Hell, this makes me so glad i was one of the first to order 2 US PS3's... Let the rest of europe whine and complain, i'll be playing it, AND i'll be laughing all the way to the bank when i dump one of them on Ebay ;-)
yeah but we here in europe wont get a ps3 with problems the 1st ones always cum with them problems and by the time we get it in europe will b cheaper(maybe)
ok I understand north america gets 400k units shipped in Nov ,but I have one question what about Dec ? are they shipping 400k in that month or are they putting the launch on hold until they get the parts for the blue ray
Sony HOPES to ship 2 million by the end of 2006. I don't know how many for North America and how many for Japan. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/06/business/AS_FIN_COM_Japan_Sony_PlayStation.php
I guess Sony might lower the price in Europe and Australia to make up for the shortages, at least something to make up for it. But if they don't, then I will be angry...
I don't think Sony will reduce the price for Europe and Australia next year. When the PS2 launched in the US (October 2000) it was $299. When the PS2 launched in the UK a month later it was priced at GBP299 or $560 (at today's rate). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2#History
for the record how many Ps2's launch in 2000 ? does any know the numbers I forgot but I know it was hard to find one lol im tryin to compair my odds of gettin one to see if they are better then it was when i tryed to get the ps2
God I love Sony!! They are gonna make me rich on Ebay! The more shortage there is, the more green in my pockets!!
sorry TwoHitter ebay is not an option for me you might get rich off those crazy spoiled teens thats parents are rich . me I bought my Ps2 from Target and im buying my Ps3 from Target if its not there then more ps2 games for me, and a Wii till I get a ps3 from Target lol then I will maybe give the Wii to my nephews when I got my ps3. peace
Well I doubt it will be cheaper when it comes out in March for all the other countries because sony isn’t going to lower their price until awhile not in a few months. Besides even if the prices do go down it will probably only be 20 dollar drop and by that time in North America the prices would have already dropped by $20.
Ive been sitting here wondering a few things 1. Is the 400,000 just U.S. or U.S. and Canada? 2. How many of each system will Sony make? 3. Who will get the systems IE Game stores, BestBuy's, Walmart's, Target's? 4. Will larger metro areas get more then smaller ones?
Get angry because there is not a chance in Hell they will drop the price til at lease the system is a year old.This dont surprize me i rather them do this to me early then to wait like someone did during there release and not tell me they was going to have a massive shortage.During 360 release there was people that had pre-order there system months in advance and came up empty on release day.
[bold]AE27 here you go[/bold] Sony Rep: PS3 Launch Will Be Bigger than Xbox 360's by GamePro Staff | 09/07/2006 | 5:08:33 PM PST * subscribe to this feed RSS subscription | * email news editor | * print | * digg this! In an interview with IGN.com, Sony's senior director of corporate communications, Dave Karraker, points out that despite the recently announced PS3 launch cutback, Sony will actually be shipping more PS3's than Microsoft did with its Xbox 360 console. PS3: Bigger than the 360? PS3: Bigger than the 360? Referencing Sony President Ken Katarugi's statement that the North American market would initially see a scant 400,000 units, Karraker is quoted as saying that that "is just below what we had available at launch for PS2 and is higher than what Microsoft had for Xbox 360." "More importantly, in my mind," he continues, "is that we will have 1 to 1.2 million units available by December 31 in North America." He again compares it to the Xbox 360's performance, noting that, "[t]his is more than double what Xbox 360 sold through during the same period." According to some estimates, the Xbox 360, which was released on November 22, 2005, sold 326,000 units in its first nine days of sale and 900,000 units at year's end. If Sony can deliver on its revised promise of 400,000 launch units and 1 million plus units by year's end, then numerically, it would outperform Microsoft's next-gen console by a thin margin.
i remember the ps2 shortages, i got one the crimbo they come out and soo many people dint. the shortages though create demand, so from a sony point of view this could create more pre orders for march time. i have a feeling that more people are going to be wary bout buying a ps3 at its ridiculas high price then they were to buy a ps2. so the delay could be a positive thing!
those were the numbers before the shortage was announced. i have a feeling once the 400k are launched for northamerica we wont see any more until march or maybe even april. i dont care becauce ill be in the desert from jan until may.When i get back ps3's will be easy to get and ill have more than enuf money in the banks to pick one up and a few good games. oh and my 42 in hdtv
i was wondering how they intend to sell about 1 500 000 ps3 in 2 month.. we are now in september so until november they have 3 months... in 3 months = 400 000 so after we have november + december so only 2 months and they intend to sell 4x times what they only produce in 3 months... should be a trick somewhere ^^ personnaly i don't really care i have enough ps2 games to finish before going to a ps3
can someone tell me a wed site so i can import one from the us if i import one will it play pal games are just the us games thanks
they told that the ps3 should bee region free and support also ps2 game.. but still it's not really sure ^^
The PS3 delay is affecting developers too: http://www.i4u.com/article6504.html @sj512: It'll be very very difficult to import one from the US. You can be sure each and every unit that comes here until next year will be sold in less than 60 seconds. It may be better to wait until it gets released in your area.
