Playstation Move is Outselling Kinect

Kris Erickson • Nov 30, 2010 • Comments ()

By contrast, Microsoft has sold a reported 2.5 million of its controller-free Kinect video game systems worldwide only 25 days after launch, the manufacturer said this week, suggesting it is on track to hit its target of 5 million sales this holiday shopping season. Kinect sold well during the high-volume "Black Friday" shopping period after Thanksgiving, which traditionally kicks off holiday shopping, according to a Target executive. However, we suspect that Sony's Move sold even more briskly over the weekend, if our internal web traffic statistics are anything to go by.

This could mark a reversal in the overall popularity of the two consoles. While the cheaper Xbox 360 enjoyed an early lead this generation, the PS3 has made rapid gains on Microsoft in the past 18 months. Upcoming PlayStation Move titles include the platform-defining franchises like Killzone 3 and LittleBigPlanet 2 that will further establish PlayStation Move as the more versatile motion experience for gaming beyond the Wii.

More than 41.6 million PS3 system has been sold globally as of September 2010 and despite entering its 5th year since launch, the system is yet to record another year of success.

[Data Source: Official press releases, MSNBC]

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It's official: Sony has won the first round in the motion control peripheral sales contest. Wait, perhaps that prize should go to Nintendo for its trailblazing Wii console, making Sony the runner up. Official sales figures for both of the new motion controllers were hard to come by, but we now have some statistics for comparison. Sony today announced that sales of PlayStation Move motion controller for the PS3 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. The number not only shows clear success of the launch of the new motion sensing controller but also indicates positive momentum going in to the holiday season and to the year 2011. \n\nBy contrast, Microsoft has sold a reported 2.5 million of its controller-free Kinect video game systems worldwide only 25 days after launch, the manufacturer said this week, suggesting it is on track to hit its target of 5 million sales this holiday shopping season. Kinect sold well during the high-volume \"Black Friday\" shopping period after Thanksgiving, which traditionally kicks off holiday shopping, according to a Target executive. However, we suspect that Sony's Move sold even more briskly over the weekend, if our internal web traffic statistics are anything to go by.\n\nThis could mark a reversal in the overall popularity of the two consoles. While the cheaper Xbox 360 enjoyed an early lead this generation, the PS3 has made rapid gains on Microsoft in the past 18 months. Upcoming PlayStation Move titles include the platform-defining franchises like Killzone 3 and LittleBigPlanet 2 that will further establish PlayStation Move as the more versatile motion experience for gaming beyond the Wii.\n\nMore than 41.6 million PS3 system has been sold globally as of September 2010 and despite entering its 5th year since launch, the system is yet to record another year of success. \n\n\n
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