5.6 Million Playstation 3’s Sold

Sony today is celebrating the PlayStation 3s’ first anniversary. The console has certainly had its fair share of difficulties thanks to high price points and a lack of “killer apps.” Following the launch of the $399 model, business is already on the up and up, according to Sony Chairman Howard Stringer.

According to Sony, the PS3 has now sold 5.6 million units worldwide, 2 million of which have been purchased in North America. The company’s worldwide sales goal for next March remains 11 million units. Sony also noted that year to date sales of PS3 in Japan and EMEA outsold Xbox 360 by three-to-one.

Sony’s little baby turns one. The PS3 has been crawling along, but can it walk or maybe even run? Sony is still aiming for 11 million units sold this fiscal year with 160 new games which looks near impossible in my opinion but then again with so many PS3 fanboys running about…