PLAYSTATION Sales Rise 300 Percent

Since the PLAYSTATION 3 40GB launched on November 2, 2007, the sales have rose greatly, and today in this new press release, Sony lets us know.

PLAYSTATION 3 sales have risen 245 percent this Black Friday compared to last, although last Black Friday was the launch of the PLAYSTATION 3, and they were having stock issues.

The Sony press release:

Today, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced that overall PlayStation brand unit sales during the week including Black Friday increased by 178%, sales dollars increased by 154%.

Below are the sales figures for each PlayStation platform for the week including Black Friday for the top 10 retailers in North America:

PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) hardware sales increased by 245% when compared to Black Friday sales last year.

Since November 2nd, and the availability of both the 40GB and 80GB PS3 models, PS3 hardware sales have increased by 298%.

PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) hardware sales increased by 136% when compared to previous week sales.

PlayStation®2 (PS2) hardware sales increased by 287% when compared to previous week sales.

The sales have been rising for all the PLAYSTATION consoles, and its good to see. Now let's see some onAXIS subscribers rise 300 percent.

[Via GamaSutra]