GDC 07: Nintendo may grab headlines, but Sony still has sales

by Andrew Yoon { Mar 9th 2007 at 10:30AM }

Sony's Phil Harrison was quick to remind his audience yesterday that Sony is still the number one brand, and that he personally doesn't feel like Sony is losing. The combined sales of the PlayStation brand show that gamers want PlayStation products: the PlayStation 2 is still the greatest-selling console on the market; and the PLAYSTATION 3 has sold faster than the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 in the same time frame.
"While certain systems grab headlines," Harrison commented about the recent love of Nintendo by the gaming press, "sales are what matter."

When faced with the issue of the launch library drought, Harrison noted that the PS2 and PS1 didn't have the greatest launches ever: "Fantavision, bless its cotton soul, was NOT going to establish a 100 million system ... The Bouncer [Square launch game] was NOT a good game."

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Stef Geiger @ Mar 9th 2007 10:55AM

I wish people would get it around their heads that even IF Sony doesn't get to sell 150 million consoles, the system will still be a success. The market has grown so much that even taking less than a quarter of the marketshare would STILL result in a BIG install base.

What I'm curious about is how well the system is selling when the fact that the market has grown so much is taken into account. I mean, of course the PS3 will sell faster than the previous generations, the market is SO much bigger. Tell us how many potential console buyers there are, and compare console sales to THAT.

chario @ Mar 9th 2007 11:10AM

LOL well then combine all sales off Nintendo Brand together and yeah sales are what matter xD DS ftw plus Wii sales ftw = Nintendo #1

TheSh0wstopper @ Mar 9th 2007 11:21AM

yo, sorry to correct you but the bouncer was notlaunch. it got delayed. you should check these things.

Joop @ Mar 9th 2007 1:08PM

@3: I'm sure he means launch window, which is almost a year by Sony's definition.

He's absolutely right though, it is about sales, which they're getting crushed on.

ymmv @ Mar 9th 2007 2:27PM

What's Harrison smoking? "The PLAYSTATION 3 has sold faster than the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 in the same time frame"...? According to http://forum.pcvsconsole.com/viewthread.php?tid=11067 Sony sold 3.2 PS2's in the three months after it launched, the PS3 didn't even hit the 1 million mark.