As was evidenced in the NPD October figures, Sony did not have a great month. While the console giant decided to keep their exact sales figures to themselves, it has been confirmed that the system was outsold by both the Xbox 360 (who dominated the field) and also the Nintendo 3DS.
Perhaps catching sight of the elephant in the room, Sony has issued a statement, no doubt in reaction to the sales report. Sony chose to ignore aforementioned elephant however, focusing instead on their holiday software lineup, as well as mentioning that inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood has broken PSN digital sales records.
This statement came via Senior Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA, who said, “PlayStation 3 is primed for a great holiday season as this month’s NPD report shows. We’re seeing increased momentum in our 1st and 3rd-party software sales at retail, which are up 5% over last year, and we’re demonstrating the industry’s strongest software line up with blockbusters like Uncharted 3, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, Battlefield 3, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and new Move titles Everybody Dance and Carnival Island. On the digital front, we are also pleased to report that inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is the fastest selling PS3 digital game ever launched on PSN.”
Frankly I’m surprised he managed to say so much around that mouthful of sour grapes.
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