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g911turbo on 09 March 2014
gigantor21 said:
Well that whole, "we're TOTALLY shipping everything we can" song-and-dance from Sony turned out to be crap, LOL. I've been following the availability and rankings for both consoles since launch, and I've never seen it in stock for so many days in a row. Looks like their goal is to defeat Titanfall and the latest bundles through carpet bombing.

At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony wins NPD. It'll be interesting seeing the hardware numbers through the 8th here, as it wasn't until last week that Sony started flooding retailers with product.

I don't see the reason why Sony needs to counter SW with more HW.  This would only make sense if the Titanfall bundle was selling out (ps4 alternative to unavailable xbox), but it's not. There are plenty of Titanfall bundles.  

What WOULD make sense is making sure there are plenty of consoles to go around when YOUR exclusive comes out, ala Infamous.  That is where you want to make sure someone who wants that game can get a PS4.  That could be something they were reserving consoles for.

Another scenario I can see is that they sandbagged a lot more for the Japan launch, just in case demand there was as off the charts as it was here.

 

I just dont think sony is concerned with "winning" a particular month or week when a big exclusive comes out for the competitor.  You want to sell as much as you can as fast as you can, because you never know what will happen.  Sony was not sandbagging for Titanfall.  They may, however, have been reserving stock for Infamous and/or burning off excess inventory that was reserved for Japan.

Some of you need to take your fanboy goggles off and realize that Sony is trying to move consoles, make money, and run a business, not ensure they win every week in sales just so people on VGChartz have bragging rights!



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GribbleGrunger on 09 March 2014

At least we know where those missing consoles went. Clever move, Sony.



 

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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 09 March 2014
daredevil.shark said:
gigantor21 said:
Well that whole, "we're TOTALLY shipping everything we can" song-and-dance from Sony turned out to be crap, LOL. I've been following the availability and rankings for both consoles since launch, and I've never seen it in stock for so many days in a row. Looks like their goal is to defeat Titanfall and the latest bundles through carpet bombing. 

At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony wins NPD. It'll be interesting seeing the hardware numbers through the 8th here, as it wasn't until last week that Sony started flooding retailers with product.


Good move by sony.
GribbleGrunger said:
At least we know where those missing consoles went. Clever move, Sony.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! DON'T YOU REALIZE HOW UNFORGIVABLY SERIOUS THIS IS? SONY LIED TO US!

LET'S RIOT!



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GribbleGrunger on 09 March 2014
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! DON'T YOU REALIZE HOW UNFORGIVABLY SERIOUS THIS IS? SONY LIED TO US!

LET'S RIOT!

To be honest, I think they did! At the minute they seem to be playing MS like an old fiddle.

No consoles til April? LOL. Ok Sony and I guess there won't be plenty of Driveclub bundles either! This is gold.



 

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gigantor21 on 10 March 2014
g911turbo said:
gigantor21 said:
Well that whole, "we're TOTALLY shipping everything we can" song-and-dance from Sony turned out to be crap, LOL. I've been following the availability and rankings for both consoles since launch, and I've never seen it in stock for so many days in a row. Looks like their goal is to defeat Titanfall and the latest bundles through carpet bombing.

At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony wins NPD. It'll be interesting seeing the hardware numbers through the 8th here, as it wasn't until last week that Sony started flooding retailers with product.

I don't see the reason why Sony needs to counter SW with more HW.  This would only make sense if the Titanfall bundle was selling out (ps4 alternative to unavailable xbox), but it's not. There are plenty of Titanfall bundles.  

What WOULD make sense is making sure there are plenty of consoles to go around when YOUR exclusive comes out, ala Infamous.  That is where you want to make sure someone who wants that game can get a PS4.  That could be something they were reserving consoles for.

Another scenario I can see is that they sandbagged a lot more for the Japan launch, just in case demand there was as off the charts as it was here.

 

I just dont think sony is concerned with "winning" a particular month or week when a big exclusive comes out for the competitor.  You want to sell as much as you can as fast as you can, because you never know what will happen.  Sony was not sandbagging for Titanfall.  They may, however, have been reserving stock for Infamous and/or burning off excess inventory that was reserved for Japan.

Some of you need to take your fanboy goggles off and realize that Sony is trying to move consoles, make money, and run a business, not ensure they win every week in sales just so people on VGChartz have bragging rights!

For someone complaining about fanboys, you sure seem awfully oversensitive about how people view Sony's actions. :p

Seriously, though. What's the big deal? Sony's console has been destroying MS in sales and demand. Pushing more hardware in order to offset any potential shift in momentum from Titanfall is a brilliant strategy, since people were going to buy those units whenever they could anyway. What's wrong with that?



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fireburn95 on 10 March 2014

105 units left!



FATALITY on 10 March 2014
GribbleGrunger said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! DON'T YOU REALIZE HOW UNFORGIVABLY SERIOUS THIS IS? SONY LIED TO US!

LET'S RIOT!

To be honest, I think they did! At the minute they seem to be playing MS like an old fiddle.

No consoles til April? LOL. Ok Sony and I guess there won't be plenty of Driveclub bundles either! This is gold.

lol they never said that



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Rychussnik on 10 March 2014
FATALITY said:
GribbleGrunger said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! DON'T YOU REALIZE HOW UNFORGIVABLY SERIOUS THIS IS? SONY LIED TO US!

LET'S RIOT!

To be honest, I think they did! At the minute they seem to be playing MS like an old fiddle.

No consoles til April? LOL. Ok Sony and I guess there won't be plenty of Driveclub bundles either! This is gold.

lol they never said that


yeah they did, i dont have a link, but sony said supply would be low till april. 



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bigjon on 10 March 2014

only 73 left.... 3:13 AM 10MAR Hawaii time. It is entirely possible that Sony just dropped 50k+ on Amazon and it is just now drying up. Lets see if it is restocked.



End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)

Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut

bigjon on 10 March 2014
g911turbo said:
gigantor21 said:
Well that whole, "we're TOTALLY shipping everything we can" song-and-dance from Sony turned out to be crap, LOL. I've been following the availability and rankings for both consoles since launch, and I've never seen it in stock for so many days in a row. Looks like their goal is to defeat Titanfall and the latest bundles through carpet bombing.

At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony wins NPD. It'll be interesting seeing the hardware numbers through the 8th here, as it wasn't until last week that Sony started flooding retailers with product.

I don't see the reason why Sony needs to counter SW with more HW.  This would only make sense if the Titanfall bundle was selling out (ps4 alternative to unavailable xbox), but it's not. There are plenty of Titanfall bundles.  

What WOULD make sense is making sure there are plenty of consoles to go around when YOUR exclusive comes out, ala Infamous.  That is where you want to make sure someone who wants that game can get a PS4.  That could be something they were reserving consoles for.

Another scenario I can see is that they sandbagged a lot more for the Japan launch, just in case demand there was as off the charts as it was here.

 

I just dont think sony is concerned with "winning" a particular month or week when a big exclusive comes out for the competitor.  You want to sell as much as you can as fast as you can, because you never know what will happen.  Sony was not sandbagging for Titanfall.  They may, however, have been reserving stock for Infamous and/or burning off excess inventory that was reserved for Japan.

Some of you need to take your fanboy goggles off and realize that Sony is trying to move consoles, make money, and run a business, not ensure they win every week in sales just so people on VGChartz have bragging rights!


what sony is doing is preventing people who want a PS4 but cant find one saying "screw it. titanfall looks good, I guess I will get an XB1 since I cant find a PS4"    I am willing to bet that many people who snatched one of those PS4s on Amazon might have bit the bullet and gotten the titanfall bundle without stock.



End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)

Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut