Where is this stuff about PS3 shortages coming from? Other than DS I haven't seen anything in greater stock than PS3 in local stores (Walmart, Best Buy, Game Stop) over Nov-Jan and unlike X360 / Wii I don't think it had any widespread shortages in the run up to Christmas even with large discounts offered.
PSP is seeing shortages in Japan - it dropped way faster than it should have in early January but I see no evidence of PS3 shortages - anywhere. Its the opposite in the USA actually - those $50 / $100 gift card deals in December were put in so last minute that they didn't even make the retail advertisements that the stores use to draw people in for shopping, but they assured PS3 wouldn't drop too much over Dec 2009. Something like 15% of PS3s sold in the USA during December 2010 were price induced - figures would have been 1m or so, not 1.2m without the discounts. The deals have actually continued for PS3 into January 2011 which means some stores simply have too much stock left over after Christmas.
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