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PS3 80GB SKU sales spur 484% at Amazon
Published: October 19, 2007 9:29 AM PDT
Sales for Sony Corp.'s 80GB Playstation 3 increased 484 percent Fri. morning at Amazon.com, one day after a $100 price cut for the top tier model.
The PS3 80GB Motorstorm Pack ranked as the No. 1 sales gainer in a 24-hour period to rank as the No. 17 best-selling product in Amazon's Computer & Video Games division. Sony on Thurs. price cut the 80GB PS3 SKU to $499 from $599 to spur sales at U.S. retail. Additionally, it will begin to sell a $399 40GB PS3 SKU in the U.S. on Nov. 2. The PS3 has held lower-than-expected sales at retail due to high cost and average game library. The new $399 entry point places the PS3 within a $50 range of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and $100 ahead of Nintendo Co.'s top-selling Wii home video game system. The PS3 ranked as the No. 6-selling game hardware in the month of Sept., moving 119,400 units during the month according to NPD Group Inc.
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