Playstation3 sales up 298%

In case all you think I ever do around here is mock Playstation 3, here's some upbeat news for a change:

GameDaily: PS3 Sales Up Nearly 300% Since November 2

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) sent along some sales data today for how its PlayStation business fared last week at the "top 10 retailers" in North America, including the busy Black Friday shopping period. As a whole, PlayStation brand unit sales during the week increased by 178 percent and sales dollars increased by 154 percent.
Furthermore, Sony said that on a year-on-year basis, PS3 hardware sales were up 245 percent compared to Black Friday sales last year. And since November 2, when the new 40GB SKU and thereduced in price ($499) 80 GB model both were available, Sony said PS3 hardware sales are up 298 percent.

I'm going to forgo the obvious jokes about multiplication by zero and instead say good for them, although they still have a long row to hoe before their Installed Base of PS3-as Blu-ray players becomes large enough to call the format war in Sony's favor.

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