this is odd just makin it slimer gets you more sales; if only I could hire sham wow guy lol

No, they reduced the price and made it better, not just slimmer.
I'd buy but I already have x360 and content with it.

how is the nintendo ds managing to sell 123,709 units. Who is buying it. Ps3 and 360 sales probably went up because of the price cut

Agreed on the price cut. Hopefully no one went out and bought a Slim to replace their perfectly functional "fat" model. Most likely people were just waiting for the console to be sold at a reasonable price.

I imagine if Nintendo EVER drops the price of the Wii, you'll see a similar surge (since people seem to still complain about the Wii pricing, I assume this is the reason they have yet to purchase one).

If I had a HDTV, I might think about a PS3, but until then, the Blu-Ray is worthless to me.

I suppose I'm a statistic now. I bought one.

again, this is absolutely bad statistical analysis. 1) 1 week doesnt prove shit 2) world wide, xbox 360 increased 29% and ps3 increased 34% meaning that if both systems (world wide, because thats all that really matters, regional is pointless) where exactly at the same point, ps3 increased 6%. 3) Even number 2 isn't true because we don't know the previous sales marks worldwide and we don't know what software titles were released. Every single one of these news posts are put on news sites and paid for by COMPANY X because they want you to believe that everyone is buying them. DONT FALL FOR THE FALSE HYPE

even though with the 360 ur taking chances on the hardware (RROD),, it is also pretty attractive as the elite here can be had for 330 comes with 3 games & with a wifi adapter,,,still pretty hard not to look at as well just because i think if you are buying one of these systems to game, the 360 still has the edge in terms of # of games & that most titles are written for 360 & just ported to work on the other systems, which doesn't usually play quite as well as originally intended

PS3 has got pretty much every game worth noting from the 360 with the exception of 2 that I can think of, Halo and Mass Effect. However I just play ME on my PC. And then there's the PS3 exclusives like MGS and Killzone.

Its got plenty of games, if you want Halo then get a 360, if you don't really care for Halo then you should strongly consider a PS3

It doubled the sales of the previous week? You mean the previous week that people new full well about not only the upcoming price decrease, but the launch of a new console? I'm sure sales were down a good deal from normal. Man, they can get really creative with these percentages...

I'll be getting a Playstation 3 Slim soon. I really want the system badly and hope it succeed.

Nintendo needs to realize that the Wii is not invincible. They can actually lose the console war if they don't do something. While one week don't prove anything, Nintendo not doing anything can eventually hurt them in the near future. Sure the Wii has a massive lead, but the Wii could start to slowly dive in sales without reaction.

this is stupid
of course the sales of the previous week went down

THE SLIM WAS COMING OUT

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?co [...] &end=40055

you can see the sales dipped a few weeks before the price cut on this graph

sounds like a good start. Sony may be able to get somthing going now in the console wars. got my PS3 months ago and not regreeting it at all. screw the 360 with it horrible hardware.

Heh. In the end Sony probably didn't increase their sales rate a single bit. Just announced the price cut and here's the single surge afterward.

I'm sorry, but these consoles are selling 50,000 to 100,000 a week?
What individual and baby doesn't own one at that rate?

PS3 definitely needs more game titles.

Now with the Slim (cheaper, better eco for the long run for most ppl) the sales probably start to take off very quickly, and then the game developers will surely release many more titles for the PS3.

It happens all the time, it's economics 101.

This is great but they still left out PS2 emulation. I'm not adding another console to my entertainment center. I don't have any free jacks or space for that matter. Maybe when my PS2 slim dies.

They didn't grow. All the ppl just waited for Slim...

ds and wii are still able to sell because nintendo is selling them to everyone. this is why there is no price cut and this is why there won't be a price cut until the value of the wii has gone down.

Lots of people are just like me. Brought a PS3 Slim last week when it came down to $299. I own a Xbox 360 as well. I simply refused to give Sony $599, $499 or $399 for the unit. I have been extremely happy with by 360 for over 24 months (no RRD) and will continue to use it. Now that I have the PS3 it I will buy games for it and use it as my Blue Ray player. Sony will make up some ground with the lower price. The price has been the deciding factor for most people. Although people don't want to admit it, but from a graphic and gaming stand point both these units are on equal footing. All the fan boy stuff aside, the only plus to the PS3 is the blue ray player. Thats it. The minus to the PS3 is development. Otherwise they are equal.

Geez people, wake up...PS3 has no Games???Are you all living under the rock for the last couple of years? google PS3 games and you will be surprised! Exclusive games alone will make you want to buy PS3 if you're a gamer! No games...pfffttt!

The old PS3 looked better but anyway impressive sales.