Sony achieves record PSP sales in Japan
- October 04, 2007 00:00 AM PST
Sony on Thursday said it sold a record number of PlayStation Portables in Japan after releasing the redesigned and cheaper "Slim" version.
PSP Slim tanning in the spotlight
According to the company, 550,000 PSP-2000s were sold in the first two weeks of availability; faster that the original PSP sold during its launch month in December 2004.
The new PSP is is 33 percent lighter and 19 percent thinner than its predecessor. In Japan it is sold for 5 percent less than the original model.
The PSP has sold a reported 25 million units worldwide compared with 50 million Nintendo DS units.
