PS3 sells 150k in Australia

Sony's PlayStation 3 hits the 150,000 sales mark down under; PS2 sales double its next-gen stablemate.

Sony had high hopes for PlayStation 3 sales during the holiday rush in Australia, with the company forecasting back in October that it would sell 160,000 units down under by the end of the year. It seems the company has fallen short of its target, but not by much. Latest figures from data trackers GfK Australia show that more than 155,000 PS3s have now been sold in Australia, with 48,000 being snapped up in the last quarter of 2007 alone.

Sony's PS3 sales figures come off the back of the introduction of the lower-priced 40GB model in Australia in October 2007. The A$699.95 model replaced the A$999 60GB model.

The PSP also recorded solid growth, selling 45,000 units in the holiday period. And sales of the last-gen PS2 continues to be strong, with 81,000 units sold during the same period.

Nintendo and Microsoft are yet to officially release their latest console sales figures for Australia in 2007.

44 Comments

  • _JPH_

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 12:47 am GMT

    48,000 PS3s in the 4th quarter. That means 16,000 PS3s per month, in a country as big as USA. And sony is very proud in its sales in Australlia. LOL.

  • BontraXenderKyl

    Posted Jan 27, 2008 9:56 am GMT

    yes 150k it's a lot but xbox360 rock with more

  • kweeni

    Posted Jan 24, 2008 9:33 am GMT

    glad Sony is doing great and glad to see the ps2 is still selling, but if sony added the backward ability in the 40 GB model or just released the 80 GB in Europe or just simply didn't disband the 60 GB model from the market it would do even better

  • Irve

    Posted Jan 22, 2008 6:03 am GMT

    i'm still amazed how little units are actually sold in Oz ..

  • diablobasher

    Posted Jan 22, 2008 2:13 am GMT

    Evolving sales tactics? Mutating more like.

  • puppiemaster posted Jan 21, 2008 12:45 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    puppiemaster

    Posted Jan 21, 2008 12:45 pm GMT (hide)

    A drop in the game systems ocean. But at least there are loads more paper weights in Australia now.

  • Lazdude

    Posted Jan 21, 2008 8:14 am GMT

    The force is strong with this one, I predict Sony's share here will only continue to spread thanks to their evolving sales tactics.

  • aafuss

    Posted Jan 21, 2008 5:40 am GMT

    Suprises me that PS3 is selling well here.

  • Azwhtknight

    Posted Jan 21, 2008 4:39 am GMT

    Gooday mates!

  • TryMe01

    Posted Jan 20, 2008 4:38 pm GMT

    sony makes a mistake and then further reduces its initial features to bring the cost down to generate sales. fools are those who buy the 40GB PS3 thinking the HDD is the only difference

  • ChinoJamesKeene

    Posted Jan 20, 2008 9:47 am GMT

    We are probably the only territory Sony makes a profit from each console sold. Seriously do not understand the pricing here.

  • dbzultimate3134

    Posted Jan 20, 2008 12:17 am GMT

    ps3 is making a killing now very suprising since how bad they used to b doing so bad there actually beating how xbox 360 is doing now, looks lyk the 360 may end up bottom afta all not jus cause of aus but also in europe and japan there doin pretty well =[ i still want 360 to win but owell at least i still got gears, cod 4 and soon gta 4.

  • TMLE

    Posted Jan 19, 2008 11:41 pm GMT

    reason... the ps3 40gb is $700 in aus, when the 60gb was released in aus it was $1000. so people think that it dropped by $300. i have a 60gb got it in july 2007, leet!. most ppls who are lookign into getting a ps3 dotn relise that there was no price drop its just a cheaper model. but it still did sell alot. ps3 is leet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

  • jaredrichards3

    Posted Jan 19, 2008 4:06 am GMT

    I feel sorry for the people wasting their money on the wii, sure it's fun at first but it's a novelty console that does not have the longevity of the ps3 or the 360. 2008 will be a great year for the ps3

  • is0lati0n

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 11:23 pm GMT

    Yeah me too. Keep working on it Sony.

  • Krammin

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 4:26 pm GMT

    Glad to be part of the 155,000...

  • mad_tyger

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 3:36 pm GMT

    Not bad at all, Sony.

  • kazuyasongoku

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 3:11 pm GMT

    It's fairly exi @ $700 for some families/people.

  • Marka1700

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 12:54 pm GMT

    felshs wrote "there are like 10 millions people in ausie, and 100 million kangaroo."

    Make that about 20 million.

  • thekodaman

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 10:28 am GMT

    To put things in the world-wide perspective the PS3 and the 360 are fairly equal in terms of month-to-month sales with the PS3 gaining ground in Europe, Japan and several other regions. The only countries that the PS3 is struggling in (as far as i know) are the UK, Rep. of Ireland, US and Canada.
    Here's the catch though, the 360 has already peaked with the early release of all of it's good exclusives for a long, long time. The ensuing games drought will make a lot of 360 owners think twice about their purchase.

  • felshs

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 10:02 am GMT

    there are like 10 millions people in ausie, and 100 million kangaroo.
    with population of 110 milions, they sure love to play game.

  • FatherTimex

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 9:47 am GMT

    YakisobaCivili: "forgot something too honestly think about if the 360 had the hd drive all together with the system the price would be the same possibly more than the ps3."

    Luckilly it doesn't come bundled with that drive, which isn't something that most gamers want anyway.

    I'm not really interested in paying hundreds of extra dollars for hardware that I don't want or need.

  • Kratos_OMEGA

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 9:05 am GMT

    for such a big country Aus's gaming market is tiny. 10x smaller than UK.

  • KhanhAgE

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 7:22 am GMT

    You have to admit Sony had a pretty good first year (considering the terrible launch period and high price tag). Though not spectacular when compared to Nintendo. But the Wii is unique. No other console (that I know of) has had such a phenomenal first year. Props to Sony.

  • jivemaster

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 6:00 am GMT

    Now that we Australians have bought this thing, at least give us some games. The ps3 shelves are so empty and filled with nothing but the original line-up and some late ports of 360 titles. This is really slow starting and frustrating. Australia already has to put up with the cut down 40gb ps3. I managed to buy mine when the 60gb were still around, when they packed in an extra controller, Resistance and Motor Storm for the same price of the console alone. The 60gb's are still around, but hard to find.

  • MC_Raptor

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 4:48 am GMT

    Wait! i think its also OVER TEN THOUSAND!!!!!

  • diablobasher

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 3:28 am GMT

    OVER NINE THOUSAND?!?!?!

  • YakisobaCivil

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 3:00 am GMT

    i forgot something too honestly think about if the 360 had the hd drive all together with the system the price would be the same possibly more than the ps3.

  • YakisobaCivil

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 2:56 am GMT

    i like all the systems but I like the best blue ray player out their the ps3's and that is the reason its sales are increasing well as well with exclusive title games where as the 360 though its cheaper in ways the hd drive is stand alone ):

  • blingchu55

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 2:10 am GMT

    omg 150k!!! How can the wii stand up to such numbers! That's over 9000!

  • skee_uk

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 1:44 am GMT

    @Maersyndel thats true without any aaa titles the ps3 has done well, 2008 will be a great year id love to see the overall sales figures at the end of 2008

  • Marka1700

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 1:22 am GMT

    To put this into prosepective, Wii is at 299K and the 360 is somewere close to 300K

    http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=10067&sid=1f5506de0ebfe850a40faa21cdf1eec4&title=Close+to+300%2C000+Nintendo+Wii+consoles+sold+in+Australia

  • Maersyndel

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 11:13 pm GMT

    More and more people I know are buying PS3's..... Weird that Ps3 sold more units in it's first year than the 360 did, given all the negative attention PS3 sales have recieved for the last year or so.

  • MattDark

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 10:54 pm GMT

    The problem right now, is alot of people are still put off by the high price tags for it, which is one of the reasons the Wii has sold so well.

    The other thing is probably because there hasnt been enough to convince alot of people to move onto the PS3, especially in europe and Australia, with sony getting rid of the 60GB model and leaving people who dont have one yet with the 40GB model which wont play PS2 games.

    It took me a year before I decided to get a PS3, and I got a 60GB model. But only because I've finally started seeing more then a handful of games im interested in.

    They could do alot better in Europe and Australia, if they gave us the 80GB model, rather then just giving us scraps from the table that is the 40GB model...

  • ColdfireTrilogy

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 10:06 pm GMT

    No its doing fine state side and in Europe ... the xbox didnt fail even thought it sold NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THIS RATIO in comparison to the PS2 ... sony isnt doing bad ... they just arent in first ....

  • imortiferus

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 9:23 pm GMT

    impressive for Australia., but ultimately the U.S and Europe are where the money is at. Not belittling Australia or Japan for that matter, but where do the big three move millions not thousands in one quarter? Yup you gussed it . I'm glad Sony is doing well down under but it will go down under if it continues to fail in the US and europe.

  • dunnowhathuh

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 9:07 pm GMT

    If Sony wants the PS3 to come out on top - drop the price further or give us a better deal, it's that simple. Both the Wii and the 360 have that price advatange. Suffice to say, 150k is still a good number. Should pick up a bit more when stuff like MGS4 and FFXIII come out.

  • linkthewindow

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 8:49 pm GMT

    Not surprising-Australia was the only country where the PS2 was dominant for casuals, it will be hard for the Wii to make headway here, especially after the PS3 drops in price (if...)

  • Mattyrock

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 8:29 pm GMT

    At least they're making headway.

  • destructo888

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 8:07 pm GMT

    I live in Perth, Australia.

    I gotta say thats a damn hign number for Australia.....especially for such an expensive console. I got a PS3 and 150k is great. I guess Australia is Sony land.

  • InFaMous_Si

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 7:55 pm GMT

    Well, all i can say is 2007 was a warm up for sony. 2008 is the year baby!.

  • archibald_83

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 7:41 pm GMT

    Probably, I've seen heaps of cheap things at airports.

  • DMWhiteDragon

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 7:33 pm GMT

    Id buy one if there was more than uncharted and ratchet that i was personally interested in... soon as FF13 hits however i'll have one by then for sure and maybe... just maybe the price will drop a little more by then and thats always a bonus

    A friend told me you should be able to grab one at the airport for cheap... is this true? (like Sydney duty-free shop i think he means?)

  • archibald_83

    Posted Jan 17, 2008 7:23 pm GMT

    Closer to the target than I thought it would be. Props to Sony

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