kowenicki said:
papflesje said:
kowenicki said:
jneul said:
kowenicki said:
jneul said:
so because there is stock in one of the most friendlist 360 countries(apart from the us) == no shortage wrldwide!!??
fact is there are shortages but only in the US, we are all sick of this debate, and at this rate people will create a whole new record for the amount of time being in constant denial |
Or sony will win the award for most incompetent supply chain... modest sales for 5 months in the US now and still slow supply apparently, all the while Europe and Japan are awash with PS3's
can you explain that?
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i just know i'll get banned if i even bother to reply to that question seriously
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why? thats ridiculous. so presumably what you are saying is that actually the PS3 is selling more than the wii in the US? yeah... ok.
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Underestimated demand is part of the problem, and they had probably calculated it better for Europe.
Add to that that the PS3 is far closer to profitability (or above it, who knows) in Europe because of the stronger euro, then why wouldn't they wait until the cheaper version comes to the US and then try to build it up again there, while keeping their strongest region supplied anyway...
(i'm not saying that it's the only reason, but sony wouldn't ignore the fact that it's probably smarter to keep their best region flooded and the 'lost' region a bit in the dark)
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LOL... well that could backfire
the Euro just hit a six year low against the Yen. oops.
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The Euro is still better off than the dollar though. After taxes are deducted, a PS3 sold in Ireland costs around €250, which is still greater than $300.
