Diomedes1976 said: Sony must release the 80GB indefinitely in Japan.Its absolutely neccesary.

Japan did not get 80GB.

 

Diomedes1976 said: Sony must release the 80GB indefinitely in Japan.Its absolutely neccesary.

There is no 80GB PS3 in Japan...

edit: Yojimbo just beat me to it! 

Look....ONLY AMERICA got 80GB

im waitng for america numbers

So is this FIRST WEEK....or FIRST FEW DAYS?

darthdevidem01 said: So is this FIRST WEEK....or FIRST FEW DAYS?

 

First 4 days but it seem like there are still many MGS4 bundles left so expect good sales for 2nd week also.

MikeB said: A very good hardware sales revival, about on par as expected. But IMO a slimline PS3 and Final Fantasy willl really start to get the PS3 rolling for Japan.

This may not be the thread for it, but that is a very misinformed statement. Thats not how console generations work. Generally in this industry, success breeds success, failure or mediocre achievement does not breed success.

Sony's PS3 has been received with lacklustre sales in Japan, has started ceding exclusives to multiplatform arrangements with the Xbox 360 (DMC4) or losing them all together (SO4), and is having fewer and fewer titles announced for it. In contrast, Nintendo's Wii has gone from strength to strength, selling well even in time periods where it lacks strong titles. As a result, new titles are regularly being announced for it, some of them stolen from the PS3 (MH3), and it will maintain a strong price advantage over the PS3 in perpetuity.

Much as you would like it to be so, console's do not start "rolling" relative to other consoles after two years characterised by declining support. The industry is all about momentum. Though the handheld market is somewhat different, I believe the only chance the PS3 has of attaining half the units sold in Japan that the PS2 received is by receiving something akin to the Nintendo saturation consellation prize the PSP is currently receiving. Titles like MGS4 and FFXIII that have a dedicated fanbase come along, and they are guarenteed a certain number of console sales. But other than the month-long burst in sales these titles contribute to, a console like the PS3 with relatively little success or comparitive value compared to the Wii in Japan that is currently facing a relative DECLINE in support simply won't get a sudden, semi-permanant boost this generation, and won't have anything like the tail of its competitor or its predecessor.

 

@darth

First week is always... first few days.

@ starcraft

The PS3 is way higher specced and ahead of its time than the original Playstation (and PS2) was for its time of release and thus more highly priced (twice as highly priced for the US at launch than the PSX). Despite this the PS3 sold about triple the amount by the end of fiscal year 2007 than Sony sold Playstations by the 31th of March 1996.

What you call to be a mediocre performance is a much better performance than your much praised 360 did at a much lower entry pricing and nearly all big sequels already out on the market and a complete lack of support for the original XBox (compared to the still alive and supported PS2).

I feel confident to say your precious 360 will end up being a distant third for this generation. We'll see who's right and who's wrong when Final Fantasy XIII and a slimline PS3 launches.

Yeah, Games normally launch in Japan on thurs or Fri right?