PS3 Slim sells 1 million units in 3 weeks, chin chin!

We're not big into tracking sales figures but a million consoles sold is pretty notable. Especially when your 3 year-old console achieves that number in just 3 weeks. Of course, the sale bump is the result of the PS3 receiving a price adjustment, some minor cosmetic slimming, and internal tinkering that most notably decreased power draw (and noise). Good on ya Sony. But we'd love to see auction sales statistics for the same three weeks -- we expect there was an appreciable uptick in demand for first gen consoles with hardware-based PS2 emulation, SACD playback, and 4x USB ports immediately after the PS3 Slim was announced, and its mysteries revealed.

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NEW PLAYSTATION®3 RETAIL SALES ACHIEVE
1 MILLION UNITS IN 3 WEEKS WORLDWIDE

Tokyo, September 24, 2009 : Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. today announced that retail sales of its new PlayStation®3 (PS3®) (CECH-2000A) computer entertainment system achieved a total of 1 million units*1 worldwide in the 3 weeks since its launch on September 1, 2009 *2. The expansion of the PS3 platform is being accelerated along with the introduction of more and more new and exciting software titles as well as the enhancement of PlayStation®Network.

While maintaining cutting-edge features and functions, such as the ability to enjoy high quality interactive entertainment content including Blu-ray Disc™ games and movies as well as various content and services downloadable through PlayStation Network, the new PS3 is available at a highly attractive recommended retail price of 29,980 yen (including tax), US$299 and €299, with an extremely streamlined form factor and a pre-installed 120GB Hard Disk Drive. Furthermore, the reduction of power consumption and fan noise as well as the casual appearance have also become drivers in attracting a larger and broader range of users.

Along with the vast line-up of attractive and exciting entertainment content to be released this holiday season from third-party game developers and publishers as well as from SCE Worldwide Studios, SCE will continue to further expand the PS3 platform and create a new world of computer entertainment.

*1 The number is based on SCEI's estimation.
*2 The new PS3 became available in stores on September 1, 2009, in North America, Europe/ PAL territories, Asian countries and regions, and in Japan on September 3, 2009.
About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufactures, distributes and markets the PlayStation® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system and the PlayStation®3 (PS3®) system. PlayStation has revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and PlayStation 2 further enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. PSP is an innovative handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. PS3 is an advanced computer system, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell processor with super computer-like power. SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software, and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SCEI is an independent business unit of the Sony Group.

PlayStation and PS3 are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

[Lazarpandar Posted Sep 24th 2009 3:18PM]

No abkyuubi47, it actually isnt.

[jeremywho Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:08AM]

I'm not sure if 'chin chin' in the title is supposed to be the Italian toast or not, but if so its spelled Cin Cin....not double chin...fyi

[Zodiac Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:51AM]

Doesn't matter it is Italian toast or not. For sure XBOX got toasted by PS3! :)

[davedrastic Posted Sep 24th 2009 3:06AM]

Capital letters? r u sure

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 4:03AM]

Just fyi, xbox still has a 6 million lead. Not that I care either way.

[mrmckeb Posted Sep 24th 2009 4:06AM]

I'm assuming the author meant "ching ching!", as in the 'cash sound'.

[jdripper Posted Sep 24th 2009 4:14AM]

It's French as well. Not sure of the spelling though, I always though it was as the got it "chin chin"

[bratkun Posted Sep 24th 2009 4:55AM]

You do know that "chin chin" is a japanese word right? hehehe Dare not say what it means though.

[Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar Posted Sep 24th 2009 6:15AM]

@Bratkun, are you sure you don't mean "chi chi", as in a babytalk form of "breast"?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 6:57AM]

I'm glad someone pointed out this terrible fo paw (sic) before I did - it is indeed cin cin even though it's pronounced chin chin! Bless you sir for being on top of everything that is good in this world!

[SaintAndrew Posted Sep 24th 2009 8:00AM]

since when is engadget not big on reporting sales figures?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 9:10AM]

isn't it cha-ching?

[QueefMachine Posted Sep 24th 2009 9:35AM]

Chin Chin is what Japanese people SAY means "cheers" but it really just means "dick dick". Kanpai is the correct way to say Cheers. You got DUPED!

[Slappy Wag Posted Sep 24th 2009 11:52AM]

And it still doesn't have wireless N.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 12:40PM]

i think its the spanish chin chin, its like cheers or something

[Jono Posted Sep 24th 2009 1:25PM]

o-chin chin means penis in Japanese, Engadget.

:3

[Jono Posted Sep 24th 2009 1:27PM]

and for the record, isn't it CHA-CHING?

How could the writer of this post screwed that up is beyond me...

[xValentine Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:07AM]

1 Million happy users.

See you guys at PSN.

[Cash9007 Posted Sep 24th 2009 4:02AM]

Or 1 million happy bluray watchers. I haven't touched the controller since the initial setup, but I've been watching blurays like crazy. Got season 2 of Terminator:SCC in right now, watching "Alison from Palmdale" as I type this. I might pick up Batman:AA after the price drops, but there just aren't any exclusive titles out right now that are worth putting up with the wonky PS3 controller as far as I am concerned. Now when Heavy Rain comes out, I'll be one of the first in line, but I have to really enjoy the game to put up with the hand cramps I get after only an hour of futzing with that damn Suxaxis.

Anyway, as far as a bluray player, I couldn't be happier with the PS3. I know it's load times are slower then the latest stand alone models, but for what it does, you can't beat the price. I wish it had a competing on-demand video service like Netflix 360, but that's just nitpicking. Anyway, that's my two cents, and I'm happy to add my console to that list of one million sold. It looks quite stylish tucked next to my Xbox Elite.

[xValentine Posted Sep 24th 2009 4:19AM]

Your as delusional as Cornezy(See below).

[pika2000 Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:07AM]

Reduce price, increase sales! Hey, who thought that econ 101 actually works!

[davedrastic Posted Sep 24th 2009 3:06AM]

Doesn't always work like that. The Amiga sold better at higher prices in some countries.

[Gamer Posted Sep 24th 2009 5:22AM]

@dave
its called price elasticity and Demand,

[MrFairladyz Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:08AM]

I genuinely do like the first generation; however, that doesn't make it the more popular choice. Sony needed sales, and that's what they got.

[phxprovost Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:11AM]

im sure Nintendo is terrified right now...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:15AM]

I'm sure they've made all the profit they could've ever hoped for and wouldn't mind terribly even if the Wii manufacturing plant shut down.

[davedrastic Posted Sep 24th 2009 3:07AM]

They've probably forgotten that they have Wii manufacturing plants

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 4:08AM]

Terrified? Nintendo has sold almost as many Wii's as Xbox360 and PS3 combined. On top of that, they made a profit on every system sold while Microsoft and Sony took losses on the hardware sales (at least initially, I don't know about the present day hardware costs). You really think they care at this point? I'm betting they are feeling fat and happy. Maybe even complacent... We shall see what the future holds!

[phxprovost Posted Sep 24th 2009 4:10AM]

@gamechld
im glad to see you understand sarcasm....

[WickedEast Posted Sep 24th 2009 9:17AM]

That's why they didn't need to price drop the Wii... oh wait... never mind.

[cornezy Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:11AM]

1 million new happy blu-ray watchers...................hey................they can't be playing games because PS3 has no exclusives really!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:20AM]

How is it possible that you're commenting...because you have no brain really!!!!

[CaramelZappa Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:23AM]

Play Uncharted, then reconsider.

[Bobthebuilder Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:24AM]

PS3 has no exclusives?

C'mon someone type out a list for this fool

[xValentine Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:29AM]

I won't bother typing all those games to someone who will never be able to play it.

;)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 3:08AM]

Here goes me:
Well, cornezy is not gonna read this but at least other readers can see this. Next time another stupid arguement like this comes out ,just copy and paste.

1.)Uncharted 1 and 2 (uncharted 2- claimed to be a technical milestone in video games by a few review)
2.)Metal Gear solid 4 (got 10/10 in Gamespot, only 2 games got it- GTA4 and this one)

3.)Other Critically acclaimed: Killzone 2, Infamous, little big planet, resistance 1 and 2, valkryia chronicles
others: disgaea 3, motostorm
4.)Upcoming: God of War 3, Gran tourismo 5, heavy rain,

these are all the good ones that are ps3 exclusive, i ommited others that are not as good.
Plus online gaming with call of duty is free, no yearly membership. One word, One million sales = to more exclusive games developed for the ps3.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 5:35AM]

You know... thats not that many good exclusive games, ive played resistance 1 and 2, and killzone 2 they where so disapointing
little big planet is fun for like 40minutes (face it everyone, its a wii game)
i yet to try uncharted as im low on $$$ atm

but ill agree MGS4 kicked ass so much
im not here to cause a fight, but that list you gave if i was to look at it with no biased opinions either way, id pick the xbox 360
(FYI i have both)

[sinjinn Posted Sep 24th 2009 6:56AM]

1.)Uncharted 1 and 2 (uncharted 2- claimed to be a technical milestone in video games by a few review)
2.)Metal Gear solid 4 (got 10/10 in Gamespot, only 2 games got it- GTA4 and this one)
3.)Other Critically acclaimed: Killzone 2, Infamous, little big planet, resistance 1 and 2, valkryia chronicles
others: disgaea 3, motostorm
4.)Upcoming: God of War 3, Gran tourismo 5, heavy rain,

metal gear solid ? more like metal pooh solid, that games stinks. killzone 2 is kind of average and not as much fun as it looks like it should be. little big planet is just a wii game , like someone said , its like playing with plasticine, resistance 1 was balls ...( valkyria chronicles and disgaea are rpg games so they are automatically rubbish and motor storm isnt all that).

this leaves uncharted: drakes fortune , which IS excellent. but also you missed out monsters, which is probably the best game out of all.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 9:41AM]

@CHENG

You forgot 3 titles Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction, Quest for Booty expansion, and A Crack in Time

[Ozzman79 Posted Sep 24th 2009 9:42AM]

If THAT list is supposed to motivate someone to pickup a PS3 for great exclusives........yeah, um, best of luck to ya

[CJ Posted Sep 24th 2009 10:09AM]

@Sinjin

Someone's been taking Yahtzee a little too seriously, I think.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 25th 2009 8:31AM]

Well, I'm not here to say which game is good and which one is bad. I'm just writing down what games are exclusive to the PS3. Cause I think it is unfair that Xboxfanboys keep using this as a reason to put down those who have a ps3. Its like comparing older gen consoles- ever tried compraing if a ps2 hace more exclusive titles than the original xbox? resident evil 4, metalgear solid, devil may cry, final fantasy and etc.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 24th 2009 9:22PM]

the person a few posts above made a good list, without being a fanboy and spewing titles, but if you must insist:

3D Dot game hereos
Afrika
Agent
Demon's Souls
Disgaea 3
Eyepet
FF Versus XIII
Flower
Folklore
God of War 3
GT 5
GT 5 Prologue
Heavenly Sword
Heavy Rain
inFamous
Katamari Forever
Killzone 2
The Last Guardian
LittleBigPlanet
MAG
MGS4
MLB: The Show series
ModNation Racers
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
NBA 07/08/09
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Pain
Quantum Theory
Rachet & Clank CiT/ToD/Quest for Booty
Resistance 1&2
Ridge Racer 7
Sing Star
SOCOM
SuperCar Challenge
Time Crisis 4
Twisted Metal
Uncharted 1 & 2(you'd be a fool to think uncharted 2 is not an awesome game, with endorsments from bungie/infinity ward/the first game to achieve a 21/20)
Valkyria Chronicles
Warhawk
White Knight Chronicles 1 & 2

NOTE #1: I didn't name all of the exclusives, just the ones that I know about
NOTE #2: Yes, I went through the wikipedia list of games
NOTE #3: Didn't include many (if any at all) PSN titles, even though Fat Princess should be in that list
NOTE #4: Some games I listed are franchises, and have more than 1 game in the series

[The Prince Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:12AM]

See, I'm a PC user/gamer tried and true, so I cant understand this, its three years old, minor changes and it still sells like this. PC tech advances leap and bounds in that time, how is this still competitive with hardcore gamers, the same goes for the xbox,

[Bobthebuilder Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:22AM]

Console gamers were all once PC gamers too who got tired of throwing hundreds of dollars in video card/ram upgrades every 8-9 months to play that graphically awesome new game. If you look at uncharted 2 on the PS3 /Gears of war 2 on the 360, the graphics are good enough to keep you impressed until you play through the whole game.

[kibbledbits Posted Sep 24th 2009 9:15AM]

@bumblo I was hardcore PC gamer for years, I never bought a system, I always built because you can always get faster memory, HDD, etc cheaper. After having kids with less time it became a pain in the ass. Tweaking config files to squeeze a few FPS out of games, my last games were Counterstrike & BF2.

I now primarily play games on my PS3 and got rid of all my PCs and replaced it with an iMac so I'm not tempted to PC game anymore. I spend less time tweaking and more time playing because of it.

[sinjinn Posted Sep 24th 2009 10:18AM]

I cant imagine having a group of friends/visitors/family all gathering around my pc to play a game on a keyboard and mouse ( do you need 2 keyboards for 2 player games ?) and also , why would i want to have a pc in my living room making all that noise ( xbox 360 does this too) and also , do i really want to wait for my pc to boot into windows when i want to have a quick game with a friend?

see, pc might have the edge in terms of graphics and hardware but it hasnt got the overall package.

with consoles it's all there from the get go.

[HardTimesGuy Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:16AM]

Even with the price drop, I will still wait until Black Friday. Help me out by then and point me to the best deal Engadget!

[Gregorian Posted Sep 24th 2009 2:19AM]

There's lots of us PS2 owners out there. We've always wanted a PS3. We like Playstations.
All Sony had to do was give us one that we could afford.

[davedrastic Posted Sep 24th 2009 3:10AM]

Alot of us PS2 owners are now fully responsible adults, with full time incomes and less available free time. I've got my PS3 Slim now, and although I haven't played it much yet, cos of time constraints, i'm eagerly awaiting to buy my second once the price halves again as it inevitably will in 2-3 years time. I think Sony have got it right now.