Fewer PS3s this year than previously claimed.

[Rangers]

Btw, anyone else notice some recent MS material has been saying 10M units by the end of CY 2006? Before it was 10M units before Sony launched, but now they are adding a 6 week grace period... which only contains the biggest sales day of the year.

The 10M makes sense if you understand companies talk in terms of shipped=sold, and that 4-8 future weeks of inventory are already shipped at any given time.

What this means is by saying they wish to ship 10m by Mid-Nov (PS3 launch) that conveniently means it likely includes most if not all Christmas shipments of Xbox360.
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[PARANOiA]

if you understand companies talk in terms of shipped=sold

LOL. You're new here? Please do not bring this debate up again

 

[nintenho]

Enterprising individuals would have made preorders early on specifically for that purpose.
*cough*

Those individuals would probably be excited by this news item here.

It'll be a good christmas if you actually get one.

 

[Rangers]

Enterprising individuals would have made preorders early on specifically for that purpose.
*cough*

Those individuals would probably be excited by this news item here.

Hehe. There is a better way...

I wont say more
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[Rolf N]

It'll be a good christmas if you actually get one.

If? I think so!
I live a few thousand miles east of your location and over here we had a preordering head-start

 

[hey69]

i remember that interview from a loong time ago...

nevermind.. i just read the gamespot interview...

 

[nintenho]

If? I think so!
I live a few thousand miles east of your location and over here we had a preordering head-start

That's europe. I'm on the west coast.

 

[Bad_Boy]

That's europe. I'm on the west coast.

I thought it was obvious lol..."I live a few thousand miles east of your location and over here we had a preordering head-start"

 

[nintenho]

I thought it was obvious lol..."I live a few thousand miles east of your location and over here we had a preordering head-start"

which would put him on the wrong side of the atlantic ocean?

 

[Rolf N]

which would put him on the wrong side of the atlantic ocean?

No. What I meant to say is I am in Europe and I preordered several PS3s on the 30th of June, because I could.

 

[nintenho]

No. What I meant to say is I am in Europe and I preordered several PS3s on the 30th of June, because I could.

which means you're in germany. haha Bad Boy, I'm right.

 

[Bad_Boy]

which means you're in germany. haha Bad Boy, I'm right.

not that it really matters lol..
"few thousand miles" isnt exactly any specific number.

 

[nintenho]

not that it really matters lol..
"few thousand miles" isnt exactly any specific number.

oh it's very close and you know that.

 

[Bad_Boy]

oh it's very close and you know that.

what are we arguing about again?

 

[nintenho]

what are we arguing about again?

...a sale?

 

[inefficient]

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/06q1_sonypre.pdf

Looks like it could have been just a miss communication. They are expected to ship 6 million ps3 in fiscal 2006 not calander 2006. Sony's fiscal year ends March 07'

 

[Shifty Geezer]

It was 6 million by March (or end of) we were told. And we're told they are capable of 1 million units a month. So that'd be 3 million needed by the end of the calendar year, not 2 million. I can't remember any specific numbers for units other than 6 million by March though.

 

[ZiFF]

If Sony starts manufacturing in september and can make 1M / month they would be on track for 6M by March.

Hard target for sure..

 

[Fast]

Sony said 4 million by december 31 at E3 2006.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=64373

We will ship 2 million during launch period, 4 mil by he end of 2006, and 2 mil more by March 31st 2007, he says. So, six million by then.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20060718235111.html

Sony promised to have 2 million PlayStation 3 consoles available during the launch window and ship 4 million PS3s worldwide by the end of 2006. By March 2007 the company plans to supply 6 million game consoles to the market.

 

[OtakingGX]

Have they not started manufacturing, or have they not started assembly?

If they haven't started manufacturing, then they'd be lucky to launch this year at all. IBM has been giving updates on the state of Cell yields, so I'm sure this isn't the case. A million a month doesn't mean that the first month of manufacturing they could churn out that many pieces of hardware. Once lead times caught up, though, they could easily do that.