PS3 Slim Sells ~150k Japan, ~40k UK and maybe 37k In France (damn latribune)! :D

[Rike255]

Originally Posted by Blu-Generation

A slim is on its way to my house. Once it arrive, there will be 5 PS3's in my household total.

I thought I had a lot at 2!!

[ezcobar411]

Originally Posted by Blu-Generation

A slim is on its way to my house. Once it arrive, there will be 5 PS3's in my household total.

You're a monster. I only have 2.

[Stephie_is_a_dork]

I'm very happy with our 2....only 2 of us live in the apartment anyway! However, we've purchased 3 systems, 2 of which are slims, because 1 is a gift.

[Septimus Prime]

Originally Posted by Stephie_is_a_dork

I'm very happy with our 2....only 2 of us live in the apartment anyway! However, we've purchased 3 systems, 2 of which are slims, because 1 is a gift.

That's funny. I purchased two but ended up with three. We are like opposites!

Although I gave one away, so I only have two left.

[Blu-Generation]

Originally Posted by ezcobar411

You're a monster. I only have 2.

Hey, I like to support quality product. And beside, isn't that what working is for?

[kjacobs03]

Originally Posted by Blu-Generation

A slim is on its way to my house. Once it arrive, there will be 5 PS3's in my household total.

But your destroying the attachment rate!

[Stephie_is_a_dork]

Originally Posted by kjacobs03

But your destroying the attachment rate!

not if he buys 5 copies of Uncharted 2 so they can all play together

[david2189]

saw a ps3 ad for the first time ever in the UK the other day, about time they started to push the awesomeness of the ps3....and its paying off u were slow to the mark Sony but finally GJ!

[Blu boy]

when do the august npd # come out, id really like to see those, im even more interested in how much the ps3 will dominate in september.

[Kyo28]

I'm actually considering picking up a second PS3 after I get rid of my Xbox360 (which I've up on ebay).

The one I have now is a Japanese launch 60GB.
If I get a european slim one, I could then watch both region A and B blu-rays. Moreover, there will be a win-back effect since the slim one is more energy-efficient and I would keep that one for my gaming needs then.

But first, the 360 needs to go. Pity, I only played it 10 hours or so

[Toxa]

40,000 UK sales for PS3 Slim

[Terjyn]

Originally Posted by Blu boy

when do the august npd # come out, id really like to see those, im even more interested in how much the ps3 will dominate in september.

Don't be overly surprised if it doesn't "dominate"...unless you have a very loose definition of the word "Dominate".

We are talking about US consumers here, who apparently are willing to overspend on phones but are reluctant to buy any but the cheapest console.

[Elandyll]

To explain also why the PS3 might still not dominate in August, technically the price reduction started during the last week of August (the 24th?), and at that point stocks of PS3 fat were limited ,and only a handfull of PS3 slims were available per stores I think.
So, the last week might have been very good, but good enough to offset the entire month?

We will see

[PS3-Playb3yond]

Nice! Wouldn't expect less. People have been waiting for a price cut after all.

[ezcobar411]

Originally Posted by Blu-Generation

Hey, I like to support quality product. And beside, isn't that what working is for?

You're right. I will likely be buying my brother his PS3 for Christmas. That'll make 3 that I've bought myself. I just won't have it in my residence until I graduate from law school in May.

[doctorD]

All I can say is these things are flying off the shelves at my local Best Buys. I mentioned in an earlier post that one of the worst PS3 selling local BB stores has been selling out of them quickly. Well last week Tuesday or Wednesday they had another new pallet of systems. I went in yesterday and they were already gone (sold out again). The 360 pallets (pro and elites) have barely moved.

If the same is happening thoughout the US then the sales numbers have to be high. The 360 numbers shouldn't be anywhere near the PS3 numbers.

[atomik kinder]

Originally Posted by doctorD

All I can say is these things are flying off the shelves at my local Best Buys. I mentioned in an earlier post that one of the worst PS3 selling local BB stores has been selling out of them quickly. Well last week Tuesday or Wednesday they had another new pallet of systems. I went in yesterday and they were already gone (sold out again). The 360 pallets (pro and elites) have barely moved.

If the same is happening thoughout the US then the sales numbers have to be high. The 360 numbers shouldn't be anywhere near the PS3 numbers.

I went to Best Buy on my lunch break to look for computer stuff and Blu-ray discs of course, but I did notice they had a big stack of 360s and there wasn't a PS3 to be seen.

[doctorD]

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

I went to Best Buy on my lunch break to look for computer stuff and Blu-ray discs of course, but I did notice they had a big stack of 360s and there wasn't a PS3 to be seen.

Well the numbers should be interesting once they come out.

[Shin-Ra]

Retail praises Sony's "excellent" PS3 price point

Sony's release of the new model PlayStation 3 at its reduced price point of GBP 249.99 has increased sales by up to 15 times, independent retailers have told GamesIndustry.biz, with consumers trading in old models of the console - as well as rival platforms - in exchange for the new slim hardware.

The sales increase has been even more positive than expected, according to SimplyGames director, Neil Muspratt, who reports "catapulted sales" that soared following the release of the PlayStation 3 slim.

"We sold approximately 15 times the volumes of 80GB the week before," he confirmed. "Sure, sales on the 80GB had slowed and the launch of any new price or configuration gets immediate results. But this one seemed especially effective and the timing means we should see a good sales run through to Christmas now."

"It's an excellent price point," reckons ChipsWorld MD Don McCabe. "It makes it affordable. I think in the past Sony has suffered by not being able to get over to the consumer how good a machine it is. At that sort of price point people are more inclined to give it a bash."

McCabe confirms his company sold ten times more PS3s than Xbox 360s last week, even with the Elite's price drop to GBP 199.99.

On Microsoft's price cut, McCabe is less positive. "360 has dropped in price but that just seems to have brought it back to level. We're selling more PS3s than we are Xboxes at the moment."

Whether this is a trend that will continue is difficult to predict. "Once we get 4-5 weeks in of the new machine then it'll be interesting. You'll be able to see what the take up against the Xbox is," said McCabe.

Retailers agree though that the sales surge is what Sony, and the industry as a whole, desperately needed.

"Sony really needed this shot in the arm and this sort of initiative brings momentum for the entire industry," commented Muspratt.

Consumers perhaps haven't realised just what the PlayStation 3 can do, added McCabe, and its continued success could rely on Sony getting this information across. "It's a very powerful machine. It's seen as a games machine and a Blu-ray player and that's about it. Where that's just two things it can do - it can do an awful lot more. Its down to the games, but it's also down to Sony educating the users."

Retailers have some concerns that over-competitive pricing could decrease the impact the price drop is having on profits later in the year however. Further reductions will "inevitably happen", said Muspratt.

"It's always a concern," added McCabe. "The machine is at a very good price anyway so why do you need to drop it an extra GBP 20-30? All you're going to do is pull market share and, at the end of the day, everyone needs to make money."

Since the new PlayStation 3 slim's release, Chart-Track has confirmed its sales are up over 1000 per cent week-on-week in the UK. The most recent software chart reflected that success too, with multi-platform game sales up by as much as 128 per cent following the PS3 and Xbox 360 price cuts. In Japan, the console sold 150,000 units in four days to beat its own launch record.

[Maximus]

Another reminder not to cite websites using VGCharts data...