Sony Rules DVD Recorder Market
PSX and Sugo-roku bring about number one position.
January 06, 2004 - At a new year commemoration party held yesterday in Tokyo, Sony announced that it has taken the market lead in the DVD recorder market.
Due to favorable sales of the company's Sugo-roku recorder and the PS2-compatible PSX recorder, Sony's share reached 35%. This pushed the company over previous market leader Matsushita, which sells its recorders under the Panasonic brand.
While specific sales numbers for the Sugo-roku device have yet to be revealed, Sony Computer Entertainment chief Ken Kutaragi revealed that the company managed to sell 100,000 units of the PSX in just its first week. Sony revealed late last year its intention to ship a million PSX units to the market by the end of 2004.
