January NPD: PS3 tops 360 in the US

[CouchPotato]

Official NPD numbers

Total by system:

- Wii: 274,000
- PS3: 269,000
- PS2: 264,000
- DS: 251,000
- PSP: 230,000
- 360: 230,000

Total by manufacturer:

- Sony: 763,000
- Nintendo: 525,000
- Microsoft: 230,000

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[Shin-Ra]

Wow.. no way.

If true, Microsoft's recent excuses about underestimating demand would start to make sense. They knew what was coming.

[blitz6speed]

2008 - The Year of the PS3. GUARENTEED.

[Blu-Generation]

Now that is GOOD news!

Looks like 2008 is PS3 year indeed.

First Blu-ray won, now the game console that help Blu-ray format wins end up winning as well.
Good news one after another. Who say PS3 is a failure?

[BluRay2344]

WOW ps3 almost passed Wii! its right on its heels!

[mightypen]

big day for the ps3, no doubt. hardware-wise anyway.

[davidPS3]

combine thread?

[Pilam69]

They pre-announced that sales were down due to "supply issues" to soften this blow. I wonder.

Every installed PS3 is another potential Blu customer so hopefully this trend is a sign of things to come.

[Blu boy]

to bad the 80gb is gone. hopefully they bring in the 120gb really soon and a price drop on the 40 in march wouldnt be bad. if the 40 was at 300 it would dominate the wii and 360 and if the 120 was at 450 that will destroy the elite. just some wishful thinking.

[Shin-Ra]

Originally Posted by Pilam69

They pre-announced that sales were down due to "supply issues" to soften this blow. I wonder.

Every installed PS3 is another potential Blu customer so hopefully this trend is a sign of things to come.

Yup, even Engadget thought something was fishy about that.

[Blu-Generation]

Originally Posted by Blu boy

to bad the 80gb is gone. hopefully they bring in the 120gb really soon and a price drop on the 40 in march wouldnt be bad. if the 40 was at 300 it would dominate the wii and 360 and if the 120 was at 450 that will destroy the elite. just some wishful thinking.

I wouldn't call it wishful thinking.

I'm sure Sony is planning something like this as well.

[blitz6speed]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Wow.. no way.

If true, Microsoft's recent excuses about underestimating demand would start to make sense. They knew what was coming.

The microsoft statements about not having enough product is PURE bullcrap. You cannot walk into a Best Buy store in the US and not trip over the boxes ontop of boxes of Xbox 360s stacked around the stores. Interest in the 360 is dwindeling bigtime while PS3 interest is peaking more and more. Blu-Ray becoming the major format for HD really put the PS3 above the rest, people know that system is going to last them years and years. Plus all the hot titles out this year (MGS4, GT5, LBP, etc). It is wonderful.

[Shin-Ra]

Once things are really sorted on the Blu-ray and gaming side imagine the numbers then.

Lets get those big hitters out.

[desmond]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Wow.. no way.

If true, Microsoft's recent excuses about underestimating demand would start to make sense. They knew what was coming.

as soon as i saw that i knew they were getting blown out. ps3, ps3, psp share is huge.

[Metalthrasher442]

Sweet.

It's still going to be hard to convince my friends that PS3 is going to start doing better than 360.

[ezcobar411]

I'm not surprised, the PS3 is only going to go up

[user friendly]

Put the PS2's number up there!

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by blitz6speed

The microsoft statements about not having enough product is PURE bullcrap. You cannot walk into a Best Buy store in the US and not trip over the boxes ontop of boxes of Xbox 360s stacked around the stores.

Same with BB and futureshops in Canada. No shortages I can see.

Originally Posted by blitz6speed

Interest in the 360 is dwindeling bigtime while PS3 interest is peaking more and more. Blu-Ray becoming the major format for HD really put the PS3 above the rest, people know that system is going to last them years and years. Plus all the hot titles out this year (MGS4, GT5, LBP, etc). It is wonderful.

Gamers don't buy Blu-ray movies and don't care about HD so Blu-ray winning the format war won't have any effect on which console they purchase don't you know. Sony was stupid for including it and has killed the Playstation brand.

"I said train kept a rollin all night long
Train kept a rollin all night long
Train kept a rollin all night long
Train kept a rollin all night long
With a heave and a ho"

Blu-ray is the heave and MSG4, GT5, Killzone, LBP, Resistance are the ho..

The slimline version hitting Japan for Fall 2008 will be the next crucial point on the way to a PS3peat of over a 100 million consoles.

[Shin-Ra]

Originally Posted by user friendly

Put the PS2's number up there!

Your wish is my command.

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Your wish is my command.

PlayStation by the Numbers
January 2008 PS3 Outsells Xbox 360; PlayStation Brand Outsells Competition Combined
PlayStation Hardware Momentum
• PS3 Outsold Xbox 360: PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) demonstrated continued momentum in January 2008 with 269K hardware units sold in January, 17% higher than Microsoft.
• PLAYSTATION®Network total downloads exceeded 7.9 million in January 2008, well above the 6.6 million in December 2007. Currently in North America there are more than 2.9 million registered PLAYSTATION Network accounts and more than 52M total downloads life-to-date from PLAYSTATION Store.
• The best is yet to come: The influx of exceptional exclusive and third-party games like Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Grand Theft Auto IV, not to mention later releases such as LittleBigPlanet, Resistance 2, SingStar, to name a few, combined with current momentum for Blu-ray, are expected to further enthusiasm for PS3.
• PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) continued its sales ascent in January 2008 with 230K PSP hardware units sold in January; representing an increase of 9% over January 2007. Also, with its new partnership with Skype™ and great upcoming new games, such as God of War: Chains of Olympus, Patapon and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, further sales growth is expected in 2008.
• PlayStation®2 (PS2) also had an excellent month in January with hardware unit sales reaching 264K units. Also, the PS2 sold more software units than any other console on the market.
Power of the PlayStation Portfolio
• According to NPD January 2008 sales data, the PlayStation brand generated the most U.S. retail dollars in the industry with $486 million, 25% higher than Nintendo and 61% higher than Microsoft.
• The PlayStation brand was #1 in both hardware and software in January.
• The PlayStation brand sold more hardware units than Nintendo and Microsoft
combined (764K versus 530K and 230K, respectively).
• PlayStation total hardware revenue was $196 million in January; surpassing the total hardware revenue of Microsoft and Nintendo combined.
• PlayStation total software revenue in January was $224 million, 38% higher than Microsoft.
Industry Outlook
“Coming off a great holiday sales season we see strong momentum behind PS3 in 2008, and feel confident about the year ahead. We have an exceptionally diverse lineup of exclusive games, from Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Resistance 2 to more mainstream games such as LittleBigPlanet and SingStar. Beyond that, we have Blu-ray emerging as the de facto high def standard, the developer community is hitting their stride, consumers are recognizing the tremendous value and innovative services such as PlayStation Home are all in the works, so this is definitely shaping up to be a breakthrough year for us.”
- Jack Tretton, CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment America