Shipments slashed to half, boxes shown at leipzig are still empty and sony shares fall as a result.
PS3 in Trouble?
CNBC Financial reports possible problems with system manufacturing.
by Jeff Haynes
August 23, 2006 - PS3 consumers may want to try to reserve their pre-order a bit faster than previously thought, according to CNBC Financial News. In an earlier reported bombshell, CNBC Financial News reported that the stock of Sony fell 3.1% to 44.42 dollars a share based on the news from Mitsubishi UFJ that Sony might not be able to produce 6 million units of the forthcoming PS3 as previously reported at E3. According to the report from the company, Sony would not be able to meet its estimates for the fiscal year. Instead, Sony is projected by the group to produce about half, or 3 million units, of the next generation system.
While the information seemed to affect stock prices of the company itself, there was no independent verification of the potential lack of systems on store shelves from Sony itself as this story went to press. As many gamers are aware, the PS3 will launch in Japan on November 11th and in North America, Europe and Australasia on November 17th. We'll have more on the story as it develops.
Talez it's been known for days that sony haven't even started production yet. It's less than 3 months till launch. They don't even have a final production unit to demonstrate. They're behind schedule, the whole market knows it that's why the stock is falling.
It's exactly the same shit we saw before with spring launch, where sony held out to the last minute before formally announcing the launch was delayed.
lestat wrote:Talez it's been known for days that sony haven't even started production yet. It's less than 3 months till launch. They don't even have a final production unit to demonstrate. They're behind schedule, the whole market knows it that's why the stock is falling.
It's exactly the same shit we saw before with spring launch, where sony held out to the last minute before formally announcing the launch was delayed.
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Perhaps they're going to use a Just-In-Time production system.
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lestat wrote:Strange how you don't call bullshit on sony ever, considering they have a massive track record now for lies and downgrades. Spring launch anyone?
That's because Sony are the ones making the damn thing and are in the best position to give correct information. There's no real reason to dispute them other than "OMG I HATE SONY THEY SUCK AND LIE AND I DON'T LIKE THEM ONE BIT!".
If it turns out they're full of shit and there's a massive shortage you can bet your ass I'll be saying "Fuck Sony" in the Wii line with everyone else.
