Europe Loves PS3, Buys 600,000

[LxTxNx]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

Here is another article

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/ind...2&newsid=10444

Wow the first 120 Peoplein line to get it at Oxford got a 46" Bravia! Shit i should've gottenmine there....lol

[The Big Blue]

That is an odd article...

Chart Track reports the console sold 165,000 units over its opening weekend, making it the U.K.’s fastest-selling console ever.

and yet, the article reads like an obit. Am I missing something?

[phloyd]

Yeah, 600,000 units is a complete disaster.

The problem is that the press is not used to there being units left of the shelf so they see that as a disaster.

The fact that they sold a unit to everyone who wanted one more or less is ignored.

The number they sold is ignored.

It is a failure because product remains unsold...

If that is a failure, everything you ever see in a store is a failure...?? heheh...

[Damon Payne]

People keep buying games and discs, so obviously consumers are starting to ignore the incredble volume of spin on all things Sony related.

[theknub]

Originally Posted by phloyd

Yeah, 600,000 units is a complete disaster.

The problem is that the press is not used to there being units left of the shelf so they see that as a disaster.

The fact that they sold a unit to everyone who wanted one more or less is ignored.

The number they sold is ignored.

It is a failure because product remains unsold...

If that is a failure, everything you ever see in a store is a failure...?? heheh...

im almost willing to bet every one of those units has been sold already. my theory would be that every store sold only so many presales. then, you had only a handful willing to stand outside in the cold to get their hands on the leftovers. since stores received more shipments than expected, suddenly leftovers were there since only so many people stood in line. my theory, who knows if correct.

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by theknub

im almost willing to bet every one of those units has been sold already. my theory would be that every store sold only so many presales. then, you had only a handful willing to stand outside in the cold to get their hands on the leftovers. since stores received more shipments than expected, suddenly leftovers were there since only so many people stood in line. my theory, who knows if correct.

The most important point is people can walk into the store and get one - that was the intent. To keep supply always available. Some people will look at the options in the store (360vsPS3vsWii) to get a hands on feel before deciding on which console. If they aren't on the shelves you lose a sale.

Xbox 360's are stacked to the rafters here..guess no one is buying them

[partridge]

an interesting side effect of the PS3 launch would appear to be Play.com's situation with HD movies;

All their currently available HD-DVD title are in stock, while the vast majority of their available blu-ray's are out of stock or awaiting delivery!

Hopefully some sales figures will be released soon for blu-ray movies since the PS3 Euro launch. I would hazard a guess that sales have gone through the roof compared to this time last month! HD-DVD on the other hand is unlikely to have changed at all.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by ps3andlovinit

Xbox 360's are stacked to the rafters here..guess no one is buying them

You're not implying doublethink, are you?!

[Unkn0wn47]

Originally Posted by LxTxNx

Wow the first 120 Peoplein line to get it at Oxford got a 46" Bravia! Shit i should've gottenmine there....lol

That would have been nice; but I already have my 52XBR3 and I love it. But I would not have refused another 46" HDTV; how could I?

[Filterlab]

Ahhh, ebay.