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Sony Sees North American PSP Sales of 2.5 - 3 Million During Holidays

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2005 - 9:31am.
San Francisco - Sony hopes to sell between 2.5 million and 3 million PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld game devices in North America during the upcoming holiday shopping season, Sony Computer Entertainment America president and CEO Kaz Hirai told Reuters on Thursday. The company has sold some 2.3 million PSPs in North America since the device went on sale in late March. Sony also on Thursday announced that it will begin selling a $299 PSP "Giga Pack," which includes the PSP, a 1GB memory stick, battery pack, AC adaptor and a new PSP stand; the standalone device costs $249. Hirai additionally told Reuters that Sony expects to sell between 2.5 million and 3 million PlayStation 2 consoles before the end of the year. The PS2 will compete this holiday season with the release of Microsoft's next-generation Xbox 360. Sony plans to release the PlayStation 3 in the spring of 2006.
tags: Sony | PSP | Sales | North American | Holidays |

Japanese Games Firm Konami to Establish North American HQ in L.A.

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2003 - 4:19am.
Los Angeles -- Japanese video game developer Konami announced on Tuesday plans to establish a new base for its global computer and video games business in Los Angeles. The company's executive corporate officer, Kazumi Kitaue, will serve as CEO of the new operation, dubbed Konami Digital Entertainment (KDE). The new KDE will focus on the areas of global product brand growth strategies, business development and licensing activities. The company will also rename its Redwood City, Calif.-based North American sales, marketing, and operations subsidiary, Konami of America, Inc., to Konami Digital Entertainment America (KDEA).
tags: Konami | North American | Japanese Games | HQ | L.A. |

Report: North American Digital TV Subscribers Hit 20.2 Million in 2002

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2003 - 3:16am.
Boston -- The North American cable household market for digital television services totaled 20.2 million subscribers in 2002, with cable TV operators Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications claiming almost three-quarters of these among themselves, according to a new report on digital TV services released on Thursday by Boston-based Trace Strategies. The report also found that Time Warner Cable owns the largest percentage (47 percent) of HDTV-ready homes; SeaChange International delivered 52 percent of the 701,000 video-on-demand streams sent in 2002; and EchoStar's DISH network was the leading provider of digital video recorder services to North American households, with a 45 percent share, followed by TiVo with a 38 percent share.
tags: Reports | Subscribers | Digital TV | North American |