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Price Cut Leads To PS3, PSP Sales Boost

Posted by Zonk on from the i-know-it-got-me dept.

Klaidas writes "The BBC reports that sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 console in the US rose by 21% in June, though the machine still trails the Wii and Xbox 360. NPD numbers show 98,500 PS3s were sold, compared to 198,400 Xbox 360s (up 28%) and 381,800 Wiis (up 13%). Sony said that the $100 price cut to the 60GB PS3 led to a 135% sales rise over the last two weeks, though independent confirmation of that jump is not yet available. 'Nintendo's DS handheld sold 561,900 units , while Sony's PSP, which has been boosted by an April price cut, sold 230,100 units, NPD reported. Software sales in the US are 31% higher than the same time last year, the market research showed, buoyed by new consoles from all three firms.'"

2 of 154 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Misleading headline by rjhubs · · Score: 0, Troll
    Yeah, FTA: "Independent figures for sales of the cheaper PS3 are not yet available. "

    Very misleading headline.

  2. AMAZING!! by Qfour20 · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...In related news, water reported to be wet. Film at 11.

    -q