News in from today informs us that cumulative worldwide of the and consoles have now topped an epic 50 million units, not bad, considering the bad press both systems have ensured at various times.

12 million PS3s and 37 million PSPs make up the grand totals (though clearly they haven't bothered giving us the several hundred thousand of each system that actually push the total past the big 5-0).

9.8 million players are also hooked up to the PlayStation Network now, we're reliably informed, with Sony also using their corporate briefing to confirm that downloads will head to the this summer stateside.

More Sony shenanigans soon.

By Luke Guttridge