PlayStation®3 Reaches Cumulative Shipment of 1 Million Units in Japan

Tokyo, January 16, 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that cumulative shipment of its PLAYSTATION™3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system
reached 1 million units in Japan as of today, January 16th, 2007. Compared to its predecessor
PlayStation® platforms, PS3 is the fastest to reach cumulative shipment of 2 million units
worldwide. This achievement comes in only 2 months from its launch in November 2006 in
Japan and North America. PS3 platform continues to expand rapidly along with its exciting
lineup of packaged software titles as well as downloadable content and services delivered
through the network.

On the software front, demand for PS3 titles were also high during the holiday
season and with popular titles such as Resistance: Fall of Man™ from SCE Worldwide
Studios (SCE WWS) as well as attractive lineup from licensed developers and publishers.
Cumulative software shipment in Japan and North America combined reached 5 million units
as of December 2006. More and more powerful new titles are expected to be released
continuously from both SCE WWS and licensed developers and publishers, which will further
demonstrate the power of PS3.

PS3 continues to evolve, expanding its possibilities by adding new features via continuous
system software updates, including functions such as “Remote Play”, which allows users new
ways of enjoying content by connecting PS3 and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) as well as
playback of various content through the network. More than 500 thousand users have gone
on-line with PS3 in Japan and North America combined, enjoying the latest PS3 network
games as well as exchanging messages and video chatting on-line.

PLAYSTATION®Store, an on-line shop on PLAYSATION Network, offers a
wealth of content from downloadable PS3 games, additional features for existing PS3
packaged games and downloadable PlayStation® archive games for PSP, to free game demos,
movie trailers and trial versions of upcoming PS3 game titles. In particular, Gran Turismo™;
HD Concept, a free downloadable game made available on December 24th, 2006 is highly
popular among PLAYSATION Network users counting more than 300 thousand downloads in
Japan and North America in 20 days since its release.

SCEI will continue to expand the PlayStation®2 and PSP platforms, which already
shipped more than 110 million and 20 million units worldwide respectively, and the newly
available PS3 platform, further promoting the creation of a new world of computer
entertainment through the fusion of game, music and movies.

About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer
entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufacturers, distributes and markets the
PlayStation® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
handheld entertainment system and the upcoming, much-anticipated PLAYSTATION®3 system. PlayStation has
revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and PlayStation 2 further
enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. PSP is a new handheld
entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality full-motion video, and high-fidelity
stereo audio. PLAYSTATION 3 is an advanced computer system, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell
processor with super computer like power. SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions Sony Computer
Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and Sony Computer Entertainment
Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software, and manages the third party licensing programs
for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. is an independent business unit of the Sony Group.

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