Sony PSP Sales Hit 800K

Shipments of the PlayStation Portable console have reached 800,000 in Japan since the system launched last month. Sony pledges to up production.

“The new shipment figure was announced by Sony Computer Entertainment boss Ken Kutaragi at a press conference in Tokyo, where he also reaffirmed the company’s commitment to launching the PSP in North America and Europe by the end of March.

Monthly production of the PSP is set to increase by 100,000 units to a million units a month in April, which will help to meet the demand of the overseas launches, according to Kutaragi.”

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