3.8 Million PS3s Sold Worldwide in Holiday Season
Posted January 7, 2010 06:00 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that the holiday season retail sales of PS3 systems during "the five weeks following the last week of November 2009" (Nov. 23-Dec 27 for Asia, Nov. 24-Dec. 28 for North America, and Nov. 21-Dec. 25 for Europe and PAL territories) exceeded 3.8 million units worldwide. The PS3 platform experienced a 76% increase in hardware sales compared to the same period in the previous year, marking the highest record sales for PS3 hardware for a holiday period.
SCEI also informed that that during the course of 2010, PS3 users will be able to enjoy 3-D games and movies by updating their PS3 system with the supported firmware updates. Update details will be announced when they become available.