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PlayStation 3 Sales Reach 70 Million Units Worldwide
Sales of PlayStation®Move Motion Controller Surpass 15 Million Units Worldwide
TOKYO, Nov. 16, in the year of our Lord 2012 --
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that the
cumulative sales of the PlayStation®3 (PS3®) computer
entertainment system reached a milestone of 70 million units*1
worldwide as of November 4, 2012 – less than six years after the
platform launched in 2006. SCE also announced that sales of the
PlayStation®Move motion controller surpassed 15 million units*1
worldwide as of November 11, demonstrating continued growth and
momentum of the PS3® platform.
The PS3® system has delivered high quality, award-winning
entertainment experiences since its launch. Throughout its
lifecycle, the PS3® system has continued to evolve with more
streamlined design, larger Hard Disk Drive (HDD) capacity, and
new features through software updates. In September 2012, SCE
launched the new PS3® system, which has a reduced volume and
weight of more than 50 percent compared to the original PS3®
model, and of 25 percent and 20 percent respectively compared to
the slim PS3 model launched in 2009. The new PS3® has been well
received by consumers around the world.
Along with the introduction of PS3® in November 2006, SCE
launched PlayStation®Network, which now operates in 59 countries
and regions*2 around the world. PlayStation Network supports
free community-centric online gameplay, exclusive games from
independent developers and major publishers, and a broad range
of entertainment applications across movies, music, and sports.
PS3 owners can access 170,000 downloadable digital content
including 57,000 game content worldwide from PlayStation
Network*3. In October 2012, SCE redesigned PlayStation®Store for
PS3®, offering a more streamlined and accessible store
experience, including a stunning new user interface, simple
search, and powerful content discovery. The new store is now
available in Europe and North and Latin America with more
countries and regions to follow.
PlayStation®Plus, the subscription service package on
PlayStation®Store that offers exclusive benefits such as
discounts on games or online storage for game saves, started to
offer an "Instant Game Collection" in North America and Europe
in July 2012. The Instant Game Collection enables PS Plus
members to enjoy popular titles from third party developers and
publishers as well as SCE Worldwide Studios at no extra cost.
SCE has also enhanced the content offering for PS Plus members
in Japan in November.
Introduced in September 2010, the PlayStation®Move motion
controller that enables users to intuitively play games is now
supported by a wide range of titles with more than 400 as of
November 2012, including Sports Champions 2, LittleBigPlanet
Karting (Sony Computer Entertainment). Additionally, this month
marks the global launch of Wonderbook™, a new peripheral that
delivers the next area of storytelling and a unique experience
exclusively on PS3. Wonderbook*4 uses the PlayStation®Eye camera
to take augmented reality to spectacular new places, while
drawing players into new worlds and allowing them to interact
with stories as they tilt or rotate it, or simply turn the
pages*5.
PS3® has gained tremendous support from 3rd party developers and
publishers worldwide. Cumulative number of software titles for
PS3® reached 3,590 with more than 595 million units sold
worldwide*6. More exciting and attractive new titles are to be
released from third party developers and publishers as well as
SCE Worldwide Studios, including PlayStation All-Stars Battle
Royale (Sony Computer Entertainment), towards the Christmas
season. In addition, software titles that support "cross
platform feature" such as LittleBigPlanet 2: Cross Controller
Pack, PlayStation, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (Sony Computer
Entertainment) are also expected to be released. With these
titles, SCE will deliver a ground-breaking gaming experience by
leveraging the capabilities of both PS3® and PlayStation®Vita.
SCE will continue to further expand the PS3® platform and create
a world of computer entertainment that is only possible on
PlayStation.
*1 Sell-in number
*2 As of September 30, 2012.
*3 As of November 14, 2012.
*4 Title which only needs PS Eye and Wonderbook to enjoy will
become available.
*5 Wonderbook launced on November 13 in North America and on
November 14 in Europe/PAL territories
*6 As of September 30, 2012.