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Sony announces global sales of 50 million Playstation 3s
Apr 15th
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today announced that the cumulative sales of its PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system has reached a milestone of 50 million units sold worldwide, as of March 29. SCE also announced that sales of the PlayStation Move have surpassed 8 million units worldwide as of April 3. First introduced back in November 2006, the platform now boasts 75 million registered users and tens of thousands of game, music video and movie downloads available through the Playstation Store.
When the Playstation 3 was first launched, it led Sonys effort to push its Blu-ray high-definition video format in Sonys More >
Sony promotes PlayStation head in hint of CEO successor
Mar 10th
Sony may have hinted that it will eventually replace chief executive Howard Stringer with Kaz Hirai, as the latter executive will be named head of a newly formed unit that’s a combination of the company’s videogame and consumer electronics businesses. According to the Wall Street Journal, the 50-year-old Hirai would thus become the favorite to succeed Stringer when the time comes. Stringer himself supported this in an interview.
Stringer did add the plans are not yet finalized, though they do involve Hirai being named executive deputy president and representative corporate officer. This title is only worn by Stringer and former More >
IDC: Kinect will outsell PlayStation Move this year
Nov 1st
Microsoft’s Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360 may outsell Sony’s competing Move controller for the PlayStation 3, according to a forecast published by research firm IDC. Kinect sales are expected to fall somewhere between 2.5 million to 3 million units in the US for the fourth quarter, while Move shipments could fall between 2 million and 2.25 million.
Sony recently announced that it had already shipped 2.5 million Move controllers in just one month, with one million purchases by US customers and 1.5 million shipped to Europe. The company suggests it is having difficulty keeping up with the strong demand.
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Sony call strongly hints at PlayStation phone, tablet
Oct 30th
Sony during the call discussing its latest results has strongly hinted that the company is developing a PlayStation phone. Without mentioning the device itself, the company said the hardware would be delivered from the Network Services group that handles both computers and the PlayStation brand. It’s also moving Sony Computer Entertainment, the PlayStation division, into the Sony City headquarters to “better incorporate” it with the planning teams for a mystery product.
Ericsson, half of Sony Ericsson, was said to be helping out on both smartphone and game devices.
The company has never officially confirmed a PlayStation phone but has already dropped More >