Sales and Production Costs

initial production costs..
20GB model: $805.85
60GB model: $840.35

initial price..
20GB model: $499
60GB model: $599

resulting losses..
loss per unit: $250 (approx.)
Sony's games division loss (in fiscal year, ending March 07): $1.97 billion

As of January 08..
production cost per unit: $400

units shipped..
January 07: Sony met its goal of shipping 1 million units to North America
January 07: Sony confirm they had shipped 1 million units in Japan
January 07: Worldwide total units shipped now over 2 million
As of April 1, 2007: approx. 5.5 million units had shipped worldwide

Overall sales..
Currently behind Xbox 360 and Wii.
In Japan the Wii outsold the Playstation3 by..
April 07: 4 to 1
May 07: 5.6 to 1
June 07: 6.5 to 1
July 07: 4 to 1
August 07: 3 to 1

Total Sales in Japan as of January 1, 2008..
Wii: 4,618,479 units
PS3: 1,673,063 units
Xbox 360: 548,308 units

In United States..
In April 07, Sony sold 37% less PS3's than previous month (largest drop in sales of the three systems).
Sony's reason: lack of new software for the console.
From October 2007 to November 2007, sales went up by 285%.
Sony's reason: price cut and Nintendo's inability to manufacture the Wii system at a rate high enough to meet public demand.

As of January 1, 2008, the PlayStation 3 has sold..
United States: 3.25 million units
Japan: 1,673,063 units
Australia: over 180,000 units
Europe: estimated 2.8 million units
Total worldwide sales: 10.49 million (a Sony figure)

In the United States, the PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 for the first time in January 2008. Before, the PS3 has been a consistent third behind the Wii and the Xbox 360 in US sales in most months since the Wii and PS3 were released.