimated, Not promised as in everything manufacturing a bleedegde new tech, comes with manufacturing issues and kinks thus delays and shortages So it's not a lie since they never promised it.

2 million consoles available at launch: like i said before Manufacturing issues plague a new release of a console so it was in evitable. and again they never promised which was was they changed there forecast for that launch.

Worldwide Launch: Lie. ok we know why again, but that was a promise and they for went it So yeah thats a LIE

6 million units sold by March 2007: Lie..... LMAO.... i swore theyu said and read that all plans after launch was to ship 6 million consoles, just like Good old MS who only shipped 3 million in that same time frame a year earlier. and sold around 5.5 million around june 06.
find me a link saying that the promised that they'd sell 6 million PS3 by march 07. because they'll tell you and it's from Phil's Mouth when he said they plan on "shipping" not Sold!!!! read before being a fankid.

Home in Fall of 2007.LIE. estimations and not being able to meet an estimation doesn't equate to a lie, after all i remember PHIL saying in Feb that if all goes well they should have it ready by fall 07, the fact that 3rd party devs and first party devs didn't get the HOME kits should have dawned that it wouldn't be ready, show me where they promised a fall release with an accurate link..

you sir reek with fankid stench, but it's ok.

i wont even bother listing MS's blatant lies they did and said to everyone about sony during that time. i think though before you call sony a liar maybe you should look at your 360 and see who lied. after all they launched a console that they promised would function and and work, and not interrupt game play time. not a machine with a 33% failure rate, and cant even support true HD resolutions... *coughHALO640p&PGR3-520pco ugh*

or how HDMI wasn't needed and that 1080p graphics cant be done in ps3's first year or at launch. hello new 360's with HDMI 1.2, and RR7,ninja gaiden sigma, Lair, GT5 prologue, wipeout HD, tekken DR, Virtua tennis 3, VF5, FNR3 and the myriad of PSN titles that do it (1080p) with ease natively.

[Sevir04]

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

what do you mean by "Sevir I'm pity your comprehension skill"? um bro i dont know if you read my post, but i was actually defending sony. I dont call lies, maybe you didn't see that i quote the Fanboy dude above me and then went on to disprove. but oh well on this site things are bound to be misconstried by both party. i'm done with this post ... instead of me waiting a 4th bubble on you i'll just leave. done with this...

and BTW good job SONY, this christmas should have you very stable when it hits, with HAZE time crisis 4 and UT3 all wrapping up your holiday season. and uncharted making a killing, i just hope Sony markets the PS3 very very strong around christmas time or even introduce a limited time bundle that will help propell it foward this christmas.

[beoulve]

Sevir I'm pity your comprehension skill. Like we said before, you will keep crying lies lies lies. Ever heard of Enron, WorldCom, Transmeta. Sure you didn't.

[karlostomy]

Sevir, you have gotta be the most insecure PS3 fankiddy on the block.

Are you really defending SONY's lies? WHAT? Did i read correctly?
Sheesh.... what a joke.
IS there anything more pathetic?

I can't believe you have written off Ken Kutaragi's comments so easily. Wasn't he the hyped and lauded father of PS1, ps2, ps3? And now you call him crazy? He hyped and LIED on behalf of SONY and now you are trying to sweep him under the carpet?
Come on buddy... how's your selective memory? You have sunk to new lows.

Fact is Crazy Ken's comments wowed and impressed the herd of sheep who are ONLY NOW waking up with some hard hard disillusionment. Some, like you, are still in denial and will defend SONY to the end.

I aint gonna defend MS either, because i am well aware of their shortcomings. But please spare me your reactionary drivel.

If you reply, make it a short one...
Your rants are so long and desperate.. it's not funny anymore.

[Sevir04]

you know i'm not going to bother explaining my self, even people like you who try to come across as educated just come up short in the end. again try reading before you all someone delusional. what i did was challenge some one to find me links and quotes from the various SONY reps that said these lie. We all know of the ones that KEN Kutagari said and addressed them as such. we know he hypes and lies. you can see that with the ones i said. but hey. speaking to a person like you.... i wont even bother. do yourself a favor and crawl under a rock or reread my post. and take the challenge up on your own and proof me as delusional. seeing that your saying i'm defending lies.

Good day sir good day

[nrdygrl87]

I think now is where it all becomes PS3 world. I sort of feel sorry for the 360 since it really has no chance now and it pretty much stinks.

[ApocalypseShadow]

adding divx.or just having upgrades through firmware is awsome.not having to live with bugs or getting more content over time.just awsome.

i can't say any "one" thing outdoes the rest.but i would have to give it up to the camera.that camera has hidden possibilities sony is not showing.i can just feel it.they are hiding something about that camera.

never mind the obvious playback of disc media.i expected that.not bluray.but i expected it would read dvd.

and the remote play is so far beyond all the things i have seen since pong and atari.it's just.....WOW!my sega nomad couldn't do that.the gameboy i had couldn't do that.my gba couldn't do that.my DS couldn't do that.the ps3/psp remote play feature ROCKS.if ps3 was having a concert,i'd pay $75 dollars to see it play.and the sound would be 7.1 at the concert.

FUTURE PROOF was an understatement by sony.i don't care what any fanboy says,i've never seen such cool innovation so quickly in a short amount of time.especially after seeing that pseye video.

mag lev....................

[spike]

PS3 SUCKS

[Chaos Striker]

premise? details? nothing? hmmm, guess you fail at supporting a conclusion...a rather meaningless conclusion might I add.

[ApocalypseShadow]

you're one of the idiots i'm talking about.you do not acknowledge the innovation at all.like sony didn't do anything creative.

sony is not perfect.but you can't deny what they are doing.but f#ckheads like you want to bash because ps3 does what it does.did you see any comparisons to 360?wii?no dummy.i just listed what it can do.

go shoot yourself then lay in the street.doesn't matter which one is first.

dumb@ss!there is a difference between liking something and being obsessive.did you see any,"360 sucks!" or "wii is crap."

no you didn't.when you shoot yourself,make sure it's in the face so your mother doesn't recognize you.

mag lev....................

[Fanboys Beware]

You act like Gollum from Lord Of The Rings, And the PS3 is you "Precious". Heaven forbid anybody say anything negative about the PS3. Whatcha gonna do. Get the rest of your Ken Kutaragi worshipping PS3 NuttHugger buddies to take my bubbles?

Relax. We dont want you going postal or trying to take your own life. I understand your upset that the PS3 gets beat worldwide in sales by the 360 and Wii on a daily/weekly/month/yearly basis. And thats just hardware. What probably hurts even more is that The 360 outsells the Wii and PS3 in software sales combined. Or that the Wii in 1 years time has more than doubled PS3 sales, and that the 360 continues to widen the gap with the PS3. But you got Blu-Ray, and 7.1 sound, and Remote Play, Linux, Folding at Home, Internet Browser, motion controls, swapable HDD. Media ports, oh whoops sorry Sony removed that. Full backwards compatability, oh whoops sorry Sony removed PS2 backwards compatability. Oh yeah it's got 1080P and Blu-Ray. Too bad you need a new 1080P HDTV and 7.1 surround sound system system to take advantage of Blu-Ray. Whats even worse is that Blu-Ray may lose to HD-DVD.

You tout all these features of the PS3 yet not a damn one of them has made the PS3 sell worth a damn, or made any PS3 games sell worth a damn. You sound just like Sony's PR. Ever wonder why the DS is whooping the PSP??? We all know the PSP is alot more powerful than the DS and has alot more "features". But the DS is more affordable, and has better/unique games. Not PS2 ports. Why do you think the underpowered Wii kicks the crap out of the PS3? Price and uniques control scheme. Why does the 360 blow the PS3 out of the water in the US. The 360's games and Xbox Live appeal to US customers. Look at the sales figures for all of Sony's exclusives like Warhawk, Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Folklore that have come out in the past 6 months. They all have been busts when it comes to sales so far. Meanwhile the 360 already has 26 games that have sold over a million. PS3 has 2 games. So average that out and the 360 has a 13:1 ratio in million sellers per year.

Last but no least before I go to bed. I have seen countless time how you compare the PS3 to the 360, and rag on the 360 for this or that. So STFU, gather your buddies and take my bubbles. Truth hurts. Thank you and Good Night.

[SEAN1617]

AWWWHHHH BOOHOOOO PS3 SELL A 100,000 UNITS IN LESS THEN A MONTH AND ALL YOU RACIST XBOXFANBOYS CRY FOUL? I SWEAR YOU PEOPLE MAKE ME SICK.

[Filanime03]

Guys check this forum on VGchartz they are spinning the numbers that sony gave. Some of the poster are saying that sony is just spinning things around or they couldn't possibly sold this much and some dude are saying that this is only sold to retailers. Wow I feel sorry for Vgchartz they still believe their false predictions. here is the link: http://www.vgchartz.com/for... only sold to retailers. Here is the link:

[ApocalypseShadow]

i see you making comparisons and talking about preliminary ps3 configurations before release.you think one year means anything in the ps3's lifespan?ps3 will sell as well as the other previous systems(ps1/ps2).if nintendo caught microsoft,i KNOW sony will.

your 360 fanboyism shines through.and every comparison i typed was truth.

360s break more than ps3s.TRUE
ps3 has more built in features.TRUE
psp can be linked to ps3 from anywhere.TRUE
sony has made more innovative hardware.TRUE
ps3 can be upgraded overtime.(hard drive,disc)TRUE
sony thought about the longterm just like they did TWICE before(100 million sold 2 times)TRUE
the games industry has grown because of sony.TRUE

if you believed in 4D,then that was your dumb@ss fault.
if you thought all games were going to be 1080p,that's your fault.
if you believed that the E3 2005 ps3 should have been released for $700 or more because of things like 2 hdmi ports,that was your fault again.

but the thing is:no matter what you think sony lied about,they delivered TWICE on their promise of games and innovation.that's why you bag it.the only thing you can name is xbox live.but what else is there on 360?

NOTHING.absolutely NOTHING.the wii does nothing accept for the controller.name a innovative thing on 360?you can't.the system,the controller,nothing about it is innovative.nothing microsoft is doing with the vision camera is innovative.only when sony innovates or comes up with new ideas does microsoft innovate.because they don't know how to innovate.

but i won't bag the games on 360,because there are good games on 360.the system is just not as good as ps3.any system built a year later should have more innovative features.and ps3 does.you just need to take bills d!ck out your mouth and robbie bachs's d!ck out your butt.

you ask why 360s sell in america?are you that dumb?FPS GAMES.nothing but FPS games sell in high numbers on 360.too bad about those other games like kameo and viva pinata.but you didn't mention those huh?but the same sales are not in europe.or in japan.and it's been 2 YEARS.and nintendo caught 360 in one.do you think a ps3 at $500-$600 would be at 13 million in one year?how dumb are you?

don't forget the armor piercing bullets when you shoot your face.

mag lev..............

[Jamaicangmr]

This needed to be said... Well done +bubbles Mag...

[The_Engineer]

xbots vote for bush

[killer_trap]

that was rude, merciless and most importantly TRUE.

bubble spreading here. ps3= 100 million sold(well it would if someone modded the dang thing).

[Lord2008]

You answered your own argument you D!ck,

People what to play games plain and simple. You can rant about technology and innovation all day, but as proven with PS2 / XBOX generation, having the most power system means nothing without games to play.

And as for Sony’s innovation, yeah it takes real innovation to rip off other people (Wiiremote / sixaxis, Xbox Live / PSN).

[freakyzeeky]

The PS3 is getting Hot! Hot! Hot!

[jackfatal]

europe and japan is already theirs!!!

[Baddo_Ekkusuchi]

sony is back for domination!!!!!

[sleepbox]

It was a small surge, what exactly did you expect? Oh well, where it counts in this industry, SOFTWARE, all the Sony fanboys seem conveniently forget that they are in MAJOR trouble. I would be willing to bet BR movies see a major bump as well, but we are talking about GAME CONSOLES here right?

[jackfatal]

there is a big list of great ps3 games!!
and if u buy only game that have scores higher than 9/10 then u r not a gamer and u rarely play games!!

[whoelse]

Take that VG Chartz! (63,788)

[PMR_21]

PSTRIPLE FTW...j/k..console wars = lame

[IoACEoI]

how much is the ps3 now

[Guitarded]

Are people finally buying into Sony's lies? No. Just the low income Sony fanboys.

[Guitarded]

The games industry has grown in spite of Sony and their difficult to program for systems. Now that developers don't have to waste their time trying to get their games to run on crappy hardware, we are already seeing major growth in the games industry, mostly due to Nintendo and Microsoft and their easy to program for systems. Sony is stupid and arrogant and they are where they deserve to be. Third place. Ha Ha stupid Sony.

[Reanimator]

To all of you PS3 fans, I cannot believe you still use the " 120 millon PS2 owners are waiting to buy...". Reality check. At least 30-40% of those 120 million PS2s are replacement units. There are millions of PS2s stored away in boxes, closets, garages, etc..., along with PS1', NESs, Genesis, Gamecube, etc. There are nowhere near that many ACTIVE PS2s out there. When they were in their 1st thru 3rd year, millions were repurchased to replace defective drives and laser pickup lenses. Of course you are not old enough to have purchased one YOURSELF. I have been gaming since before they invented the Atari 2600, so I have been there, done that.

Oh, and by the way, that 100,000 consoles sold INCLUDE the PS2 and the PSP.

[Chaos Striker]

er wrong, the sales do not include the ps2 or psp, read the first paragraph then look at the 'it' at the next one. This 'it' obviously applies only to the ps3. It also clearly states that this is about the ps3 by looking at paragraphs 5-7.

[kunark]

ok so how many of the 13millon xbox360 are replaments hrrmm about 3-4millon?

[Reanimator]

Very few, since MS repairs them free. I hooke up that Intercooler to mine, it blew, and I had to send it in for repair. They charged me $129, I think. Then 3 or 4 months later, they sent me a check refunding my repair costs. Like a dummy, I hooked that Piece of s..t "Intercooler" to that system a few months later (long story, but I have learned my lesson), and it went up again. Sent it in, they repaired it at no charge, including shipping. SONY NEVER repaired those millions of PS2s for free.

Anyone who claims to have purchased multiple 360s are 1) stupid, 2) lying, or 3)keeping multiple units (why, I do not know). I have had a tradition of giving all my old systems to my nephews.

[Reanimator]

I have been following these threads for a few months. I have also been a gamer since the days of Pinball games, which became Arcade Games, which became home console Video Games. Now I realize that most of you know nothing about this industry before the late 80's - early 90's. For that reason I forgive you for thinking that Sony and/or Nintendo invented this industry. WRONG!!! The video game industry was invented by ATARI, an american company! Back in the 70's the war waas between Atari and Mattel (Intellivision). Later the ColecoVision, the Vectrex, and the Magnavox Odessey were released. Look up the real history to learn what caused the videogame crash, because its a little too lengthy to recount here. Anyway, my point is when Nintendo and SEGA began the rebirth of the industry, all we had were Japanese game systems, with Japaanese games, created with Japanese tastes in mind. Yeah, we had the 3D0 (American) but they could not compete..., too expensive and ahead of its time.
After the Nintendo / SEGA wars came the Playstation. Everyone questioned if SONY could compete with the industry giants (Nintendo/SEGA), they succeded and the rest is history. Now fast-forward to the present day. Microsoft, an american company, creates the XBox, tailors it to western tastes, and jumps in. They took a bath, and lost tons of money (which they expected), just to make a name. Then came the 360. Everyone expected the PS3 to, on day 1, wipe the 360 from the scene. How can they miss??? They sold how many hundred millions PS1s, and PS2s. Sure thing, they said.
Things are different now. For the past 20 years, American have only had Japanese game to choose from (Metal Gear, Final Fantasy, Mario, etc...), sequel after sequel... you hear every day about "just wait until MGS come out", "wait until FF comes out", etc... Those days are over. We now have other game genres to choose from, the Japanese gametype, so popular in Japan, is not the hot thing over here anymore. That's why the PS3 is not selling well. We now have a real choice, and we are not blindly choosing Japanese. Some of us are choosing American. Call it what you want, but those coveted, precious sequels your are panting for are not going to be the system sellers that you are so convinced they will be. Think about it. And look at how all the predicted smash hits have fizzeled, selling mediocre numbers. There's a new sheriff in town. The industry has changed. Get with the program.

[jackfatal]

so i see!! finally u americans admitting the reason u buying 360 is because its (ameeeerican)!!

well let me tell u this!! about the format war the u all buying HD-DVD its is a japanese company that make them (toshiba) so either side the winner is japanese!!

and another thing if u buy something that is garbage and faulty system and provide only 1 type of gaming(shooting) solely for being american product knowing there is a better product with better price value!! then u r Stupid!!

if the world think like u then no one will buy american product and the american economy will go down by 80%!!

just imagine all the cars u sell to the world and the weapons and air-plains!! who do u think buy them?? even xp is being used world wide!!y do u think that?? obviously not for being american although for some countries america forces weak countries to buy their weapons etc!!!

and dont bullsh!t me by saying u have been play since atari time!! its obviously u r a kid not much older then 10 years old!!

[kunark]

if u take the 30% failure rate is like 3.9 millon

[Reanimator]

Icefenix88, wait a few days. It will come out then. Even though it is "OBVIOUS" to you, the qoute is "Sony said it sold more than 100,000 consoles of all types in the week ending Nov. 11.) Now being a college grad, even though it was in the '70s, "...consoles of all types" means OF ALL TYPES. Not of one type. You are guilty of the common mistake of injecting your beliefs and desires in someone else's mouth. It's kinda like when people use the words always, never, everyone, and no-one. They are no absolutes in life (except death). Try not to use those words, and you will make more sense to those reading your comments. I am speaking in general here, not to you personally Icefenix.

[Chaos Striker]

fair enough :-)

[d3l33t]

I am a gamer. I try to play games, no matter what console. I like the 360, wii, and ps3.

But, no one is waiting to purchase a xbox360. Im sorry, i dont know anyone saying "as soon as they drop the price I will buy one". Everyone who wants one, either has one, or is getting one for x-mas. The same canNOT be said for ps3. Countless people I talk to will not throw down the high dollar ammount for the system, because they cant afford it, but are WAITING for it to become obtainable. I'de say 1/2 of my friends. Sure, that doesn't mean anything to you, but to me; it provides a good census of attitude people hold regarding this console.

I could care less who buys one and who doesn't, I just want to play with my friends online.

[Dannagar]

Being a game store owner, I hear more often than not that People are saving up for an Xbox 360. Most often, $279 is just out of these customers price range. As for the Playstation 3 most people are waiting for something that interests them. Sorry but Metal Gear and Final Fantasy aren't on everyones list. So you are incorrect and have no basis.

[lodossrage]

I too have both the 360 and the ps3.

Amongst MANY of my family, friends, and coworkers, they are indeed waiting for a price edge on the ps3. I think the reason the ps3 is always on top of charts like amazon is because in a sense of society, the playstation brand has sunk in.

Like, when a parent nags their kids, they say stuff like "you and your damn playstation". I don't here stuff like "you kids and that dang xbox"

See what I mean?

So yeah d3l33t, it's like that because sony the playstation brand entered into the general conciousness of society.

[Dannagar]

Frequently, I hear parents mistaking Playstations and PSP's, Nintendo and Gameboy. Playstation branding is strong amoung teens but Nintendo's brand is stronger with parents. You've just been exposed to a different environment. Among different circles, one brand will be stronger than the other. Children 8 - 13 will likely know Nintendo brands better than Playstation. Advertising is targeted to different demographs. And I do have people come in all the time and refer to video games as Xbox or Nintendo or Playstation; all about the same amount. In my opinion, Nintendo is more Synonymous with video games than Playstation. Then again, I get a hell of a lot of Nintendo fanboys here at the shop.

[Nuch Vader]

Fantastic, Sony isn't dead yet. The video game wars would be a bit boring if it were just Nintendo and Microsoft.

[fredy]

when will we see this headline

"AAA" titles boosted PlayStation 3 sales to 100,000 unit last weeks"

Thats right smoke and mirror price cuts helpd the boost, when you look at it there was never really a price cut until the 80 GIG went down in price.

The 40 gig is a new SKU not a pricecut. Hey whataver measures it takes to sell

[Reanimator]

As I stated in my post, some of us enjoy western-style games. My point is it all comes down to choice. Some like one style, some others do not. As a matter of fact, I do have a HD-DVD, and am quite aware that it is made by a Japanese company. I drive a Korean car, and my HDTV is made by Samsung (also japanese). These facts are neither here nor there, as they have nothing to do with the fact that I and millions of others, do not PREFER the Japanese style games, like FF, MGS, ect (I have played them, just am not entralled with them.) If you notice, I made no reference to being better, just different. Its all about choice. You make yours and I'll make mine.
One of the reasons I have hesitated to even respond to some of thesee threads is the fact that everyone may not be what they claim to be. However, being over 50 years old, I've come to learn that you can never convince a fool that they are wrong, but I'm still young enough to keep trying. Sorry that I use english, and spell out the words (correctly I hope, but I can make a typo), so I have a hard time understanding the internet language you are using, and sometimes have to re-read a few times before it makes sense. Maybe that's a small indication of my age, but I have no need dor desire to prove it too you. I outgrew that over 30 years ago. Enjoy your gaming. If you ever get on Xbox-Live, my gamertag is Reanimator.

As soon as I sent this, I thought to myseelf, "Samsung is Japanese, right?" Maybe they are Korean, not Positive now. Anyway, I happen to love Japanese electronics, think the women are quite attractive, even like some Anime..., just tired of that style of gaming.

[jackfatal]

first i dont believe 50 years old man is posting in gaming sites!!
second about 360 is bringing different taste in gaming and that taste is favored by western people is wrong again! i see hundreds of post from 360 fanboys dying to get metal gear solid 4 and final fantasy 13!! and they were very happy to get devil may cry 4!! so please explain to me this behavior? i once played an atari with my cousin 15 or 18 years ago and i liked it!! its all about gaming and like u said (what we prefare) and the best value from what u pay! i cant understand why should i pay for online when i can get it for free? and why should i tolerate hardware failure rates when there is other console more reliable?!

plus ps3 have enough of great shooting games

resistance
killzone 2
orange box
haze
unreal tournament 3

so u cant say ps3 have only japanese style of gaming!! and for u to know most of sony games developed by american and europian developers!

uncharted is devoloped by american studio (Noughty's Dog)

and that part that u said (There's a new sheriff in town) made u look like a 360 10 years old fanboy!!

i still dont believe that u r 50 years old!! it will be a semi merricle if u r!

and my advise try out a ps3 cool game!! u dont have to buy it at least try with ur son(if u r a father) or ur friend(if u r a lier and u r young)!! u will have the best experience! and guess what?? u wont have to pay for online to play with ur friends!!

wait!! maybe u r 50 years old who works at MicroSoft company and love MS so u try to promote it?? dont worry MS will never get bankrupt! i use xp!

and u dont have to make a new post to reply to me! u can just edit ur post or any post u posted and reply to me!! and it will be more clear if u add (EDIT) so i know that its ur new entry!

i am a ps3 supporter and sony fan!!!! but truth must be said!! if there is no xbox 360 out there the gaming industry will much less exciting(a bit boring)!! so competition is healthy for the industry and for gamers!!

[Spike47]

japan is the god of technology.

they have tvs we might not get till 2010!

still, amercia kicks @ss

[spike]

PS3 SUCKS. Better price, system still sucks. When are games going to stop getting delayed on the PS3. Still no Orange Box, Strangled Hold just came out. No good online. 399 is still to much, but it still comes with a Blu Ray player.

[pshizle]

how many price cuts in one year

[Xbox is the BEST]

a spike that's all.