Would PS3 be ahead of 360 if it had launched globally in 2006? - read the gosh darn OP!

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pezus said:

Kasz216 said:

Well, assuming the PS3 is the exact same device... I actually think the PS3 could of sold worse. I mean it would either be sold at the same price at a higher loss, or for a higher price... and Sony wouldn't of been able to lower the price as fast... (lets say a little earlier chronologically then it did in real life). A price cut a little less then a year later in it's lifespan and you worry that it might actually LOSE customers and interest at that point.

I'm assuming too that we're assuming the tech just magically got done a year earlier, and that the new rushed launch isn't going to cause a 360 RROD type event.

Sold more at launch?  Yeah, long term though....

The PS3 was ready to go back in 2006, and it did in Japan+USA but not in Europe because of some manufacturing issues I think. I'm assuming that they could've made enough PS3s for a global launch in Nov 2006, instead of only in America+Japan

I remember to have read that the war between BD and HD-DVD caused blue laser shortages during 2006, and this forced Sony to a staggered launch.

https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=blue+lasers+shortage+ps3+launch&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

So if this was the only reason, it's likely that were Sony able to do a global launch, it could have sold more.