naznatips said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
Sony's 2007 Q2 financial statements agree with Gamer Girl Elite.
Worldwide software unit sales (decrease year-on-year):*
-> PS2: 38.0 million units (a decrease of 0.2 millinon units)
-> PSP: 12.6 million units (a decrease of 0.6 million units)
-> PS3: 10.3 million units
That decrease is relative to the previous quarter's sales.
Now, this decrease is not unexpected as is usual between their Q1 and Q2 sales however the decrease is much larger than it was between Q1-06 and Q2-06. This could be due to many different factors however it is still not a healthy indication for the PSP.
Sony's financials also show that the amount of hardware sold is beginning to taper off.
The PSP isn't dying, but it is certainly not at the level of health the DS is at.
PS: The recording differences between their financial statements are a pain. Older statements that list additional unit sales instead of sales relative to the last quarter are dumb (both would be better than just one). |
That's cherry picking financial quarters. I could do the same by showing sales during the release of the slim. Overall the PSP is selling much more this year than it has previous years. Again, no one is arguing the PSP is even within shouting distance of the DS, nor that it ever will be, but that doesn't make it a failure in its own right. |
It's not cherry picking. I went back to 2006 to compare its Q1 and Q2 to make sure it was more than simply a seasonal change. Q1 and Q2 were picked because they are the most recent ones released and also the most relevant to the current market.
