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Stringer declares European launch a successDVDBack23 @ Apr 17, 2007 14:15 | 20 comments
According to Stringer, "(USD 199m) revenue changed hands and that's probably the largest consumer electronics sale in history."
Stringer also argues that "Perhaps we lived up to the expectations in Europe in a way that perhaps we didn't in Japan", therefore helping the PS3 become a success in Europe unlike the bust it is in Japan
Stringer however also know that the console wars are nowhere near over, "The silo walls are down - we're staring across the walls at each other but we haven't quite shaken hands all the way around."
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Speaking to the Financial Times, Sony CEO Howard Striger declared the European launch of the PlayStation 3 a success, citing that almost 800,000 units had already been sold since launch.
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Comment by: plutonash (Apr 17, 2007 14:26) and I declare myself Master of the Universe!!! In a couple of Hours we will hear the BDA proclaim victory in the HiDef for the 6th time even though HD-DVD is kicking the shit out of it this week. Sony and the rest of BDA croonies please stop its not funny any more. |
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Apr 17, 2007 14:38) Ok not to take sides right off the bat how where the WII and 360 launch sales in the UK?
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Comment by: Altercuno (Apr 17, 2007 15:00) Ps3's can be bought off the shelf with no waiting which you couldn't do for months here after the Wii launched. Consuls are being discounted, £25 off, and games up to £15 off. Don't look like a winner to me... |
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Apr 17, 2007 16:01) Originally posted by Altercuno: No kidding they have to sale it at and further loss just to sale it...it will get better as time goes on but sony is kidding them selfs if they think they made any real headway yet. |
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Comment by: Altercuno (Apr 17, 2007 16:15) I'm starting to think the whole concept's flawed. Gaming used to be cheap fun. Not anymore. Expensive consuls, games and TV's make it look to me like Sony have jumped the shark on this one. As you say zippy time will tell... |
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Apr 17, 2007 16:22) Originally posted by Altercuno: since 99 or 2K games have focused on power and graphics not so much on gameplay and even less on "control" control is giving the player options like auto aiming on/off and button mapping simple things that can make a game more fun yet they use cookie cutter schemes time after time I just see the industry being lost and arrogant Nintedno has done something great with interface yet "control" is still missing and gamepaly is vaguely better than the current norm.
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Comment by: NexGen76 (Apr 17, 2007 16:38) Quote: Tell me would you rather walk into a store & buy a console or be disappointed because Nintendo can meet demand which mean you can't sell anything if you do have it....Sony launch is not like there rivals Sony didn't pull the massive shortage crap this launch,because you see console on store selves does not mean that its not selling so give this statement a rest please. |
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Comment by: Altercuno (Apr 17, 2007 16:43) Agreed. So much of what passes for entertainment now is sub standard crap. |
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Comment by: Altercuno (Apr 17, 2007 16:49) NexGen. And yet I recall a story on this forum a few weeks ago saying, if memory serves, that sales had fallen 83% after the fan boy rush to buy...
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Apr 17, 2007 16:51) Quote: Tell me would you rather walk into a store & buy a console or be disappointed because Nintendo can meet demand which mean you can't sell anything if you do have it....Sony launch is not like there rivals Sony didn't pull the massive shortage crap this launch,because you see console on store selves does not mean that its not selling so give this statement a rest please.[/quote]the only reason Sony has theirs to sale is that the price is to high and the delays let them get more consoles ready.
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Comment by: NexGen76 (Apr 17, 2007 17:35) Quote: I would say due to the fact that 600 is alot of money so that might have played a part into that but its really hard to put a number on Sony because there launch is nothing like we seen in a very long while.Sony flood the market with there system so its best to wait to see what the actual number are in May when all there yearly figures are in. |
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Comment by: ThaJazz (Apr 17, 2007 17:59) also not to mention that you can have wii and a 360 for the same money and a good game lineup and a very good stable online service |
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Apr 17, 2007 18:04) Originally posted by ThaJazz: I'd rather not touch a 360 till they get it fixed,the WII is nice tho :X |
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Comment by: hughjars (Apr 17, 2007 20:07) The lying liars are just lying to us again.
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Comment by: tabletpc (Apr 18, 2007 01:17) big woop untill the ps3 goes for 300.00 not interrested |
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Comment by: borhan9 (Apr 18, 2007 19:11) Quote: That seems low compared to the other consoles already out there. Do we have the other numbers so we can do a comparison. |
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Comment by: Andrew691 (Apr 19, 2007 03:47) Quote: That seems low compared to the other consoles already out there. Do we have the other numbers so we can do a comparison.[/quote]The PS3 had a very different launch(UK), in that basically everyone who wanted one could get one because there was 1million units ready. On the 360's launch there was around 300,000 units, so only a very limited few actually got a console and most went onto ebay. In the first few days of launching the PS3 sold over 600,000 , twice as much as the Xbox launched with. So the ps3 launch cant really be compared to any other system, and also the fact that they sold so many so quick the whole "sales dropped 82%" isnt really an indication that its doing badly.
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Comment by: morguex (Apr 19, 2007 16:57) 800,000 units shipped or sold?
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Comment by: Andrew691 (Apr 19, 2007 18:01) Sold, 1mill shipped. But does it matter if they only shipped? If they've shipped then Stores have purchased them off Sony so it doesnt really matter to them (SONY). I highly doubt that many would have shipped if there was no market for them. |
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Apr 19, 2007 18:12) Originally posted by Andrew691: I usealy reset the numbers a bit price v demand if both are high what ever numbers they are spouting is probably 30-60% less since the price on the PS3 is extra high it halve the number and that would be what has really "sold" the 360 and WII knock about 10-30% off.
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