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First Week PSP Sales Results

Posted by Zonk on from the trial-by-sales dept.

Gamespot has results from the first week of PSP sales. Unit sales have already cracked 600,000, generating in the neighborhood of $US 150 million for Sony. From the article: "Sony would only say that the device sold 'over half a million units' during its first 48 hours on the market, meaning it sold only approximately 100,000 units continent-wide over the next five days--at best. Still, Sony said the tally was enough to 'further validate PSP as the most anticipated product of 2005 and an industry-altering force.'"

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  1. Well... by squall14716 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I didn't anticipate it.

  2. numbers shmumbers by MuNansen · · Score: 0, Troll

    But have you seen the hype around this thing? I'm not talking about ads or reviews, I'm talking about every gamer I know (and that's a LOT of gamers) that has touched one saying "wow" or "I'm drooling." Throw in the modding capabilities with an already fast-growing community, and the PSP is something special. And I haven't even touched it yet. I'm glad I'm not gonna be one of those guys that saw "not sold out" and immediately started predicting doom. The PSP is going to be a phenomenon, just wait and see.