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PS3 UK launch: 165,000 units sold.
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http://www.mcvuk.com/news/26261/Record-breaking-165000-PS3s-sold-at-UK-launch
Biggest home console launch weekend in the UK second only to the PSP's 185,000 unit launch weekend.
3/4's of the UK's 220,000 unit allocation sold, allegedly a 'plan to ensure units at retail'.
Comparison: Wii 105,000 units opening weekend; X360: 70,000 units opening weekend.
I posted this in the big LOL Sony launch thread, but figured most people are bored of that now, so thread for a bit of positivity? Without the bitching? Maybe?
Biggest home console launch weekend in the UK second only to the PSP's 185,000 unit launch weekend.
3/4's of the UK's 220,000 unit allocation sold, allegedly a 'plan to ensure units at retail'.
Comparison: Wii 105,000 units opening weekend; X360: 70,000 units opening weekend.
I posted this in the big LOL Sony launch thread, but figured most people are bored of that now, so thread for a bit of positivity? Without the bitching? Maybe?
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Would the Wii have sold out if it had as many machines as the PS3? Probably as it's still in out of stock now.
Walking around Nottingham this saturday - ever shop had plenty of PS3s - but I saw no one buy any, though I did see one guy lining up to buy VF5 (I think). Virgin and Game had signs saying the Wii was out of stock however.
I think all that can be drawn from this is they would have done a hell of a lot better if they had launched early. If you believe their figures they stockpiled about 25% too much stock.
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We're talking about demand. Sony had plenty of consoles, some are left over.
Other companies didn't have enough to meet demand and some still don't. Sony has met demand in many ways.
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So Sony producing more than enough and selling that many in a non seasonal time? Yeah, Sony++.
I think post-launch sales are going to be more interesting. Normally with a console launch the thing is sold out, and it is easy to assume any units that show up will quickly be purchased. What is going to happen to the PS3 now? I wonder what the next few months will look like...
True, one weekend isn't enough. Give it a couple years.
Shame (not really, though, says my wallet) Sony released the PS3 here so late, expensive, and devoid of killer launch exclusives many folks have all but lost interest for the immediate future.
Drop the price, get some more games, see you in a couple of years depending on what Microsoft and Nintendo do in the meantime.
Oh, and props for the [email protected] thing Sony; that shit is just awesome.
I think a year after all the major consoles have been released in all major regions is enough. By then most of the companies should have decided what console they are going to spend most of their time developing for.
Actually that number came about as a result of some number jigging by Nokia. What they actually said was that there were 400,000 N-Gages in the Uk, not sold, not in stores, but phyiscally in the country. They just said it in way that suggested that those were sales numbers.
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Honest? It's the only figure I can find anywhere.
Well... the comparison ceases to be interesting.
Yeah, it was all a bit of PR dancing.
I hate to piss on the Sony parade, but it sold that many because of the amount of consoles avaliable; plain and simple. The store I spend most of my working hours at still hasn't sold all it's consoles, has about 70 spare of 200, and that's on launch weekend. That's a £2 million/year grossing store - its not like it's a small store that wouldn't sell.
It seems to be the US launch all over again - record breaking, good numbers - but it was down to the hardcore getting their purchase out of the way. This won't sustain even in the slightest, as evidenced by stock.
Anyway; the official retail position given on today's company memo was: PS3 sales are good, but much lower than expectations - with Wii and 360 we would've sold these - push the console more.
It's not all good. Nice numbers, though.
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I know one guy with a PS3. 'Course, I know zero guys with a Wii, but I at least know three people that want one.
again its worth remember that the Wii is still sold out pretty much across the entire UK. sure they're still having trouble meeting the demand but thats party because the demand is so high. they're flying off shelves they minute they get there, with many stores still filling(and taking) pre-orders. that almost 4 months since its launched here. its unlikely the PS3 will be in that situation come July.
The lol, sony for me isn't being based on actual numbers. I knew last week, and still know now that it's going to do well at launch.
The lol, sony for me comes from actual consumer excitement. You didn't see the three-day lineups that you saw with the wii/ps3/360 before. Pretty much everyone who bought one picked it up the next day, instead.
What that tells you, is that people are buying them, but they're not enthusiastic about it. And in the long run, that is potentially a very bad thing.
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I love how this is one of the only industries where this is a bad thing.
This company has more than enough units that everyone who wanted one could buy one, fucking fail!
Seriously, i understand the reasoning behind it, but when any other industry brings out a new product, having more than enough to meet demand and still breaking sales record is generally considered good planning. Here its considered a failure, and im not quite sure i can agree with that.
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360 only shipped 70,000?
...and I thought SONY was the one overlooking Europe.
That's one way to get it done. I'd laugh if neither came with an HDMI cable.
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165,000 sold to customers. 220,000 were shipped to retailers.
Haha, true also.
But how would anyone know how many sold at retail? There's not a big database out there where every shop posts how many they've sold.
That, combined with the fact that Sony is famous for only sharing shipped numbers, rather than sales numbers.
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the number may not be 100% accurate but most(if not all) UK retailers pass on their sales figures for games/game hardware to chart track, which then releases it. its worth noting how ever that they do not give out numbers for software sales only hardware. they merely announce which games sold more, not by how many units.
How many retail stores do you think you could call and ask if that was your 9-5 job? Probably a lot.
Now say you survey 100 stores randomly located. You find that those stores sold on average about 75% of their allocations, with very few statistical outliers. Take the country's allocation (220,000) multiply by the average sell-through (75%) and you get an accurate statistical prediction of how many were actually sold (165,000). That number probably isn't off target by more than 5,000 I'd expect, which is statistically insignificant in this case.
If it was my nine to five job, I imagine I'd wrap the telephone cord around my neck after the sixty first call, but I guess for launch weekend Sony probably would have plenty of people checking these things.
I mean, I certainly have enough money where I could go out and get a PS3, and for those without the money, it should be irrelevant.
At this point, all three consoles have enough of a user base that none of them will be left in the cold:
Xbox with over 10 million.
Wii with over 6 million.
PS3 with 2.5-3 million.
So at this point, we've got a vibrant gaming ecosystem, with enough cool stuff for anyone that makes ANY choice.
Why is it then that we're "rubbernecking" the launches and the numbers? It's crazy!
Hey! Knock it off! This sort of nonsense will NOT be tolerated!
Seriously though, I'm happy that all of the systems are now "doing well". It's a great time to be a gamer.
I still think we need more blast processing.
I personally am not fond of having 3 competing companies. I would personally prefer just 2, as that would make exlusivity and whatnot easier on me. I don't like having to purchase 3 different expensive machines just so I can look at the entire wall of my gaming store.
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