PlayStation 3 hits 50m milestone

by Steven Williamson on 18 April 2011, 09:46

Tags: Sony Computers Entertainment Europe (NYSE:SNE)

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Sony Computer Entertainment has confirmed that the cumulative sales of the PlayStation 3 have reached a milestone of 50 million units worldwide, as of March 29, 2011. SCE also announced that PlayStation Move sales surpassed 8 million units worldwide as of April 3, 2011.

Concurrently with the introduction of PS3, SCE launched PlayStation Network service which now has more than 75 million registered accounts and operates in 59 countries and regions around the world. PlayStation Network supports free community-centric online gameplay and communication tools such as PlayStation Home, and offers vast downloadable digital content through PlayStation Store, from games to movies.

To further expand the PS3 experience, Sony introduced stereoscopic 3D game and Blu-ray 3D in April and September 2010 respectively. The feature enables users to enjoy realistic stereoscopic 3D in their living room on their PS3 system by simply connecting it to a 3D-compatible TV such as 3D "BRAVIA" TV using an HDMI cable. The number of stereoscopic 3D software titles has reached to 89 as of April 1 in 2011.

PS3 features a vast library of more than 2,128 software titles with more than 480 million units sold worldwide. Recently releasedfranchise titles from first party studios include Grand Turismo 5, LittleBigPlanet2 and KILLZONE 3.


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