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Sony drastically cuts PS3 launch allocation
TG Daily ^
| September 6, 2006 12:21
| Mark Raby
Posted on 09/06/2006 6:28:15 PM PDT by Sofa King
Tokyo (Japan) - Problems with the production of Blu-ray's blue laser diode forced Sony to cut the launch availability of its next generation video game console Playstation 3 from 2 million to 500,000 units worldwide, according to report published by AP today.
In spite of the production problems, Sony is sticking to the 17 November launch in the U.S., as well as 11 November in Japan. However, the severe shortage has caused Sony to push back the release date in Europe from 17 November to March of 2007. In the U.S., the amount of PS3 units available at launch will be a mere 400,000. Japan will get the remaining 100,000.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: sony; vgping
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:28:15 PM PDT
by
Sofa King
To: Quick1; indcons; somniferum; KoRn; Duke Nukum; expat_brit; Galactic Overlord-In-Chief; dljordan; ...
Video game ping!
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:30:12 PM PDT
by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
To: Sofa King
WOw! That's so great! So you mean I'll be able to get my hands on one next October? Fantastic!
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:31:35 PM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: Sofa King
My prediction is that they will never recover from this. They miss Christmas, and the competing platforms get a solid customer base. It's betamax all over again.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:32:25 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
To: Sofa King
Root kit karma delivered. Long live wii.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:32:26 PM PDT
by
catbertz
To: domenad
Hey! Maybe it won't cost so much by the time we actually get them.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:33:54 PM PDT
by
PJBankard
To: Sofa King
Between this and the massive battery recall, it has not been a good past few weeks for Sony.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:34:15 PM PDT
by
Ex-Dem
To: Sofa King
They do this on purpose... all the parents promise Johnny they will get a playstation 3. Then, at Christmas, they can't find one, so they buy Johhny other stuff. But, they know Johnny's heart is broken. So in January when the stores are flooded with PS3's, they buy Johnny one.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:35:37 PM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: Rodney King
Hmm, I don't know. I think Nintendo stands to benefit from this more (and maybe Microsoft to a smaller extent), especially with the pricing of the Wii, which parents will find much more appealing.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:38:14 PM PDT
by
Ex-Dem
To: PJBankard
Somehow I don't think so. It wasn't that way when I got the Xbox 2 weeks ago.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:39:03 PM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
The DS lite will kill everything this Christmas.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:40:36 PM PDT
by
afraid
To: Ex-Dem
I stopped buying their electronics years ago.
12
posted on
09/06/2006 6:42:28 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
To: Sofa King
I bet Toshiba is happy. Their selling HD DVD and it actually works.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:43:11 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
To: Ex-Dem
Including the blu-ray in the PS3 was just dumb, especially when they could only produce so many blu-ray diodes.
It doesn't help blu-ray adoption, since a lot of the diodes wind up in consoles that people don't plan on using to watch blu-ray movies, and it doesn't help the PS3 since it limits the number they can make (besides making it more expensive to produce).
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:45:07 PM PDT
by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
To: Sofa King
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:46:55 PM PDT
by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:47:45 PM PDT
by
Nomorjer Kinov
(If the opposite of "pro" is "con" , what is the opposite of progress?)
To: Sofa King
LOL! I knew it wouldn't be long before someone mentioned Sony's infamous giant enemy crab/massive damage blunder at E3. I'm not sure which has been poked fun at more, the crab, or the pricing of the PS3 (or "Riiiidge Raaacer!!!"). Sony really needs a shakeup in the PR department.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:50:14 PM PDT
by
Ex-Dem
To: Ex-Dem
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:54:12 PM PDT
by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
To: Sofa King
Not interested in gaming but it seems Sony just can't get a break these days.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:54:31 PM PDT
by
newzjunkey
(Support Arnold-McClintock or embrace high taxes, gay weddings with Angelides.)
To: Sofa King
Ok, that's it, I hold you responsible for the beer that I just sprayed all over my keyboard :P! Haha, that video was priceless.
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posted on
09/06/2006 6:57:58 PM PDT
by
Ex-Dem
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