In a press release that hit last week, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) announced that the cumulative sales of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system reached a milestone of 50 million units worldwide, as of March 29, 2011. They also announced that PlayStation Move sales had surpassed 8 million units worldwide as April 3rd.
The PS3 system, equipped with future proof cutting-edge technologies including the powerful Cell Broadband EngineTM and RSX® processors as well as the Blu-ray discTM (BD) player and HDMI, has delivered users with high-definition and high quality entertainment experience since its launch in November 2006. The PS3 system continues to evolve and enhance the user experience through new features and services delivered via software updates.
Other numbers included in the marketing rich press release included 75 million Playstation Network registered users, 89 titles that supported steroscopic 3D, and 155 Playstation Move supported/dedicated titles.