As of 6 December, more than 5.5 million units of Gran Turismo 5 have been sold worldwide. This remarkable figure has pushed the series past the 60 million units mark since the series first launched on the PlayStation around 12 years and 11 months ago, back in December 1997.
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that the sales of PlayStation Move motion controller for the PlayStation 3 reached over 4.1 million units worldwide. The milestone was reached in just 2 months since its release in September for North America, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, and 1 month since the release in October for Japan.
Call of Duty: Black Ops has experienced tremendous success this week, making it the biggest launch in entertainment history. The game was released November 9th and has sold over 5.6 million copies across Europe and North America on the first day alone.
Although its not a definitive sales number, the PlayStation Move has already shipped one million units and given the list of exciting games coming out soon, it’s hard to imagine sales slowing down. Sony has a stack of games lined up for the holiday season with 24 titles already supporting the motion controller.
Electronic Arts has announced that the long awaited first-person shooter, Medal of Honor, has moved more than 1.5 million units in its first five days on sale. The game also climbed on top of the UK charts this week, according to the latest data from tracking firm GfK-ChartTrack.
In less than three months since ModNations Racers was released, the online community has created and published over 1.1 million items of content. This means there were roughly 633 karts, mods, and tracks published per hour, which equates to roughly 15,000 creations published per day.
The Minis range of games for the PSP and PS3 has hit the 1 million download mark, across PAL and US territories. The Minis range was first launched in October 2009 to coincide with the launch of the PSPgo, and has taken nearly 10 months to reach the figure.
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PlayStation Home has been incredibly successful for Sony. The service now has over 14 million users, half of which connected to the service over the past year – this is an 2 million increase from March 2010. The service now has over 300 spaces to experience and over 11,000 virtual items to collect.
The Guinness book of World Records but also produces an annually Gamer’s Edition; a records book devoted games and gaming-related achievements (high scores, etc). This year’s edition recognizes a trio of PlayStation milestones, for three exclusive PlayStation titles.
In Sony’s E3 2010 Press Conference, Jack Tretton revealed that the PlayStation Network has more than 50 million registered accounts, the highest of the three major consoles. The PlayStation Network was launched in 2006 and registrations have continued to grow rapidly. This confirms a study earlier this year stating that the PS3 has the highest percentage of connected consoles.
