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Sony confirms 600k PS3s sold News
PlayStation 3 News by Tom Bramwell
Sony has sold more than 600,000 of the 1 million PlayStation 3s made available in Europe last Friday, the company confirmed this afternoon.
"Yes, 600,000 is the figure for Europe," a spokesperson told Eurogamer, after the BBC reported the number yesterday without comment.
Sony has already claimed a UK record for the fastest-selling home console in history, having sold an estimated 165,000 units in the UK in its first two days on sale.
That compares very favourably to the 105,000 units Nintendo Wii sold in its first weekend and the 70,000 Xbox 360s Microsoft managed, although both companies struggled to meet demand whereas Sony, having positioned the European launch away from its American and Japanese counterparts, was able to prepare supply in advance.
The idea, Sony said ahead of launch, was to make sure it was possible for people to go into a shop on the day of launch and actually buy one. A quick survey of the crap video shop down the road revealed this is possible, but if you actually want to buy it they have to send Dave up to the stock room.
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Bad? They managed to trick 600,000 people into buying an overpriced console that totally lacks interesting games so far.. coupled with a weird DVD format that noone knows if it's going to survive.. and you call it bad?
I call it a f*cking success that I wish wouldn't have happened. THANK YOU to the 600,000 morons who decided to show Sony yet again that we Europeans love getting shafted up the arse.. and pay more for it. *golfclap* /Bitter rant |
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ryohazuki1983
28/03/07 @ 14:05
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way more than i thought they would sell.
wonder how many the Wii would of sold if they had the stock? |
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@BadBoyBonner
Hmmm. XBox360 sold half a million in Europe in a month (at Christmas time too), so selling over half a mill PS3s in a weekend... I make that pretty good going. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360_la... If you're interested that is... |
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Bad?
Sounds like a whopping number to me... Point is though, that they'll most likely sell very very little from now on... Everyone who wanted one now has one... So until the next big game release the only buyers they'll have will be: a) Parents who finally give in to that whining kid of theirs b) Those who have finally amassed enough cash to get it c) Those who have seen it at a friends house Not that many... Although unless I'm reading it wrong a successful launch no? |
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TheGrandChappo
28/03/07 @ 14:06
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"The idea, Sony said ahead of launch, was to make sure it was possible for people to go into a shop on the day of launch and actually buy one"
even after launch its still porkies O_o |
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BadBoyBonner
28/03/07 @ 14:09
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You think that the Wii or 360 would not have have sold every single one (if they had of had one million) at their launch price?
At say £299 or £329 the PS3 would have been in the same position as the 360 and Wii in that it would have sold through the first batch in a heart beat. It is not that price, and it has not sold out. The battery fiasco hit Sony hard - the console would have been much cheaper without it - and Sony would have been in a much stronger position than they are now. They would probably have taken market lead within 12 months. Now it is looking more like 24 to 30 months before they retake the lead - with a slender margin - all assuming that the Wii is a fad, which remains to be seen (but without many more decent games I am leaning towards the fad myself).
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Laserbream
28/03/07 @ 14:10
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No one has yet defined "sold". Sold to retailers or sold to consumers?
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Next week, 0 sold...
Pretty much everyone who wanted one already got one, but what about average "im looking for a new console thingy perhaps" Joe? What will he think about the price etc. Of course this was going to happen, they had plenty of time to get the stock there. All is forgiven from Europe. They were right, we really don't mind the delays/cost. Who can blame them for the delays/cockups when they were right, Europe will take it up the bum and ask for seconds. :D GRRRRR |
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Before the thread burts to flames, i'd like to make a comment too!
Sony is right, they are making history. Only console that managed to have more units during launch then there is demand for. Don't get me wrong, it's a good thing! Just makes you wonder how x360 or Wii would have sold if they had managed to put the same number of consoles to sale. |
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HarryPalmer
28/03/07 @ 14:16
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"Bad? They managed to trick 600,000 people into buying an overpriced console that totally lacks interesting games so far.. coupled with a weird DVD format that noone knows if it's going to survive.. and you call it bad?
I call it a f*cking success that I wish wouldn't have happened. THANK YOU to the 600,000 morons who decided to show Sony yet again that we Europeans love getting shafted up the arse.. and pay more for it. *golfclap* /Bitter rant" Fact is, when your strip away all the bollocks/hype/negative shit the console is really fucking good, so while obviously some morons did by it - as is true of pretty much anything that goes on sale - most people should be very happy indeed for the time being. As for being shafted up the arse, Microsoft and Nintendo are just as guilty in different ways, shit happens, how about having to pay for 100's of pounds worth of add ons, services, uprades that really you would expect bundled in and shocking build quality (i know cos it happened to me)? or what about releasing a console with so few numbers that still over 3 months down the line no one can actually buy oney? |
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SeesThroughAll
28/03/07 @ 14:18
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Now just get to the three million mark, so that publishers will be remotely interested.
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"At say £299 or £329 the PS3 would have been in the same position as the 360 and Wii in that it would have sold through the first batch in a heart beat." So you're saying the PS3 would've had an EVEN better launch if it was cheaper? Yea I'd agree with that. "It is not that price, and it has not sold out. The battery fiasco hit Sony hard - the console would have been much cheaper without it - and Sony would have been in a much stronger position than they are now." You honestly think the PS3 would be much cheaper without the battery fiasco? The cost of the battery recall is absolutely nothing in comparison to the money invested into the PS3. |
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If you stock up for 4 months then you have er stock. That's what they did. Probably best in the long run as you have the console in the shops in great numbers and more launch titles. But I wish Sony wouldn't talk about it as if it was a great success. They missed the launch a year ago, then launched in Nov in part of the world and now in the rest of it. Same happened with PSP it came late but had plenty of stock so they had more to sell and bigger sales numbers....
Why they have to go on about it like they've done something so wonderful... 4 months late is not great. Of course that was the die hard, we'll pay anything, PS fans. If they're still on the shelves it aint so good. Must be more than 600 k of PS diehards ... |
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BadBoyBonner
28/03/07 @ 14:29
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Zuljin - are you naively looking at the physical cost of the recall rather than the Stockholders perception, wiping billions off of it's stock price and undermining overall confidence?
It's as notorious as it is well known that the gaming division of Sony is becoming something of cash-cow, arguably supporting the rest of the company. |
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"the Wii still in shortage everywhere you go .... enough said. "
The only reason is that Nintendo is holding them back on purpose to keep the hype going. If you own one you will know it's line up sucks and there is feck all worth playing on it. Once people have one and realise this, Wii could be in trouble. So they are limiting consoles until the games actually catch up. It's 5+ year old crap hardware, it's not difficult for them to make. Although quite a few GAMES in Manchester have them in stock every other day. They get about 4 each :\ Not a PS3/360/Wii fanboy, own them all, I'm just no blinkered by Nintendo's BS either.
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So 600,000 x $240 loss on each machine = $144 million dollar loss.
Wowzer. That's a lot of Blu Ray discs you gotta sell to recoup that kind of cash... After all the negative press about the launch, I'm frankly amazed at this figure. But then we're talking about a continent with over 250 million people in it - plus a games machine that's been 'long-awaited' for over a year. |
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BadBoyBonner
28/03/07 @ 14:32
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Of course I am saying the PS3 would have done better if it had have been cheaper - I am really unsure how much more clearly I could state that.
A 60% percent sell through is disappointing for any console launch - probably only the VirtualBoy from Nintendo has done worse. Granted they had many more to sell, but as I said previously - I think both the Wii and 360 would have sold out of one million units. I think the PS3 would have sold one million units at 299/329. |
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McBradders
28/03/07 @ 14:37
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@Totoriko
Sold = in consumers hands Shipped = "sold to shops" as you so eloquently put it. |
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Stormflood
28/03/07 @ 14:39
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There was a time when a fanboy would just be someone that liked one particular console a little too much. Now they cry and scream and call people who buy certain consoles 'morons'. So sad.
Do you also stand outside shops attacking people who aren't buying your brand of clothes, or kick dents in the doors of people parked outside Sainsbury's after you've shopped at Tescos? This rabid, childish, idiotic hatred of PS3 really has to stop. It's utterly pathetic. I'm not even going to say 'can't we get along' because I wouldn't want to get along with people who seem to be desperate to strip the fun out of gaming. Play on your console, enjoy your games... but if you're going to call owners of more than one console, or one particular console a moron, just fuck off. |
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QUOTE:
" Bad? Sounds like a whopping number to me... Point is though, that they'll most likely sell very very little from now on... Everyone who wanted one now has one... So until the next big game release the only buyers they'll have will be: a) Parents who finally give in to that whining kid of theirs b) Those who have finally amassed enough cash to get it c) Those who have seen it at a friends house Not that many... Although unless I'm reading it wrong a successful launch no? " Possible. I think PS3 will sell a lot again when Spider-Man3 the movie is released exclusivly on BluRay for an example... |
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DeveloperPump
28/03/07 @ 14:50
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The moron name-calling thing is just the desperate rantings of the proletariat who can't afford to have all the consoles.
Once you own all the consoles and live with their foibles on a daily basis only then can you make an informed comment. Until then, bother us no more and get back to your common artisan pursuits. That is all. /snicker |
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BadBoyBonner
28/03/07 @ 14:52
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I think this will be very interesting times
It is the first Sony console that is a might have, where as the other two were a must have.... Will be nice to see Sony having to get cute again, like the did in helping transform the console from the Bedroom to the front room. Although they should not be given too much credit (I think they are given too much sometimes). In reality it was bound to happen, we all bought bloody houses an' would be damned if we were going to be in the bedroom playing on our game machines when we now own the whole bloody house! Lol So can they create their own new wave rather than ride one?
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