SCEA: PS3 Sales Up Nearly 300 Percent

Today, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced that overall PlayStation brand unit sales during the week including Black Friday increased by 178%, sales dollars increased by 154%.

Below are the sales figures for each PlayStation platform for the week including Black Friday for the top 10 retailers in North America:

PLAYSTATION3 (PS3) hardware sales increased by 245% when compared to Black Friday sales last year.
Since November 2nd, and the availability of both the 40GB and 80GB PS3 models, PS3 hardware sales have increased by 298%.

PSP (PlayStation Portable) hardware sales increased by 136% when compared to previous week sales.

PlayStation2 (PS2) hardware sales increased by 287% when compared to previous week sales.