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why do you think the ps3 is having shortages?

sony is doing this on pur... 46 23.96%
 
sony didn't think that i... 73 38.02%
 
there was probably a manufacturing problem 22 11.46%
 
another sku of the ps3 is coming 28 14.58%
 
ps4 coming confirmed? 9 4.69%
 
other (post it) 14 7.29%
 
Total:192
jneul on 21 February 2010
binary solo said:
If they've shipped 33.5 million and only sold 31.8 million it stands to reason they're holding back stock within the distribution chain. It's a bit strange to suggest those 1.7 million units are being withheld until they can make a profit because those units are made already, so they will be sold at a loss regardless. If those 1.7 million PS3s are out there then I have no idea why they aren't on shop shelves.

The answer is obvious, I have said it before, but I will not say it again as I don't like being banned, anyway all them PS3's just sucked in to the bemuda triangle:P:P



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MikeB on 21 February 2010
binary solo said:
If they've shipped 33.5 million and only sold 31.8 million it stands to reason they're holding back stock within the distribution chain. It's a bit strange to suggest those 1.7 million units are being withheld until they can make a profit because those units are made already, so they will be sold at a loss regardless. If those 1.7 million PS3s are out there then I have no idea why they aren't on shop shelves.

They sold 33.5 million, the new owners are dealers.



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Fufinu on 21 February 2010

American stores did not order enough (had lower expectations) ...

Europe is appropriately stocked.



MikeB on 21 February 2010
Fufinu said:
American stores did not order enough (had lower expectations) ...

Europe is appropriately stocked.

Sony: PS3 shortages have hit the UK

http://www.videogamer.com/news/sony_ps3_shortages_have_hit_the_uk.html

My local Media Markt megastore is out of PS3s (Groningen, Netherlands) and there are reports of shortages from other European countries as well.



Naughty Dog: "At Naughty Dog, we're pretty sure we should be able to see leaps between games on the PS3 that are even bigger than they were on the PS2."

PS3 vs 360 sales

arsenicazure on 21 February 2010

Shortage explains the drop this week in americas.. or ME2 having an effect on ps3 sales? I'm gonna go with shortage for now..new SKU would be nice but no rumors on that front..so..Unlikely..



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ChrisIsNotSexy on 21 February 2010

It sold way above expectations during holidays.



A_C_E on 21 February 2010
psrock said:
Carl2291 said:
psrock said:
i heard they lost 3 million during shipment.

hehe!

OT:
I think that they will be discontinuing the 120. Making 250 standard and introducing a 500GB PS3.

I just think 120 gb is sold at a lost, so they don't care if it's available or not. The 250bg makes a profit and that's the sku they want to reallly sell.

This seems like the most reasonable, make it so people can only buy the profitable system instead of the non-profitable. All this while at the same time saving the 120 GB model's for the GoW and FF13 launches because we know those are going to be big and Sony won't want to miss out on potential customers.



jneul on 21 February 2010
MikeB said:
Fufinu said:
American stores did not order enough (had lower expectations) ...

Europe is appropriately stocked.

Sony: PS3 shortages have hit the UK

http://www.videogamer.com/news/sony_ps3_shortages_have_hit_the_uk.html

My local Media Markt megastore is out of PS3s (Groningen, Netherlands) and there are reports of shortages from other European countries as well.

yeah that seems to be only for the 120gb model tho



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fighter on 21 February 2010

My guess is they are afraid that in the US they will sell too many of their consoles to people who already own a 360 and won't buy enough games on the PS3 to make a profit.

In other words, since they are still losing money, they have to lose it wisely.



kiefer23 on 21 February 2010
psrock said:
i heard they lost 3 million during shipment.


Lol. Watch they'll be a huge boom of online connected users in Somali.