Sony president Jack Tretton: PS3 sales have shot up

Sony president Jack Tretton has branded 2009 as a “great success” in terms of sales of Play Station 3.

PS3 sales went up by 33 per cent, and the head honcho insists that the growth is there for all to see.

XBox 360 is still believed to be ahead, but the ever-narrowing gap between the two consoles has the president speaking highly of the accomplishments to date.

“The PS3 was also the only console in the U.S. to see double-digit growth in sales this past quarter,” said Tretton.

“December also marked the best sales month in the platform’s history, breaking one million hardware units and 7.3 million software units.

“We’re nowhere near slowing down in the new year as today’s NPD numbers show a 36% sales increase on PS3 hardware when compared to last January. This is truly remarkable given the tight inventory we’ve been experiencing as a result of high consumer demand since last Fall.”