I wonder how long this supply constraint excuse will last. They said March in Feb., and now they're saying April.
I wonder how long this supply constraint excuse will last. They said March in Feb., and now they're saying April.
If MS put this out in the news, it probably means the PS3 did win vs the 360 in NPD's February. How the 360 can be low in supply is beyond me, unless they really are restructuring their SKU offering.
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Excuses created for poor sales figures tsk tsk.
you know what I think,,,I think ,they are hoping for a huge boost in april from GTA and now they created a fake shortage(all the sku's of 360 are every where in canada)due to lower demand,,,,,after the boost they will be all like ,yea we had shortages ,,,,,I just hope Sony hit them back hard with multi-exclusive advertising plus the GTA advertising,,,,then I really want to hear their excuse.
Do you guys honestly believe even manufacturing a 360 from scratch and shipping it would take more than 2 weeks if they want to.
DMeisterJ said: I wonder how long this supply constraint excuse will last. They said March in Feb., and now they're saying April. |
They did not say they will be supply constrained in March. They said
"By April, we will be in a very healthy inventory situation."
By April means before April they will be in a very healthy inventory situation. That doesnt mean March 31st they drop a load of machines. It means during March inventory will build and by April they will have a very healthy inventory.
That is exactly what I have seen at the Best Buys and Targets near my office and home over the past couple of weeks. I hadnt seen a 360 besides an occasional Arcade at either Best Buy or Target until the last weekend in February. Sincr then I have seen both get supplies and sell out and get resupplied with larger numbers.
Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.
Legend11 said: They expect the same thing for March as well. But for April they expect the complete opposite... |
GTA4 release and a possible price drop are reasons good enough to foresee a healthy sales situation in April...
kingofwale said:
Yes, ioi is pretty good at keeping the numbers as accurate as possible, as soon as possible |
I used to think so until I saw the reaction to January NPD numbers.
ioi said: Reasons why this is the case - blu ray and general market acceptance / good price point is helping PS3 sales, 360 sales have been low due to lack of Elites / Premiums and will likely remain a little low as many are waiting for a price drop which is just around the corner. |
Pooper, were you reading that?
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ioi said: From all the information we get, 360 has been in good supply for about 3-4 weeks now with supply definitely larger than demand so I fail to see where this is really coming from. |
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