| supercat said: Regardless of the gs guy jumping to a conclusion, it appears that sony is constraining the supply for some reason, probably to put in a new slim model i'd imagine or at least I cant think of a better reason to do this. Why would Sony want to constrain their own sales? Did they just realize that the hardware isnt profitable by itself? |
Sigh.. what is so diffcult to understand?
Every year, Sony (Europe), Sony (ANZO), Sony (America), Sony (Whatnots) make their business plans and order equipment based on their take of the market situation. Last year, Sony (America) underestimated the demand and did not order enough PS3s from Sony (HQ - or whatever it is called). End of Story - there is no way PS3s will start to appear in masses on american store shelves until 1st quarter next business period. This could mean that shortages will exist until April. All the manufactured PS3s have been allocated to their regions as per order and there is no magic warehouse which will fill american store shelves. You can be sure that Sony (HQ) is NOT happy about the american guy running the show (that is the reason his remarks about current NPD results are pointless drivel about software etc - obviously he knows his position is less than optimal due to his gaffe).
