Mummelmann said:
4k1x3r said:
Mummelmann said:
So, PS4's sales keep dropping, people still blaming shortages? Are they manufacturing only 500k per month?
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We can give you an answer when NPD drops in a few hours, if you see what I mean.
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NPD would have to show vgchartz being off consistently by a few hundred thousand per month for there to be any truth in persisting shortage excuses. I think the explanation is quite a bit simpler; the demand is lower than many expected. It's crashing in Japan, going far below even my conservative estimates (10-15k baseline after the launch period was over). NPD will very likely show that vgchartz has been off again, it will not show that PS4 has massive supply constraints, the numbers simply don't add up.
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I don't know about other parts of the world, but around me, they are in plentiful supplies. The scalpers have stop buying them once they couldn't sell them for more than retail anymore. I haven't witnessed anyone buying a PS4 in a couple of months. Craig's list is also full of used ones selling at big discounts (ie...system, 1-2 controllers, 3-4 games $400).
The problem I see is that a lot of early adopters sold off there entire PS3/Xbox 360 collections just to buy a PS4/Xbox One with a game or two. Neither system has much to play yet, so people are growing bored with them.
