PS3 numbers so few, even Sony can't find 10 for launch day

amba · Post by **amba** » 06 Oct 2006 09:58 am

Sony are having a competition in the US for 10 lucky people to go to the PS3 launch and get a console. Shame the small print says that they have to wait up to 20 weeks for delivery...

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lestat · Post by **lestat** » 06 Oct 2006 10:04 am

On a similar note, apparently there are 2 million wii's already manufactured.

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Briefing.com reports (subscription only) that, according to UBS, 2 million Wii consoles were completed in Q3 (July-September) to support Nintendo's upcoming Q406 global console launch, beginning November 19th in North America.

amba · Post by **amba** » 06 Oct 2006 10:11 am

<insert comment about Wii= GC>

... well, I thought I'd so it before anyone else!

jahooley · Post by **jahooley** » 06 Oct 2006 10:29 am

yes, Wii production ahead of schedule
2 million out the door
and a reported 7 million (potentially 9 million) units by the forth quarter of 2006

Froggy · Post by **Froggy** » 06 Oct 2006 11:15 am

jahooley wrote:yes, Wii production ahead of schedule
2 million out the door
and a reported 7 million (potentially 9 million) units by the forth quarter of 2006

That's a lot of stock to be having sitting around in warehouses and on store shelves. It's like seeing the launch day cubes still on the shelf at david jones lol.

jizzlobber · Post by **jizzlobber** » 06 Oct 2006 11:20 am

MS managed to get a lot of 360s out to comp winners before launch, remember the xbox every 10 minutes comp? they probably fucked the launch a bit.

unfnknblvbl · Post by **unfnknblvbl** » 06 Oct 2006 07:58 pm

Froggy wrote:That's a lot of stock to be having sitting around in warehouses and on store shelves. It's like seeing the launch day cubes still on the shelf at david jones lol.

I dunno.. going by the craziness that was the DS Lite launch (I got the last one in Adelaide after it was out for only a week!), I'd say they'll sell quite a few of those millions of consoles...

MiNiStRy · Post by **MiNiStRy** » 06 Oct 2006 08:20 pm

Christmas time is going to be a winner for 360/Wii this year in australia. I really think that the ps3 is going to play catchup for at least a year in oz.