Sales for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 fell below 9,000 units in the latest Japan sales figures. The PS3 ranked No. 4 in overall hardware sales for the week.
NPD Group Inc. this week reported that the PS3 ranked No. 5 in U.S. Mar. sales. The hardware sold more than 257,000 units in the month.
Namco Bandai this week said that it will release Soulcalibur IV to the PS3 in July. The last entry was released on the PS2 in 2005.
Sony this week launched the revamped Playstation Store to PS3 owners. The new store is a native application rather than the previous web-based version.
Sony this week released Gran Turismo 5 Prologue to the PS3. The new entry includes 70 vehicles and online racing functionality.
Amazon.com this week price cut the Sixaxis controller following the release of the Dualshock 3 controller. Sony this month released the Dualshock one week early to U.S. retail.