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The console that (almost) everyone blasted at its official launch (in November 2006) seems to be recovering from the "diseases" that affected its behavior on the market.

Sony recently announced that the PlayStation 3 has sold more than 1.2 million units during the holiday season (November 23- December 31, 2007) and that the good ol' PlayStation 2 even beat that number, with 1.3 million units sold.

The company's "trilogy" could not be complete without the PlayStation Portable, which, following the price-drop and the redesign operated last year, became so attractive to customers it manage to sell no less than 1.4 million units in the same interval.

SCEA's boss Jack Tretton said that "The PlayStation brand ended the year in a very strong position and clearly indicates more positive momentum going into 2008. We are particularly pleased to have sold through 1.2 million units of PS3 during the holiday selling season."

This is also a reson for which Kaz Hirai, head of the gaming branch inside Sony, is confindent that the PlayStation brand will regain its former shine in 2008, along with some nice profits too:

"We want to get to the positive side of the equation as quickly as possible," said Hirai during this year's CES in Las Vegas, quoted by Reuters."The next fiscal year starts in April and if we can try to achieve that in the next fiscal year that would be a great thing. We are going through the budgets right now. That (profitability) is not a definite commitment, but that is what I would like to try to shoot for."