TGS 2011: Sony confirms PS3 at 51.8 Million and PSP Hits 71.4 Million

Sony's TGS 2011 press conference is taking place right now, and as usual the firm has started it with some sales statistics. The most notable details revealed by Sony is regarding the updated worldwide sales numbers for the PS3 and PSP.

Regarding PSP, Sony announced that it's sold a whooping 71.4 million units worldwide. Sony further added that in the year since last TGS, PSP has grabbed 43% of the handheld hardware market and 46% software market.

For PS3, Sony announced that according to current count, the console has has hit 51.8 million. The firm further added that PS3 accounted for 49% of consoles sold in the last year since TGS 2010 and PS3 software has represented 46% of the market overall.