Sony forecasts more PS3 sales but less for PSP

It was a pretty good fiscal 2009 for Sony, having launched the slim line of PS3s and a price cut that definitely boosted sales for the hardware. With PlayStation Move coming later this year, Sony is looking to continue their hot streak, at least with the PS3. Talking about their forecasts for this fiscal year, the media giant is expecting more PS3 sales, but less for PSP.

It was a pretty good fiscal 2009 for Sony, having launched the slim line of PS3s and a price cut that definitely boosted sales for the hardware. With PlayStation Move coming later this year, Sony is looking to continue their hot streak, at least with the PS3. Talking about their forecasts for this fiscal year, the media giant is expecting more PS3 sales, but less for PSP.

In fiscal 2009, Sony sold 13 million PS3s worldwide. For this year, they’re setting their sights to 15 million units sold between April 1, 2010 to March 31st, 2011.

The same cannot be said about the PSP. The newest model, the PSPgo, didn’t exactly light up the scoreboard, although the PSP-3000 still held up in sales. In any case, Sony will only be expecting 8 million units to sell this year, compared to the 9.9 million they moved last year.

For the PS2, to no surprise, is a forecast of 6 million, smaller than last year’s 7.3. Still, that’s a pretty strong number for a console that’s turning 11 this year.

[via Siliconera]