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Forums - Sales - I think I have found a legitimat reason for Sony's overstuffed ship numbers

fallen on 30 October 2010

I and many other, including Vgchartz, have been questioning Sony's recent 3.5 number when Europe, Japan, and NPD sales from reputable sources simply dont support it.

 

Well, I found this post on another forum. Very enlightening. There doesnt seem to be any quote function in this boards software in new posts, which is utterly riduculous, so I cant quote it, but here

 

"Sony usually overstock before Christmas

Past two years:"

 

 

What that shows is that Sony historically ships much more relatively in calender quarter 3, than Q4, compared to 360.

If this holds up you will basically expect a very strong Q4 for 360, probably ahead of PS3, in ship numbers. For example, if it holds to the pattern of 2009, 360 will be up  ~150% in Q4, =2.5X2.8=7.0. PS3 if it is up ~100%, will be 2X3.5=7.0. If it conforms more to the pattern of 2008, then it will be even better for 360, etc. I also briefly checked 2007, and the pattern holds there too. I left Wii out of this mostly because it doesnt concern me (and I'm just copying a post from another board anyway), I dont know if Nintendo follows Sony's pattern or Microsoft's. But we can clearly see an apparant pattern. Perhaps it even has something to do with Sony's larger share in Europe, maybe it takes longer to ship hardware to Europe.

This is something I never would have noticed on my own.

 

I'm sure some angry PS3 fans will see sour grapes here, but whatever, they have no right to do that when recorded sales prove them almost unequivacally wrong regarding Sony's recent PS3 hardware ship. I think the Q4 numbers may surprise some people if this holds validity. As far as I'm concerned it's pretty much Sony's last chance to convince me their ship numbers aren't bogus...

 

 



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zgamer5 on 30 October 2010

did you see the adjustments? since september 18 ps3 has been doing more then 200k a week.



Being in 3rd place never felt so good

Porcupine_I on 30 October 2010

 



“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”

- George Orwell, ‘1984’

Jay520 on 30 October 2010

Yes! I knew it. SONY has been forcing retailers to buy their consoles and the retailers can't do anything about it. BHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA   . .  .  .  oh wait.   .  . . hmmm . . . . that makes no sense  .  . . . . .  .  hmmmm . .  .  . .  . .Wouldn't retailers just .  . . .  . . 

*goes to sleep*

 

 

 

seriously bro, Sony isn't overshipping. But if you won't believe Sony, then you won't believe me.



Pyramid12 on 30 October 2010

Still devastated over the adjustments ehh? still crying "overshipp" when last quarter it was the  same excuse you guys were implying too.

where are those overstock ps3 is going then? why are the retailers keep buging ps3's then?

The data it self came from nintendo GFK chart showing ps3 outselling 360 in EU alone(not including the rest of EMEAA).

Seriously the only sour grapes fans around here are you 360 fanatics with your "sony iz lying" excuses every quarter report comes in.

keep living in 360 lalaland where 360 always wins.

 



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Attoyou on 30 October 2010



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Book - Malazan Book of the Fallen series 

Game - Metro Last Light

TV - Deadwood

Music - Forest Swords 

FinalEvangelion on 30 October 2010

Yeahhhh....  About that....



"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY."  --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials 

 

Conservatives:  Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.

 

SpartanFX on 30 October 2010

don't you get tired???we are hearing it every fukin quarter that sony has over shipped,,,,are the stores fukin stupid to keep ordering more for no reason???

 

bottom line:Sony doesn't have any say on how many they ship,,,,they will ship whatever the store wants.



 

 

 

Pyramid12 on 30 October 2010

See this is why PS3 adjustments is SO EPIC.

The meldowns and denials are very rewarding to see after all the PS3 trashing.



FinalEvangelion on 30 October 2010

Don't they always say...

"What goes around, comes around."



"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY."  --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials 

 

Conservatives:  Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.