European Users: How well is PS3 selling in Europe?

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mridul said: thenixta said: The PS3 launch seems to have bombed in Australia.... Sony said they had 20,000 pre-orders, but most stores were virtually deserted when they opened at midnight. The guy who bought the first PS3 in the country said he was shocked to be first in line when he only turned up after 9pm... http://www.smh.com.au/news/games/playstation-launch-is-a-muted-affair/2007/03/23/1174153291466.html The SMH is one of the most reputable news sources in the country but you have 20k units which are already being preordered. http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Over+%2420+million+of+PlayStation+3+hardware+pre-ordered&id=7071 An estimated 50k units are available at AU launch. http://palgn.com.au/media.php?id=7071&sid=c2bf09e16dfb2a8d21de3b96e29ca009 Why would you line up when you can easily get one from store the next morning.

a) Because you don't know how many have actually been "preordered". The Wii had more available at launch, and none available the next day. b) Because "die-hard" PS3 fans *should* want to pick theirs up at launch. I was at the Wii launch at Highpoint (much smaller than the main Wii launch in Melbourne), and we had 40-50 people there - maybe more. It was limited by the number of preorders the store was allowed to take/cut-off date. No matter what spin Sony puts on this: LESS SALES = BAD MORE SALES = GOOD I don't think anyone can argue with that ;)