PS3 sold an impressive amount of hardware in September, according to the NPD Group, with 232,408 hardware units sold. While this represents a 94% increase over September of 2007, the PS3 failed to outperform the Xbox 360, which recently received a price drop. (The cheapest Xbox 360 is now $200 cheaper than the cheapest PS3 system.)
With Sony opting out of a price drop this holiday season, it seems as though Xbox 360 will grow its lead over Sony's hardware in the coming months. Good news for Sony, though: software sales have experienced a 130% growth, with 1.72 million units sold.
"We remain confident that our footing is solid as we enter the holiday season this year. Our new 80GB PS3 model has made its way to retail shelves and into consumers' living rooms as the best value for both their gaming and entertainment needs. If the impressive pre-sale numbers and ratings for LittleBigPlanet, SOCOM: Confrontation, and Resistance 2 are any indication, we anticipate hardware and software sales to continue to lift in October as we officially kick off the broadest and deepest software line-up this holiday, including LittleBigPlanet, SOCOM: Confrontation, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift and NBA '09: The Inside. - Jack Tretton, president and CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment America
Hardware Sales
Wii 687.0KNDS 536.8K360 347.2KPSP 238.1KPS3 232.4KPS2 173.5KSoftware Sales
360 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS 610KWII WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA 518K360 ROCK BAND 2 MTV GAMES/ELECTRONIC ARTS 363KWII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA 353KPS3 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS 325K360 MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS 297KWII WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA 243K360 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS 224KWII STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS 223KPS2 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS 158K
