It is from Sony Australia.
SONY believes its PS3 games machine has turned the corner in the battle of the video games consoles and is beginning to fight back against its rivals.
New figures released by the company to celebrate the second anniversary of the PS3 launch show sales are picking up.
Despite a record $2 billion spent by Australians on video games last year, PS3 came in third behind rivals Xbox 360 and the all-conquering Nintendo Wii.
Sales of Sony's powerful multimedia machine doubled in the year to March however, taking to 495,000 the number of PS3s now in Australians lounge rooms.
Sony Computer Entertainment Australia managing director Michael Ephraim said he believes the PS3 has come of age in the past year.
"We're witnessing uptake of the console in the Australian market for reasons beyond its strong gaming offer," he said.
Along with being the only games console to boast a built in next generation Blu-ray player, PS3 owners can do everything from surf the web to play music and movies and play games online.
Sony is also about to launch a new music video streaming service, VidZone, which will allow users to access thousands of music clips for free.
Software allowing the device to be turned into a personal video recorder is also on the way.
"Consumers are looking for a total entertainment solution that the whole family can enjoy; whether you're into games, movies or web surfing, all from the comfort of your living room," Mr Ephraim said.
But the PS3 still has a long way to go to overtake market leader Nintendo Wii, which sold more than 680,000 consoles in Australia last year.
There are now more than one million Wii consoles in Australian lounge rooms.
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