PlayStation 3 Sales Ahead of Forecast, Despite Weak World Wide Economy

Despite the weak world wide economy, Sony’s Andrew House, head of Sony Computer Entertainment which oversees the PlayStation brand told reporters that they expect the PlayStation 3 to keep its sales forecast target. In order to meet their goals, Sony has to sell 15 million PS3 units by end of March 2012.

Though Andrew didn’t go as far as to reveal any statistics, he did let it be known that the company is actually ahead in their sales forecast. With a story holiday lineup which included Skyrim, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield: 3 and the PlayStation exclusive, Uncharted 3, it’s hard to see Sony fall short of their expected goals.

This week, Sony is also launching the highly anticipated PlayStation Vita which will follow suit in February in the United States. No sales were revealed for the PS Vita but several major Japanese outlets have reported a sold out Vita inventory, ahead of the devices launch.