Despite a poor month sales wise for the PS3 (and coming ‘last’ overall in 2010) in the recent NPD sales figures, Sony have issued a buoyant response to the data.
“Since PlayStation Move was introduced in September,” says the press release, quoting SCEA’s Patrick Seybold; “millions of consumers and gamers have joined the PlayStation family.”
“The key to Move’s long-term success is developer and publisher support; enabling PlayStation to offer the most diverse line up of motion and 3D games. The combination of innovative hardware and a relentless line up of blockbuster titles is why the PS3 is perhaps the only console that grows more valuable over time.”
“As we come out of the gates in 2011, PlayStation is brimming with new games to whet the appetite for all gamers, like next week’s highly anticipated launch of LittleBigPlanet 2, which received top scores. And right around the corner, Killzone 3 is positioned to set a new standard in hardcore gaming as the first AAA title to utilize both 3D and Move functionality.”
Specifically referring to the NPD figures, Sony say that PlayStation is “the only console company to show year over year software growth with an impressive 32% increase in its sales.”
“Since launching four months ago, PlayStation Move has introduced 50 supported titles, with close to 20 titles still on the horizon, underscoring PlayStation’s steady expansion of software titles to create what is without doubt the most exciting line-up of motion control gaming options available to consumers today.”
The data for 2010, which is exclusively US-based, shows that the PS3 shifted 4.33 million consoles, against the Xbox 360 with 6.76 million, the Wii with 7.07 million and the DS with 8.56 million.
dpb135
Spin baby spin
Kev
like a record baby, right round, round, round
Amphlett
Reminds me of the Labours party under Blair, though not half as evil.
MaD dOctoR 79
it may be spin, but don’t forget most of those 360’s sold will have been the shitty 4gb models bundled with that absolute waste of plastic (unless you have kids or want to get fit)
I prefer a machine to last and be future proof which the ps3 is (for now and the near future anyway) you do get a lot more for your money with the PS3 over the 360 (I know because I have both)
nofi
If you’re talking about Kinect – mmm, I think it’s great.
Juelz345
@ MaD dOctoR 79
Dude, what are you ranting about? And next time try using more mature adjectives. I mean, “shitty”, really? What difference does it make which version of the console sold? A console sold is a console sold. You don’t like Kinect, but millions of people do. And as far as getting a lot more for your money, you do realize that that is completely subjective right? The big advantage of the PS3 from a hard ware point of view is the bluray player, and in an age where millions of people get there media digitally (itunes, netflix, hulu, and all the other movie streaming services) that only goes so far. I almost never play blu-rays because i rent or buy my HD movies on iTunes.
So again, completely subjective (I know because I have, and am completely unbiased towards, both).
MaD dOctoR 79
@ Juelz345
calm down dude, by “shitty” I guess I’ll have to explain it for you, even though you should be able to work it out, (and it most certainly isn’t subjective) 4gb in this day and age is nowhere near enough space, a couple of demos would fill that in no time forget about films.
and Kinect, I’m sorry but when did quantity equal quality, I may be just one person, but I am entitled to have a different opinion to millions of others, I’m not being biased at all, I have owned all systems at some point (apart from the wii, was never interested in it, guess the fact that I started gaming life on calecovision with donkey kong (and that little plumber) means nothing at all and I’m still biased because I prefer the PS3)
oh and I’ll use whatever bloody words I feel like using (within reason of course) so next time keep those type of comments to yourself.
MaD dOctoR 79
@ nofi
yeah but you’re not really meant to use it for this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNAXVs8rydU&feature=related
;)
Charmed_Fanatic
I suspect PS3 to shift alot more this year with the lots of impressive games coming
topshot09
A price cut would do much better
Person678
2011 figures shall be interesting…
Foxhound_Solid
Can we see WORLDWIDE FIGURES to look at? They would be an interesting read to say the least….
How far ahead is the Wii now too?
cc_star
Worldwide figures are very hard to come by and you normally only get to see them in the end of year financial statements, so you’ll probably have to wait until they’re released in May
But I’m sure there was UK figures last week which showed that the 360 had outsold the PS3 by a similar margin, that situation is reversed in Japan & France apparently
Foxhound_Solid
Cheers for that – so PS3 and 360 are tussling for the Silver Award.
I hear the Wii has been on top for 4/5 years now.
Love my PS3 but you gotta tip your hat to Ninty. They ignored the battle going on between Sony and MS and did their own thing. Still pondering on the idea of popping a red wii next to my 320gb Slim…..
cc_star
I’d saved up to get a Wii before Christmas but household expenses mean I can’t spend that money on gaming.
There’s some great gamers games so you should consider it
SMG1&2
Sin & Punishment
Conduit
DKCR
Kirby
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Okami
Plus all the unrivalled party games, then there’s the virtual console with all the best games from the Master System, Megadrive, NES, SNES, PC Engine and others
I thought they’d be a post-Christmas pricedrop, if there is one I still hope to get one… mrs permitting
djhsecondnature
I wouldn’t say the PS3 sales in Dec were ‘poor’. Granted they weren’t as good as the others but they were still solid.
The Mysterious Phantom Bear
I bet there’s a lot less difference in revenue created when you take the average retail costs into account.
cc_star
Sony pointing to upcoming games like Killzone 3 & LittleBigPlanet 2, echos last year when they were pointing to MAG, God Of War 3 and Heavy Rain or the year before with Killzone 2, inFamous etc…
Basically the PS3 has always got a strong line-up they can point to, but as the end of each year’s figures prove its not translating into a sales lead, or even parity.
djhsecondnature
Again it’s end of year in America. It’s sales aren’t bad though, just not as good as the 360. We all know that in Europe and Japan the PS3 is trumping the 360.
cc_star
We know what happens in the US, we know what happens in Japan, we don’t know what happens in Europe because both counties define Europe as different things, with Sony lumping in North African countries and Aus+NZ, where as Microsoft’s Europe is all about the ‘big 8’ Other countries go unreported unitl their end of year financials
Looking at the figures for UK games sales in 2010 it shows that the 360 sold ~50% more games than the PS3, which indicates how the 2nd/3rd biggest videogaming market is going. Add that to by far the largest market shown in the article it means the rest of world has got some catching up to do, which we’ll find out about in May. Not that any of it matters anyway
Hoopiness
Are these accurate sales totals?
http://www.vgchartz.com/hardware_totals.php
If so, the gap of 5 million sales between the Xbox and PS3 (51m vs 46m) isn’t as much as you’d expect really if you believe the MS PR/marketing department. In the context of their 1 year (?) release advantage, that is.
Hoopiness
In my post above, I meant are VGChartz accurate by the way.
jacklum
The last official sales totals from the end of September had the PS3 at 41.6 mill sold and the 360 at 44.6 mill. Given that the 360 had a significant head-start in most regions, it means that the PS3 had actually sold more units per month since its release than the 360.
uber-BARBIE
who cares about sales when ya sitting infront of a 42″ 3d tv with move on killzone3 ;) im sure porches dont sell as good as ford fiesta but id know what id rather have ;D
cam the man
A Ferrari.
Gadbury
It’s nice to know that the industry which provide the products we enjoy are doing well, and that their success allows them to develop new consoles and games.
Grey_Ghost13
Why is it though that througout the year you hear that global overall sales of the PS3 is catching up and will shortly overtake the 360, but going on these figures it doesn’t seem likely. I know the PS3 outstrips the 360 in Japan, but is it in such numbers to dent the US margins?
But I’ve got to say I liked the press release and what Patty had to say, but as cc_star said, it’s nothing new from Sony!
cc_star
Yeah it’s odd, if anything I’d say its by a wider margin, so it more than claws back the US shortfall
Perhaps US+UK trumps the rest of the world?
UsernameHere
I think the ps3 was set to overtake the 360 before the kinect was released.
Wing-Sabre
ive been pretty disappointed with post release support of the move controller i cant believe that there are 50 games out for it :/
cc_star
I’ve had great fun with Sports Champions and my daughter has with EyePet & Singstar Dance, but I’m extremely disappointed outside of that… its almost like they launched a product to crash Kinect’s launch with little though about long term Move exclusive games.
Sure there’s Sorcery but that’s it for 2011 (so far) As I’m not interested in replacing my DS3 and using it as a sometimes inaccurate pointing device I’m really limited for content
simplebob
So apart from Sorcery, KZ3 and possible increased support in LBP2 is there nothing else in the pipeline for move?
shields_t
I think that unless they are dividing up the sub-games of collections like Sports Champions there sure aren’t 50 games out for Move.
Bankzy108
How can you say:
‘Its almost like they launched a product to crash Kinect’s launch with little though about long term Move exclusive games.’
When Move has been in development for years as well as Kinect has. Also please point me in the direction of these so called ‘long term Kinect games’?
It annoys me that you pull the PS3 down at any chance you get, in every article you comment and sort of refer it to the Xbox 360.
Juelz345
@ Bankzy108
And it annoys me when people get “annoyed” at someone who simply states that they were disseminated by a product and even provides a valid reason for said disappointment.
Mean while, almost every comment an a Move or Kinect post is bashing Kinect, by people who don’t even own it and haven’t played it.
Stop taking it so personal when people don’t agree with you, or see things the way you do. He’s disappointed by Move’s current software lineup, end of story. He hasn’t written the product off completely. And no where is his comment does he say that he’s thrilled with kinects lineup.
Bankzy108
@Juelz345
Fair enough it’s his opinion and hes entitled to it, its just silly how nearly every PS3 thread entails him commenting multiple times bashing Sony/PS3 or anything to do with the PS3, but he sticks up for Microsoft/Xbox 360 – I wouldn’t expect that from a Writer, I would expect a more professional stance from him thats all. Fair enough if it was to do with Games, but when it comes to systems they should be professional and respect all, even if this doesn’t reflect personally.
‘Meanwhile, almost every comment an a Move or Kinect post is bashing Kinect, by people who don’t even own it and haven’t played it.’
This is to be expected as this is called TheSixthAxis and was primary a PS3 site, but it has developed into much more which is a good thing & people originally came here for PS3 related stuff – and those ‘people’ don’t write for TheSixthAxis.
‘And no where is his comment does he say that he’s thrilled with kinects lineup’
I didn’t say he did, I just said where is Kinect’s great line up as he loves to defend them so much. Both hardware’s don’t have a great software lineup lets be honest & for him to come out with such a stupid statement as this (below) is pathetic:
‘its almost like they launched a product to crash Kinect’s launch with little though about long term Move exclusive games.’
game boy
@ Bankzy108
‘its just silly how nearly every PS3 thread entails him commenting multiple times bashing Sony/PS3 or anything to do with the PS3, but he sticks up for Microsoft/Xbox 360’
I notice that too. always him aswell!
and that juelz guy is one of the biggest xbots ive seen here aswell.