Sony responds to NPD US November figures

Sony has sent out their own take on the NPD Group’s sales report for the month of November. In a nutshell:  The PS3 may be lagging behind the other consoles in sales, but it’s still doing pretty damn well.

Sony has sent out their own take on the NPD Group’s sales report for the month of November. In a nutshell:  The PS3 may be lagging behind the other consoles in sales, but it’s still doing pretty damn well. Here are a few numbers from the Sony press release:

• [PS3] has continued its strong momentum during the holiday season with 378,071 hardware units sold in November, representing an increase of almost 100% from October.
• From January to November 2008, more than 2.8 million PS3s have been sold in the U.S., representing a year-to-date hardware sales growth of more than 60%.
• […] more that 3,552,456 software units were sold for PS3 in November, representing a year-to-date growth of 150%.

The PSP also got a quick mention on the mostly PS3-centric statement with Sony pointing out that sales of the handheld increased 118% from October. You can check out the full press release complete with PR speak at the source page.

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