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NPD: 80GB PS3 outsold 40GB in the last quarter
NPD: 80GB PS3 outsold 40GB in the last quarter
GameDaily - January 26, 2008
Submitted by deftangel (291) at 6:20AM PST on January 26, 2008
UPDATE 2: Well, this is interesting. We just heard from The NPD Group who told us, "In the last quarter (when both were on the market), the 80GB sold more units than the 40GB
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1Mushashi posted on PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) at 5:37AM PST on January 27, 2008. RE: NPD: 80GB PS3 outsold 40GB in the last quarter@deftangel,
A monthly breakdown for the 3 months covered by this NPD statement would be more useful than this piece of information.
40GB model arrived on the market in November so only on sale for 2/3 of time covered by NPD statement. How the 80GB and 40GB sold over the 2 months when both were available would clarify if the 80GB unit was more popular than the 40GB, and by how much if it outsold it over that period.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 5 ]bids
18deftangel posted on PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) at 6:20AM PST on January 26, 2008. Article: NPD: 80GB PS3 outsold 40GB in the last quarter
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In the article, GameDaily asked that of NPD but they weren't prepared to reveal it. Moreover, the PS3 only sold 121,000 units in October when only the 80GB was on sale. That's less than 10% of what sold in the last quarter so it's unlikely to be *that* significant in the grand scheme of things.
It was almost universally believed that the 40GB would be more popular beforehand, I think the article at least gives pause for thought before jumping to that conclusion. Even if it's more or less equal when discounting October it tell you something.