PS3 sales half a million in India.

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mike_intellivision said:

Two more quick points.

 

First, a report on Gaming Guru, appeared to talk about the inital sales of the Xbox 360 in India. Released about a month before the PS3 in that country, its first month sales were reported to be 865 consoles.

 

Second, an interview with a top Sony executive that went along with the article in question seems to show that the 40G unit had not made it to India. He talked about how it spurred sales in the US -- but no mention of India sales. (Quote below)

Sony Computer Entertainment, which recently celebrated the first anniversary of its Playstation3 gaming console, is now looking for a bigger market share in India. The company’s co-chief operating officer Jim Ryan discusses its marketing strategy with ET.

How is Sony countering the Xbox ?

Since last quarter, we have reduced the price for Playstation to $499 in the US and are planning to launch other low-capacity models in India. Since then, we have nearly averaged at 100,000 units sold per month. We have even repriced the 60GB model at Rs 29,999 and are in the final stages of launching the 40GB model at an even lower price point. This way we are looking to bring the price differentiation down. So when we come out at these price points, which are lower than our nearest competitor, you would see a different picture by the next year.

So there is "no mention of India sales" for the PS3...  and the "we have nearly averaged at 100,000 units sold per month" quote is for US sales.

And at one point the 60GB model was priced over 30,000 Rs in India, and the cheaper 40GB model has not launched there yet.