inteller
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join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
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I see Sony twisting in the wind here because the PS3 is bombing. The "best of the Xbox 360"? I thought they said they were better than the 360?
Expect this thing to come out with a lower price tag than the PS3....sans a Blue-Ray drive. |
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA
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| said by inteller  :Expect this thing to come out with a lower price tag than the PS3....sans a Blue-Ray drive. Isnt this thing just an app and not hardware? |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here | It's an extension of the existing PS3s ability. |
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
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said by inteller :I see Sony twisting in the wind here because the PS3 is bombing. How can it be bombing when it sold more units than Microsoft in January? I am no fanboy of any 3 consoles, but saying the PS3 is bombing is ridiculous. |
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Cheddah
join:2001-12-31
San Rafael, CA
| Actually, Sony sold fewer consoles than Microsoft in January:
A Credit Suisse analyst has Nintendo’s Wii leading January console sales with 436,000 units, according to a report from Bloomberg news. The report cites January NPD data, and has the Xbox 360 selling 294,000 units with the Playstation 3 trailing with 244,000 consoles sold. Above 200,000 units for January is a decent showing, but it will be hard for Sony to spin its numbers in the face of increasing availability on store shelves. Nintendo, of course, will be happy with their January sales; every indication into the third week of February has the Wii still facing shortages on shelves, so one might expect this trend to continue. While many had dismissed the Wii’s new control scheme as a fad, the console’s continuing popularity gets harder and harder to deny as the months continue.
»www.playfeed.com/playfeed/articl···2202230/ |
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX
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said by inteller :I see Sony twisting in the wind here because the PS3 is bombing. Last sales figures I saw had the PS3 at about 230,000 units sold in January and the Xbox 360 at 290,000 units sold. Yeah the 360 is selling more, but a difference of 60k units when over 1/4 million are sold in a single month is nowhere near bombing.
said by inteller :The "best of the Xbox 360"? I thought they said they were better than the 360? The best of the online services. It's pretty evident the PS3's online community features are lacking. This month's firmware upgrade is supposed to level that playing field.
said by inteller :Expect this thing to come out with a lower price tag than the PS3....sans a Blue-Ray drive. I can guarantee you that you will never see a Playstation 3 without blu-ray. The games are written on blu-ray. Sony is depending on the adoption of blu-ray. Sure the system will have a lower price tag, but it would be because they are planning on taking out the Emotion Engine and rely on software upscaling for playing PS2 games (which should also help increase the video definition too) and lower component costs. |
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nixen
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| said by SRFireside :said by inteller :I see Sony twisting in the wind here because the PS3 is bombing. Last sales figures I saw had the PS3 at about 230,000 units sold in January and the Xbox 360 at 290,000 units sold. Yeah the 360 is selling more, but a difference of 60k units when over 1/4 million are sold in a single month is nowhere near bombing. I dunno: what do you call it when a console that's a year old is outselling a brand new one?
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX | A less expensive console with a better lineup of games that is outselling a newer, more expensive console. That doesn't mean the PS3 is a bust. Just not selling as much. |
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
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said by Cheddah :Actually, Sony sold fewer consoles than Microsoft in January: A Credit Suisse analyst has Nintendo’s Wii leading January console sales with 436,000 units, according to a report from Bloomberg news. The report cites January NPD data, and has the Xbox 360 selling 294,000 units with the Playstation 3 trailing with 244,000 consoles sold. Above 200,000 units for January is a decent showing, but it will be hard for Sony to spin its numbers in the face of increasing availability on store shelves. Nintendo, of course, will be happy with their January sales; every indication into the third week of February has the Wii still facing shortages on shelves, so one might expect this trend to continue. While many had dismissed the Wii’s new control scheme as a fad, the console’s continuing popularity gets harder and harder to deny as the months continue. » www.playfeed.com/playfeed/articl···2202230/ I stand corrected...I guess they are bombing, they sold 50,000 less then MS in Jan without being able to keep the retailers in stock  |
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cbrigante2
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North Aurora, IL | Correction. The report states specifically that Sony cannot blame lack of availability on store shelves as a reason for the lowest number out of the big three. Almost every store I go to has plenty of PS3s to sell. |
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FiL
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join:2005-08-16
Silver Spring, MD
| man where the hell do yall live? Can't find one around my hood in any retail store. Guess its a "big city" console. lol.
Seriously, bombing?
Since when did the console companies start banking on the sale of the console? Of course Sony will push out its units, and of course it'll take over AGAIN, for the 3rd time, and of course it'll make billions off the games...
Business as usual... |
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FiL
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join:2005-08-16
Silver Spring, MD | reply to SRFireside
I call it a full years running start?
Only time will tell.....sike, the PS3's gonna be the monster everyone knows it is in a year or so... |
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Mordhem
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join:2003-07-10
Baltimore, MD
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Well considering the 360 has been out a little wile and it still toping the ps3 I would say that its not happening this time...
BTW I got plenty of Playstations if anyone is having a problem geting one haha because right now its hard to get they them sold.. |
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vannyx
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join:2003-07-07
Bronx, NY | reply to Cheddah
bough a wii,only enjoy it with friends, bought all the launch games got bored pretty quick, but its a wonderful system for playing with friends. Saving up for a PS3 |
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vinnie97
join:2003-12-05
Mesquite, TX | reply to FiL
Please stop with the wishcasting.
Sony's become too arrogant. No one can stay on top forever. Accept the sea change and move on. |
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cbrigante2
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join:2002-11-22
North Aurora, IL | reply to FiL
I've seen a stack of at least 100 of them at my local Best Buy. |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here
| Uhhh...the biggest order I've heard on the ign and ps3 news sites have been 60-80 for the huge retail stores. No way could you have seen 100 in a store unless it was a lot of empty boxes.
The PS3 hasn't been flying off the shelves but I don't believe in the least the stories about 60 units sitting unsold for weeks. |
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benecewicz
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join:2005-04-08
Parkville, MD | reply to FiL
I've seen PS3's in every Target and Walmart I've walked into in the past month. And most of the time at Best Buys... being in the White Marsh/Towson area... |
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cbrigante2
Cubs 20??
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North Aurora, IL
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said by bogey780 :Uhhh...the biggest order I've heard on the ign and ps3 news sites have been 60-80 for the huge retail stores. No way could you have seen 100 in a store unless it was a lot of empty boxes. The PS3 hasn't been flying off the shelves but I don't believe in the least the stories about 60 units sitting unsold for weeks. I'm not saying they are ALL still there for sale, but they had them stacked in a large circle about 6 feet wide. It was over 6 feet tall. When I go in these days, they usually have 5-10 units on the shelf. Every Gamestop, Target, Wal Mart, Circuit City, Toys 'R Us, and Best Buy that I have been at in the past month and a half has had PS3s sitting out ready to buy.
This report was having Sony blame sales shortfall on customers not being able to find units in stores. That was claimed to be untrue from the report, and my experience (and others) backs that claim. |
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