PS3 sales rocket 1000% on Slim release

By Games Industry.biz Published 7 September, 2009

Newly-priced Elite also strong in UK.

Sales of the PlayStation 3 have rocketed 999 per cent over the past week, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

Sony introduced the new, slimmer SKU last Tuesday, and although Chart-Track does not reveal actual sales numbers, Dorian Bloch, director of the firm called the growth "a huge increase".

"The uplift on week 36 on week 35 is plus 999 per cent," revealed Bloch. "We don't give out the hardware numbers, but never-the-less it's a very large increase."

The boost in sales will be a pleasing early start to the Christmas season for Sony, which told GamesIndustry.bizlast month that it expected the redesign to pull in new consumers.

"I think what I've heard anecdotally is that this is the point people were waiting for - a redesigned model and, in Euros, a significant price reduction," said Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. "That's people's cue to jump into the business."

The PlayStation 3 has been remodelled earlier in the its lifecycle than the PlayStation 2. The PS2 slim, released in the 24th week of 2004, helped sales jump 310 per cent.

The news follows a climb in Xbox 360 sales of 43 per cent last week, due to the price cut for the Elite model to GBP 199.

This week, sales for the Elite were still up in the region, said Chart-Track, an increase of 29 per cent over last week's growth.

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  • Dizzy #1 2 years ago

    As expected. The slim will be hard to beat the next few months.

  • insincere_dave #2 2 years ago

    Except on price and boxed and downloadable games libraries.

  • JohnnyWashnGo #3 2 years ago

    Its just so damn sexy and at the right price for newcomers and upgraders alike.

    My local Toys R Us store was selling the slim version for 229 over the weekend. Cracking price.

  • guernican #4 2 years ago

    There are plenty of places that'll give you £150 or more for a 60GB as part-exchange.

    It takes up so much less space... weird. Anyone else noticed the disc-loading is much louder? Apart from that, much sleeker and slinkier.

  • Johnsters #5 2 years ago

    @insincere_dave

    Dizzy's comment was on HW sales.
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 10:40

  • Psychotext #6 2 years ago

    It's idiocy that they don't give out numbers.

    That aside, I'm not sure why you'd buy a PS3 in week 35 with the slim coming out a week later... but I'm sure some people prefer the look of the old model. :)

  • andijames #7 2 years ago

    @guernican

    I may be talking bollocks but that could be down to a speed increase of the blu-ray drive? Although to be honest i don't think it's been upped but the seek time has been improved. Might be why it makes a little more of a racket.

    I've got a 60GB PS3 and am seriously considering getting rid and getting one of these now.

  • insincere_dave #8 2 years ago

    "Dizzy's comment was on HW sales. "

    The only reason that most people buy game hardware is to play games. The PS3 is more expensive than the 360 Elite and has less games rated highly by MetaCritic. Don't let me shatter all your illusions of a new era of Sony domination beginning though!
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 10:43

  • Ornithophobe #9 2 years ago

    "It's idiocy that they don't give out numbers. "

    Their business is collecting and selling those numbers.

  • Dizzy #10 2 years ago

    >Except on price and boxed and downloadable games libraries.

    Dave I mean marketing wise. It will be the "hot" new item for many people.

    >So a 1000% sales increase over the previous week - a week where sales were non existent because

    True... a pity they do not give numbers. Still they are bound to be good.... Wii-good? Maybe.
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 10:47

  • b00n #11 2 years ago

    These numbers don't tell a lot. When they will be able to compare sep-oct-nov with the same period last year, then I'll take them into account. As said above by somebody: almost nobody will have bought a PS3 the week before the Slim went on sale, so an increase of 1000% is good, but doesn't say anything about the long term success. It is however perfect for a PR person to spin, and get a raving newspost from it.

  • SL33PY #12 2 years ago

    I'll buy one if my "fat" would die again, I've had 2 models going bad over 2 years, but thank god for warranty

    Edit: I'm learning to write :/
    Edited by 2 at 07/09/09 @ 10:57

  • RMXtreme #13 2 years ago

    I doubt many people bought a 360 Elite before the price drop and it's increase was only 43%.

    Still lies, damn lies and statistics :)

  • jjolley #14 2 years ago

    It's impressive if this is true, but how can we really know? As to me, i'm not going to buy the slim until our other two units die, cheaper to buy the slim than to repair the older units.

  • mcmonkeyplc #15 2 years ago

    SURPRISE!

  • sd99 #16 2 years ago

    @RMXtreme "I doubt many people bought a 360 Elite before the price drop and it's increase was only 43%."

    Don't forget that the 43% was on total sales, not just the Elite. Thus many people would still be looking for the cheap arcade model before the price hike the week prior.

  • insincere_dave #17 2 years ago

    Anyone want to buy my 360 Pro? I'm clearly backing the wrong horse at the minute.

  • Widge #18 2 years ago

    I traded in my 60GB @ Game for £180, got sealed COD4 GOTY and went and traded that and a load of old PC/PS2 games @ GameXchange for Batman and Infamous.

    Good GOD its nice to have a machine that doesn't go "WHROOOOOOO" within 5 minutes of using. Goodbye PS2 bc and card readers!

  • RMXtreme #19 2 years ago

    @sd99

    Misleading title then. "Xbox 360 Elite sales up by 43 per cent" :@

  • oxymoron #20 2 years ago

    1000% is still quite a hike, i know they plummeted the week before but if we say it dropped by 80% the week before we are still looking at an increase of 200% on average, i know i am pulling these figures outa my fat hairy sweaty arse, but hey, if it is good enough for (all) of the pr firms...

    p.s I own 3 ps3's 1 60gb at home in my bedroom, 1 40gb in my living room and a slim here im my office, both my fatties have upgraded 320gb hdd's.

  • sd99 #21 2 years ago

    @ RMXtreme

    Eurogamer? Fallable? Surely not...... lol

  • Eighthours #22 2 years ago

    A comparison to when PS3 sales weren't affected by everyone knowing about the Slim's release date would be more useful. Sales in Japan, for example, dropped to 1000 units the week before the Slim came out - you can see just from that, that reports of a 1000% increase would tell you very little about the Slim's real impact, and indeed might actually be a disappointment.

    We need proper figures. Tell us the comparison with sales in the Spring or something.

  • Beano #23 2 years ago

    "PS3 sales rocket 1000% on Slim release"

    No surprise since nobody bought the old unit in the weeks up to the PS3 Slim announcements :)

    EDIT: What Eighthours said ;)
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 11:11

  • captainrentboy #24 2 years ago

    We didn't have any 'fatty' 80GB PS3s in stock, in my Game store, for the two weeks leading up until the Slim's launch. So to get a 1000% increase on the previous week's zero is, well y'know, Impossible :/

  • RMXtreme #25 2 years ago

    @sd99

    :D
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 11:12

  • LetsGo #26 2 years ago

    To be fair to Sony, they didn't mention the 1000% increase it was Chart Track, which isn't Sony...

  • miiiguel #27 2 years ago

    Sheeesh EG yet again showing their 360 bias... an article without actual data, yada, yada...

    Wait a minute!... ooooh, fishy...

  • fjharps #28 2 years ago

    PS3 sales of week ending on 29th August:

    USA: 75,931 (more than the 360)
    EU: 31,987
    JAP: 1,566

    TOTAL: 109,484

    so 1000% increase in sales of that is quite a lot i guess

  • miiiguel #29 2 years ago

    TOTAL: 109,484

    so 1000% increase in sales of that is quite a lot i guess

    I can make that for you. If you are impling 1000% of 109.484, that would be 109.484.000. So it sold in one week what the PS2 sold in 10 years. You are very bad at math or you didn't read the article. Here's hoping it's the later.

  • XdarXideX #30 2 years ago

    I love it when they use percentages instead of actual figures... it sounds so much more dramatic

  • fjharps #31 2 years ago

    @ miiiguel my maths is fine don't worry i knew that total so i was being sarcastic at the 1000% sale increase

  • miiiguel #32 2 years ago

    Forget it, am at a very boring presentation...
    Markting stunts disguised as tech presentations makes me mad!

  • XdarXideX #33 2 years ago

    1000% is ten fold of the original sales. So if they sold 109.5k before then they sold 1.2million (109,484 x 10, + 109,484). "Up by 1000%" implies it was last week plus 1000%.

    EDIT: 1.2million sales for a relaunch/reprice is brilliant. Sony did well out of this.
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 11:35

  • comedian #34 2 years ago

    If more console purchases prompts investment in new games then it can only be a good thing for everyone.

  • Marshall2008 #35 2 years ago

    Good luck to em. Sony had to do something in the run up to crimbo. I know they have uncharted 2 but Microsoft is rolling out Halo ODST and Forza 3 along with their own price drop on the elite. The best Sony can do is a God of War collection for the PS3. Oh and the COD games always ship double on the 360 too.

    Like it or not Halo 3 ODST will ship fuck tonnes along with Forza 3 and the GTA IV stories which will also move hardware. Going to be an interesting holiday season.
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 11:38

  • Ornithophobe #36 2 years ago

    XdarXideX got there before me, it's miiiguels maths that is criminally bad.

    edit: also that's the US figure.
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 11:36

  • fjharps #37 2 years ago

    lol this reminds me why i hated maths at school here's waitin for the actual figures

  • Pac #38 2 years ago

    @XdarXideX

    Yep that's what I make it.

    But where do the figures fjharps quotes come from - GfK? Sony?

  • fjharps #39 2 years ago

    got the figures from vgchartz

    BTW i read i think it was here that the sales of batman arkham asylum was 55% in favour for the 360 well PS3 version sold better worldwide according to vgchartz
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 11:43

  • miiiguel #40 2 years ago

    XdarXideX got there before me, it's miiiguels maths that is criminally bad.
    True, 1000% is 10x. I warn you I'll be writting nonsense for the whole week.

  • IneptPercy #41 2 years ago

    I was expecting a big increase as its sort of a double whammy as such with a 'better' model and cheaper price so it has attracted 2 types of sales at the same time.

    Firstly the price decrease will attract new customers quite simply and the model will attract many 'upgraders'.

    With that the rumours of the PS3 slim have been around for months, so this burst could be the results of a good few months of people waiting for the slim.

    Meanwhile the 360 isn't an upgrade and and people haven't known about the price decrease for too long before.

    By all means I am not trying to take this away from Sony it is great news for them, but I just don't think it will be sustainable. Will be interesting to see how long it takes to settle and what rate it will settle at.

  • TheStatics #42 2 years ago

    I saw the slim in comet the other day... I think my 80gb version looks nicer. Really!

  • el_pollo_diablo #43 2 years ago

    @ insincere_dave :

    The thing is, by the time you've bought all the extras you need for your 360, they work out much the same price.

  • youhavenomail #44 2 years ago

    Good news for Sony, but just imagine what will happen if Microsoft comes back at them with a tidy, quiet unit that doesn't break alongisde Natal next year.

  • Pac #45 2 years ago

    @fjharps

    I am not saying that VGCharts are not accurate but the official hardware figures for mainland Europe come from GfK. Also Chart Track was bought by GfK a while ago so they have the official UK numbers too.

    VGCharts are estimates.

    Japan and US are another story though.

  • IneptPercy #46 2 years ago

    "The thing is, by the time you've bought all the extras you need for your 360, they work out much the same price. "

    Stop that arguement, most people need a hdmi cable extra, yes you could add every add-on possible and say it costs the same but not everybody needs the add-ons.

    With that do you include a hard drive upgrade in your PS3 price?, yes its not needed but could be recommended witht he amount of installs needed.

    Sorry I don't mean to fan the fires of that age old arguement, just gets me when people make it out the over priced add-ons are needed, by all means if you do need wireless as an example and want blu-ray then the PS3 may be better value, but how many consoles are in kids bedrooms/spare rooms connected to and old CRT and don't bother going online? it may matter to a lot of people on here but we are really a fair cross section of the buying public are we.

  • StooMonster #47 2 years ago

    To be fair to VGCharts, GfK figures are estimates too albeit with a greater sample size of data.

  • Olemak #48 2 years ago

    I sort of want another PS3 now.

    Anyone know if it is possible to sync the game data on two PS3's? Would be a brilliant feature for those times a poor gamer is forced to retreat to another room when the wife/GF/mother/what have you wants to watch desperate houseviwes in the living room. Of for those imes you just cant be bothered with the whole home cinema setup downstairs, and rather would just do a few rounds of some racing games with some mates in the living room.

    Actually, it should be possible to link a few game save files (the autosave, I guess) for a few games to my PSN account, so that I even can pick up playing when I'm playing a game in a hotel room or at a friend's house or something, log off and then continue when I get home.

    If this feature does not exist, then it should be invented. Should not be impossible by any means. Maybe I should tip of the Sony guys?

  • miiiguel #49 2 years ago

    I'm so bored I decided to buy a PS3 at lunch time. Then I read svpam's post. Thanks a lot, twat.

  • StooMonster #50 2 years ago

    I am tempted to buy a PS3 slim, although I'm not entirely convinced yet:

    Can't use it as Blu-ray player as my dedicated one is better and is region free for DVD (half my DVDs are Region 1), besides it doesn't have a Source Direct output mode for DVD and I use external dedicated video processors.

    Could be a media centre -- most of my friends with PS3, this is its primary use -- but I have AppleTV that sync with my large iTunes library and I quite like that. I don't download rips of anything so no use on that front either.

    Most of the time multi-format games look better (yes, I am shallow) on 360 so I would continue to buy those versions; although buy PC versions most often, if they are not too far behind. If PS3 version was 'better' I would get that one. Performance = purchase.

    Which leaves me with platform exclusives, some of these are starting to look intriguing and even tempting; few more and I might splash my cash.

  • Olemak #51 2 years ago

    StooMonster: sounds like you're all set on most fronts indeed. When it comes to exclusives, I have to say that InFamous is the first ever game I have played to 100% complete and platinum trophy, and I was not even bored with it one minute. Done with it now though, but hoping for DLC. Would like to tear through some good missions with Evil Cole maxed out.

    Also, Drake's is a gaming highlight, and in the cheap bin too. If that and the upcoming sequel don't tempt you into getting a PS3, nothing will. Well, depending on what sort of games you like of course.

    Personally, I do appreciate the nose level of the PS3, and that is why I get all my multiplatform games on the PS3 as well, but I am more bothered by noise than most folks I guess.

  • Deckard1 #52 2 years ago

    I wish they would redesign the crappy pad so I could actually buy one.

  • wez_316 #53 2 years ago

    Marshall2008: "Like it or not Halo 3 ODST will ship fuck tonnes along with Forza 3 and the GTA IV stories which will also move hardware. Going to be an interesting holiday season."

    While I do not doubt that these games will sell a lot of copies, I wouldn't expect them to shift a lot of consoles. Won't like 90% of people who buy them already have a 360 and Halo 3/Forza 2/GTA IV? These three games are all just extensions of the previous entries in the series. I wouldn't have thought they would attract many people who didn't buy the earlier entries. Well I guess I'm being a bit tight on Forza 3 as that seems like a proper sequel with a lot of improvements and additions. ODST and Gay Tony literally are just expansions of old games though and you can't argue with that. How many expansions have sold consoles to people? I'd imagine not many.

    As tough as it might be for a lot of 360 fanboys to admit, Microsoft have done a terrible job publicity wise this year. It might be true that 360 has as many, maybe even more good games than PS3 this Holiday season, but the fact is that everybody is talking about PS3 nowadays. The 40% vs 1000% sales increase is as good a sign as any. There is no doubt in my mind that PS3 will beat 360 in sales in 2009. Anyone who doesn't see it clearly doesn't speak to many people away from the annoying fanboy haven that is Xbox Live.

  • Ornithophobe #54 2 years ago

    InFamous is the first ever game I have played to 100% complete and platinum trophy

    Same here.

  • MrNyarlathotep #55 2 years ago

    "The thing is, by the time you've bought all the extras you need for your 360, they work out much the same price. "

    Stop that arguement, most people need a hdmi cable extra, yes you could add every add-on possible and say it costs the same but not everybody needs the add-ons.

    @IneptPercy - that argument does hold water though; even assuming nobody wants a free wireless adapter, factoring in the cost of a charge and play kit (which I would suggest most people will want) and an XBL subscription, you've basically hit the price of a Ps3 slim anyway. I think its fair to compare value to cost for the two, and I also think its fair to say the PS3 slim has a much greater inherent value, even excluding things like blu ray playback or wifi enabled out of the box.

  • SeesThroughAll #56 2 years ago

    Like plent of others mentioned here already, comparing weekly sales with those from a previous week when people actually were waiting for the slim release doesn't really say much.

  • StooMonster #57 2 years ago

    Yeah ... Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, God of War (1+2 and 3), LittleBigPlanet certainly look interesting.

  • SeesThroughAll #58 2 years ago

    As tough as it might be for a lot of 360 fanboys to admit, Microsoft have done a terrible job publicity wise this year. It might be true that 360 has as many, maybe even more good games than PS3 this Holiday season, but the fact is that everybody is talking about PS3 nowadays.

    It's a bit soon to state that, isn't it? Wait for Christmas before deciding if anybody made a "bad job of publicity". If there is anything MS is better than most at, it's advertising.

  • Dizzy #59 2 years ago

    >There is no doubt in my mind that PS3 will beat 360 in sales in 2009.

    That is statistically almost impossible. The PS3 would have to sell a ridiculous amount of units to do that since they were outsold all the months this year worldwide.

  • miiiguel #60 2 years ago

    We're talking about the diference between BCV's; Clones and Snapshots now. It's getting better...
    Later.

  • Darren #61 2 years ago

    Percentage increases are meaningless without unit sales from the previous week/month/whatever, surely?

    The PS3 Slim was announced a few weeks back so a lot of people "in the know" probably held off buying the console until it was released. That meant a drop in sales up to the 1st September and an unsurprising surge thereafter. The 1000% increase therefore is not really that surprising, it's common sense really.

  • ParanoidZombie #62 2 years ago

    cut the price, sales go up - duh. But since sony sold very few "big" ps3s last week, as everyone reported, that 1000% increase is nothing but a catchy headline.

  • muscleblade #63 2 years ago

    The 360 Elite is a much better choice than a PS3 slim if you want a new console imo. I dont care what console sells the most though.

  • des #64 2 years ago

    Next week PS3 sales -80%... omg...i hate percentages,good for PR bad for everything else
    Chart track should release some numbers...for free...sometimes

  • IneptPercy #65 2 years ago

    I was more making the point that value is dependant on what you want out of it.

    If you just want to play games on your little CRT then the 360 offers better value, if you want a console to do everything then the PS3 offers better value and of course there is so many phases inbetween which could swing it eitherway.

    The play and charge kit is dependant on a few things, yes its the easy option but anybody who aleady owns 2 rechargable AA batterys will be fine. Much liek you ignored the fact that a PS3 hard drive upgrade could be included as a recommended cost.

    What I am trying to say is in this case value is comepletely subjective, there isn't a simple anwser to which is the best value so for anybody to state either is better value would be wrong.

    EDIT:
    At this time of editing, why the hell is this on -2 for making the statement value is subjective?
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 12:56

  • Rodchenko #66 2 years ago

    The only reason that most people buy game hardware is to play games.

    So you think, huh? And yet, here you are, going to great lengths in letting us know how smart and informed a shopper you are, which is ultimately a projection of your self-perception as an informed customer and human being. You even project your personal ideas of value (which are basically all but quantity-based) on 'most people'. Nothing of this has anything to do with games, but all with image and self-expression (that is social behavior), and entire marketing and branding-industries -- let alone capitalism itself -- would immediately collapse if your original statement was true.

  • IneptPercy #67 2 years ago

    "HAHAHAHAHAHA IN YOUR FUCKING FACE YOU XBOT LOSERS!!!! "

    As an xbox owner I am going to rise to these idiots for once.

    Yes I own an Xbox 360, but my PC is better than your PS3... LOSERS

    (sorry this is more for comical effect but is quite factual in other repects)

  • Jaded #68 2 years ago

    Wow peoples maths is bad, 1000% increase is an 11-fold jump.

    eg 100 sales => 10x100 = 1000 sales increase, so total is 1000+original 100=1100=11-fold

    /edit not a maths teacher
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 12:46

  • andijames #69 2 years ago

    Why do articles always cause such a ruckus? Surely it can only be a good thing to make a console more affordable to people who choose they want one?

  • IneptPercy #70 2 years ago

    I do agree comparing a PC is irrelevant, I just felt like responding to a childish comment in a 'my dad is bigger than your dad' style.

    "YOUR PC WILL NEVER SEE ANY OF THE PS3 EXCLUSIVES ON IT AS NO PS3 EXCLUSIVES GO TO PC. FEEL FREE TO PLAY ALL YOUR SHITTY XBOT GAMES ON PC THOUGH ... IN HIGHER DEFINITITION OFCOURSE. "

    And your PS3 won't see any PC exclusives, I fail to see your point.

    You talking about multi platform games which make up a huge percentage of games out there, you know its a case of PC>360>PS3 in most cases.

    "IN HIGHER DEFINITITION OFCOURSE."

    That did make me laugh, don't worry HD gaming starts when Sony says so.

    By all means your user name tells me I am already flogging a dead horse on this, but its kept me entertained for a short while.

  • IneptPercy #71 2 years ago

    "at the end of the day mate. I own a ps3 to play ps3 exclusives on cos i can't on my PC. I don't bother witha 360 cos most of the games end up on the PC and looking better anyway and are free to play online. that's why i own a top of the range PC and a PS£ so I can play pretty much all games. I don't see how I need a 360. It isn't necesary to own one. "

    Thank you for a normal logical arguement. So basically we agree PC is the way for multi platform and if you wish to play PS3/360 Exclusives then you buy the relervant console. So in you opinion PS3 exclusives make it worth the outlay other people may pick the 360 as they may prefer the exclusives on that.

    So to go back a few steps can you see the error in your ways with this:
    "HAHAHAHAHAHA IN YOUR FUCKING FACE YOU XBOT LOSERS!!!!"

    People having a different opinion on what games they prefer to play doesn't make them wrong, live with it and stop posting absolute rubbish. I respect anybody who can give me a valid arguement even if I don't agree with everything but posting rubbish like above does not show any kind of intelligence, but you have proven you can form a proper post so keep it up.

  • TopKatt #72 2 years ago

    Ignoring the fanbois for a minute. This is good news for Sony and the fact that the contest between them and Microsoft is so close and so hard fought this gen is undoubtedly a great thing for all gamers. It's obvious that both Sony and MS are upping their game to try and compete with each other.
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 13:13

  • Olemak #73 2 years ago

    Sony_Fanboy: especially not if your name is "Sony_Fanboy". You might want to look into a more toned-down name if you want to sway anybody over to your faction, mate.

  • MeBrains #74 2 years ago

    evilfoxhound: indeed. thanks for the head's up. coming from a source which has been doing numbers for the better part of the decade, I suppose the real figures will indeed not be far off. we'll see if they are in-line with what NPD, Chart/GfK and Mediacreate mention.

    edit: the grammars wasn't not incorrect. the speling wuzz.
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 13:24

  • IneptPercy #75 2 years ago

    So if you can accept that is your personal opinion then carry on, just don't expect everybody to agree with you.

    yes the Dualshock d-pad is better, the 360 triggers are better, you can go all day with that.

    As for numbers of exclusives it isn't about the number available, its about the number you want to play. This will vary from one person to the next, to name some 360 exclusives I have enjoyed it would be Halo, Forza, GTA IV DLC, Ace combat to name a few. Now please don't throw a list of games back thats not the point I am trying to make. I am trying to make the point that there is reasons to own both consoles that is subjective to taste which will vary.

    So any comments saying either is better might be true in your personal situation but try and open your mind to the fact that not everybody likes the same things.

  • SeesThroughAll #76 2 years ago

    Sony_Fanboy probably is a sock. Just ignore.

    @ evilfoxhound: I'd personally wait for more sources in agreement with those estimations. VGChartz is known to be inaccurate.
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 13:34

  • fjharps #77 2 years ago

    First sales figures just in from kotaku:

    In The Land of the Rising Sun, Sony has a hit with the PS3 Slim. A really, really big one.
    in its first three days on sale, the newly redesigned console sold 150,252 units.
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 13:59

  • farlander #78 2 years ago

    I doubt the increase is because of just the new model. It's more because of the price cut than anything else, IMHO.

  • MrChuckles #79 2 years ago

    So, does this mean there are some ridiculously cheap 2nd hand fat PS3's about?

    I couldn't care less if it is slim, fat or average, just that it's cheap :).

    (Much like my women)
    Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 14:25

  • rogueJT #80 2 years ago

    I bought one.

  • PhilHarrison #81 2 years ago

    What's 1000% of nothing?

  • Razer #82 2 years ago

    It looks like a chunk of fugly rubber :/

  • Alterego-X #83 2 years ago

    Impressive, but I still doubt that it will have a long term benefit.
    People might buy it now instead of a few months ago, they might even buy it instead of a 360 (if they do, MS will also drop the price again), but generally it won't create interest in gaming.

  • Bremenacht #84 2 years ago

    I wonder what's going to happen to all the unsold 'fat' PS3s. Maybe they'll be cheaper still, in a few months time? Not to mention all the trade-ins...

  • Malek86 #85 2 years ago

    "The uplift on week 36 on week 35 is plus 999 per cent,"

    I don't know how good of a number that is, considering that for the past few weeks retailers have been almost completely out of PS3s (and people have beel holding out for the Slim).

  • electrolite #86 2 years ago

    "Not surpprising. Every time I go into a game store I see people walking out with PS3s. "

    Well, I saw someone buying a Saturn today. JUST WAIT UNTIL VF3 AND SHENMUE MOFO'S!

  • makeamazing #87 2 years ago

    Stop waffling on about controllers and Natal....the remote battle has already been won by Nintendo this generation. The only reason Sony and MS are getting in to it is to try and claw some people back.... also to extend their platform a little longer rather than create a new console.

  • SeesThroughAll #88 2 years ago

    also to extend their platform a little longer rather than create a new console.

    Which is, incidently, a good thing both for them and consumers.

  • makeamazing #89 2 years ago

    I never said it was a bad thing :) - Just Donnie and his 24x7 Sony is rubbish and MS is the saviour comments. Its a good thing for everyone that the consoles have dropped in price and Sony seems to have sold a good number on the relaunch of the PS3 brand. It wouldnt be a very good console market with Just Nintendo and MS... not at all.

  • Xerx3s #90 2 years ago

    "lol at donnie. He hates sony with a passion. A true xbot fanboy lol "

    I know that you're a bad sock and all that but fuck me mate, even picard won't be able to handle that.

  • Goodfella #91 2 years ago

    Donnie is still talking though his rear end I see. Seriously his deluded rants are hilarious.

  • bloodflowers #92 2 years ago

    In the meantime, cross platform games will still be better usually on the 360, the XBL online offering will still be a better experience across games despite the extra price tag, and as a few have pointed out but fewer have grasped - 1000% is x11.

    I had a PS3 I bought for playing Blu-Rays, and it did a pretty good job until someone burgled our house and took it. Replaced with a multi region BR player (3x firmware in it..) - I don't miss it at all.
    Edited by 1 at 08/09/09 @ 19:59

  • canIdoyabombsforya #93 2 years ago

    It seems most people posting on forums about their new PS3 slim purchase, are actually tech savvy/must haves replacing their old PS3 model. With old models still fetching good money on auction site, I might have to join the club :)