Playstation 3 sales jumped up 138 per cent following last week's release of the new 500GB Super Slim model.
According to GfK Chart-Track, the new 500GB model accounted for 37 per cent of all Playstation 3's sold last week. Sony will be hoping for a similar boost when the 12GB console is launched on October 12.
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