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SCEA reacts to April 2008 NPD results |
Listed in: PS3 Tags: Jack Tretton, LittleBigPlanet, NPD, PlayStation Network, Sony
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The NPD Group results for April are in and the three major hardware companies have started giving out their respective reactions. Sony, whose PlayStation 3 sold 187,071 units, expressed optimism that its machine's big year is well on track.Sony went about its statement by comparing the current stats to its performance over the past year. Sony says software sales have improved by 410 percent from April of 2007, while total annual hardware sales are up by 127 percent.
In a written statement, Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO and president Jack Tretton said that the picture is looking good for their console. He says numbers are already on the rise and the rest of this year's big releases aren't even in yet. He reminds everyone that such trump cards as Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, LittleBigPlanet, and Resistance 2 are yet to see their debuts.
"With exciting PlayStation Network innovations and our strongest console-driving titles of the year still on the horizon, PS3 remains on pace for a breakthrough year," he adds.
Lastly, Sony took a swipe at the competition by talking about the attach rate of Grand Theft Auto 4 for their platform compared to the Microsoft Xbox 360's stats. Sony said 23 percent of the PS3's user base (in North America) had bought the Rockstar juggernaut. The company says this is 29 percent better than its closest rival's. No raw numbers were given, though.
Here are other number (taking from North America alone) that you might find pretty staggering too:
- Gran Turismo 5 Prologue downloads: 6 million pieces of content
- total PSN DLC downloaded: 73 million
- total number of PSN registered users: 3.9 million
- Dual Shock 3 sales: over US$ 10.9 million
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So the 360's GTA attach rate is 17% and Sony's is a bone crushing 23%, woohoo. They still got outsold 2:1.
6 million pieces of GT5 Prologue CONTENT! YAY, 90% percent of that was probably wallpapers and videos.
Impressive Dual Shock 3 figures. US$ 10.9 million should make a dent in that US$ 210 million dollar lawsuit payout.
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