Sony sells 580,000 PSP Slim & Lites in two weeks
Impressive Japanese debut for revised handheld
Sony Japan has announced that since launching the new Slim & Lite model on September 20th, some 580,000 units have made their way into the hands of players.
To put it into perspective, this figure dwarfs the equivalent period for the release of the original version at the end of 2004 – although it's worth pointing out that its retail performance was significantly affected by the limited number of units available at the time.
No such shortages for Slim & Lite, though, which previously sailed past the 300,000 mark in just three days.
It would be interesting to compare the numbers with those of both the US and Europe but Sony has yet to divulge such figures.
Joao Diniz Sanches
With three boys under the age of 10, former Edge editor Joao has given up his dream of making it to F1 and instead spends his time being shot at with Nerf darts. When in work mode, he looks after editorial projects associated with the Pocket Gamer and Steel Media brands.