Video game console sales have been continuously dropping for first three quarter of this year. However, iSuppli is reporting that PS3 sales during week of Black Friday is expected to help video game console market to return to growth during fourth quarter this year. iSuppli estimates that 24.6 million game consoles were sold in Q4 a rise of 5.2 percent when compared to same period last year.

“Sony’s PS3 sales reached an all-time high during the week of Black Friday as consumers were attracted by its new low pricing and alluring bundle deals,” said Pamela Tufegdzic, analyst for iSuppli. “According to Sony, 440,000 PS3 consoles were sold in the US during the week of November 29, a record for the product and nearly double from a year earlier. In comparison, Nintendo Wii sales were down on year during the same period.”

In other PS3 related news, Sony today released the PS3 3.15 firmware update for the console. The update brings ability to play PSP Minis on the PS3 and option to transfer content between consoles. PSP Minis are small downloadable games designed for PSP and they can now be played on PS3 also. If you have already bought PSP Minis you can redownload them on PS3 for free.

As for transferring content you can now transfer data from one PS3 to another via LAN cable. You will be able to transfer games, saved data, videos, photos and music, however, content with copy protection will be deleted from the original PS3. Content without copy protection, like your personal photos or music, can be transferred and will remain on both systems.