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joeorc on 24 March 2010
theprof00 said:
Alic0004 said:
The God of War bundles in Europe made me wonder, is it possible Sony is allocating as much stock as possible in Europe right now, leaving America to be understocked?

This could be justified both because things are usually more profitable in Europe (consoles more profitable, currency stronger) and because the HD marketshare war is so much closer in that region. If you've got a shortage, it might make sense to make sure you can get ahead as much as possible in one region, rather than catching up a tiny bit in another.

Just a random thought.

You might be onto something. Did you know that not only is the ps3 more expensive in Europe, but that Sony makes 30 22 yen on every euro?

 

1 Euro = 122.831092 Japanese yen

 

1 British pound = 137.115491 Japanese yen

http://www.game.co.uk/Consoles/PlayStation-3/Sony-PlayStation-3-250GB-Slim-Console-/~r343677/

270 pounds for the ps3 in UK. = 370,00yen pre ps3. = 340$ US

 

http://www.sony.com.ph/microsite/PS2010/PlayStation_Mar2010_Newsletter.html



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Alic0004 on 24 March 2010
joeorc said:
theprof00 said:
Alic0004 said:
The God of War bundles in Europe made me wonder, is it possible Sony is allocating as much stock as possible in Europe right now, leaving America to be understocked?

This could be justified both because things are usually more profitable in Europe (consoles more profitable, currency stronger) and because the HD marketshare war is so much closer in that region. If you've got a shortage, it might make sense to make sure you can get ahead as much as possible in one region, rather than catching up a tiny bit in another.

Just a random thought.

You might be onto something. Did you know that not only is the ps3 more expensive in Europe, but that Sony makes 30 22 yen on every euro?

 

1 Euro = 122.831092 Japanese yen

 

1 British pound = 137.115491 Japanese yen

http://www.game.co.uk/Consoles/PlayStation-3/Sony-PlayStation-3-250GB-Slim-Console-/~r343677/

270 pounds for the ps3 in UK. = 370,00yen pre ps3. = 340$ US

 

http://www.sony.com.ph/microsite/PS2010/PlayStation_Mar2010_Newsletter.html

I looked at the link... but what does it mean?

 

Something about the Phillipines?



 

Tridrakious on 24 March 2010

The US is experiencing shortages. Sony keeps saying it.

Just because God of War III was released does not mean that PS3 will just start appearing on shelves.

I'm sure Sony might have moved inventory around in other markets to the US to help get as many into the week that it released, but they can't meet demand.



joeorc on 24 March 2010
Alic0004 said:
joeorc said:
theprof00 said:
Alic0004 said:
The God of War bundles in Europe made me wonder, is it possible Sony is allocating as much stock as possible in Europe right now, leaving America to be understocked?

This could be justified both because things are usually more profitable in Europe (consoles more profitable, currency stronger) and because the HD marketshare war is so much closer in that region. If you've got a shortage, it might make sense to make sure you can get ahead as much as possible in one region, rather than catching up a tiny bit in another.

Just a random thought.

You might be onto something. Did you know that not only is the ps3 more expensive in Europe, but that Sony makes 30 22 yen on every euro?

 

1 Euro = 122.831092 Japanese yen

 

1 British pound = 137.115491 Japanese yen

http://www.game.co.uk/Consoles/PlayStation-3/Sony-PlayStation-3-250GB-Slim-Console-/~r343677/

270 pounds for the ps3 in UK. = 370,00yen pre ps3. = 340$ US

 

http://www.sony.com.ph/microsite/PS2010/PlayStation_Mar2010_Newsletter.html

I looked at the link... but what does it mean?

there's a LAUNCH PARTY FOR THE PS3 !

Although the Playstation 3 was first released in 2006, the high-definition video game system

still hasn’t been released in the Philippines.

That is about to change, however,

as Sony is planning to bring the Playstation 3 to that territory on March 27th. 

The Filipino branch of Sony has provided a list of launch festivities to accommodate the arrival of their system. Activities include Cosplay, where fans dress up as their favorite video game or anime character to participate in a fashion contest or take it one step further by creating a 2 minute fight scene. There will also be competitions for Tekken: Dark Resurrection (PSP) and Ridge Racer 7. Prizes compose of a brand new PSP and Playstation 3 systems.

Finally, the first 100 consumers who buy the Playstation 3 will get discounts for games and accessories.

All the festivities will be held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City, Metro Manila from March 27th to the 28th. For the full details, go to this link.

You think Sony would want to have a lot of system's for a LAUNCH party don't you?

and have some in that region for other's to buy enough for the month: say about 15 to 20,000 system's?

 



I AM BOLO

100% lover "nothing else matter's" after that...

ps:

Proud psOne/2/3/p owner.  I survived Aplcalyps3 and all I got was this lousy Signature.

theprof00 on 24 March 2010
joeorc said:
Alic0004 said:
joeorc said:
theprof00 said:
Alic0004 said:
The God of War bundles in Europe made me wonder, is it possible Sony is allocating as much stock as possible in Europe right now, leaving America to be understocked?

This could be justified both because things are usually more profitable in Europe (consoles more profitable, currency stronger) and because the HD marketshare war is so much closer in that region. If you've got a shortage, it might make sense to make sure you can get ahead as much as possible in one region, rather than catching up a tiny bit in another.

Just a random thought.

You might be onto something. Did you know that not only is the ps3 more expensive in Europe, but that Sony makes 30 22 yen on every euro?

 

1 Euro = 122.831092 Japanese yen

 

1 British pound = 137.115491 Japanese yen

http://www.game.co.uk/Consoles/PlayStation-3/Sony-PlayStation-3-250GB-Slim-Console-/~r343677/

270 pounds for the ps3 in UK. = 370,00yen pre ps3. = 340$ US

 

http://www.sony.com.ph/microsite/PS2010/PlayStation_Mar2010_Newsletter.html

I looked at the link... but what does it mean?

there's a LAUNCH PARTY FOR THE PS3 !

Although the Playstation 3 was first released in 2006, the high-definition video game system

still hasn’t been released in the Philippines.

That is about to change, however,

as Sony is planning to bring the Playstation 3 to that territory on March 27th. 

The Filipino branch of Sony has provided a list of launch festivities to accommodate the arrival of their system. Activities include Cosplay, where fans dress up as their favorite video game or anime character to participate in a fashion contest or take it one step further by creating a 2 minute fight scene. There will also be competitions for Tekken: Dark Resurrection (PSP) and Ridge Racer 7. Prizes compose of a brand new PSP and Playstation 3 systems.

Finally, the first 100 consumers who buy the Playstation 3 will get discounts for games and accessories.

All the festivities will be held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City, Metro Manila from March 27th to the 28th. For the full details, go to this link.

You think Sony would want to have a lot of system's for a LAUNCH party don't you?

and have some in that region for other's to buy enough for the month: say about 15 to 20,000 system's?

 

ah yes good point. Shortage in the US, but a launch during said shortages. Classic.



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Alic0004 on 24 March 2010

wow, good catch joeorc. As long as we're talking about how they allocate PS3s around the world, expanding into a new market has got to make it that much harder to replenish stock elsewhere.



 

Millennium on 24 March 2010
theprof00 said:
Millennium said:
More likely, it's simply that most GoW fans got a PS3 long ago, much closer to launch. This also happened with GTA4, FFXIII, Halo 3, and all the other HD exclusives (and, to be fair, most Wii exclusives too).

There are no system-sellers anymore; people have stopped buying consoles that way. Now they buy the consoles early on -almost like investments- and wait for their favorite games to come out. This is great for initial hardware sales, and it also gives early games a unique advantage in that gamers need something to tide them over: witness the sales of Disgaea 3, for example, as compared to its predecessors. But it also means that tracing system sales to individual games is almost impossible nowadays.

you mean how all of those saw spiked sales in excess of 150k units over a couple of weeks?

If by "in excess of 150k units over a couple of weeks" you mean "in excess of 150k units for one week," then yes. Even the mighty Halo 3 only bumped 360 hardware sales by about 250k units over three weeks before it faded right back into the normal sales curve. 250k units sold is not a "system-seller".



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bugrimmar on 24 March 2010

^ huh? i live in the philippines and i bought my PS3 here two years ago. wtf? there's been a ps3 here since it launched in america. what the hell?



Icyedge on 24 March 2010
Millennium said:
theprof00 said:
Millennium said:
More likely, it's simply that most GoW fans got a PS3 long ago, much closer to launch. This also happened with GTA4, FFXIII, Halo 3, and all the other HD exclusives (and, to be fair, most Wii exclusives too).

There are no system-sellers anymore; people have stopped buying consoles that way. Now they buy the consoles early on -almost like investments- and wait for their favorite games to come out. This is great for initial hardware sales, and it also gives early games a unique advantage in that gamers need something to tide them over: witness the sales of Disgaea 3, for example, as compared to its predecessors. But it also means that tracing system sales to individual games is almost impossible nowadays.

you mean how all of those saw spiked sales in excess of 150k units over a couple of weeks?

If by "in excess of 150k units over a couple of weeks" you mean "in excess of 150k units for one week," then yes. Even the mighty Halo 3 only bumped 360 hardware sales by about 250k units over three weeks before it faded right back into the normal sales curve. 250k units sold is not a "system-seller".

Obviously it depends of your definition of what is a "system-seller".



Alic0004 on 24 March 2010
bugrimmar said:
^ huh? i live in the philippines and i bought my PS3 here two years ago. wtf? there's been a ps3 here since it launched in america. what the hell?

Maybe Sony just forgot they've already launched there?

 

They've made bigger mistakes, right?