Posted Jul 11, 2007 at 06:42PM by Isaac C.
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Looks like Nintendo was off on its recent prediction that the PS3's US$ 100 price cut won't make a difference: SCEA head Jack Tretton has announced during Sony's E3 conference that PS3 sales for the 60GB console has doubled at the top five retailers in North America. Like a herald of good news, Amazon's sales figures for the PS3 have risen by 2800% even before E3. |
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[Via Eurogamer]
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by Quixand - 2007-07-11 |
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» wow
good news are pouring on for Sony.
good news are pouring on for Sony.
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Re: Mister Common Sense - 2007-07-12 |
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» .
Now if they can cut the price every couple weeks, they can keep up sales like this, lol.
Like I've been saying (and has been proven numerous times) PS3s only sell well in spikes.
What's the big deal? This is the same price as the 20gb model nobody wanted. So you get 40 more gb of hard drive, Wi-fi, memory card reader, and chrome free. But sony will still let you waste your money on 20 more gb for $100 more. Wow. Generous sony.
I give this 6 weeks before PS3 sales are back to what they were before the price cut. That's if MS doesn't match with one of their own. Anyone want to bet?
Now if they can cut the price every couple weeks, they can keep up sales like this, lol.
Like I've been saying (and has been proven numerous times) PS3s only sell well in spikes.
What's the big deal? This is the same price as the 20gb model nobody wanted. So you get 40 more gb of hard drive, Wi-fi, memory card reader, and chrome free. But sony will still let you waste your money on 20 more gb for $100 more. Wow. Generous sony.
I give this 6 weeks before PS3 sales are back to what they were before the price cut. That's if MS doesn't match with one of their own. Anyone want to bet?
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Re: badboy_br (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» lol
Mr comon nothing....
u also forget the 5 free BD movies....with the price of about 150 dollars
so they are not so not generous now...lol
Mr comon nothing....
u also forget the 5 free BD movies....with the price of about 150 dollars
so they are not so not generous now...lol
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Re: Hellraiser (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» yay
Don't forget the 5 free movies are some of the worst movies you can find anywhere. If they were DVDs they would have a hard time selling them for $5. But it works great for sony because it clears out warhouses of sh*tty movies they can't sell and counts toward blu ray sales too.
Don't forget the 5 free movies are some of the worst movies you can find anywhere. If they were DVDs they would have a hard time selling them for $5. But it works great for sony because it clears out warhouses of sh*tty movies they can't sell and counts toward blu ray sales too.
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Re: hahaha (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» yup
nobody wanted the 20GB PS3 cuz there was a 60GB PS3.
Whats the big deal? This is only $20 more than the 360 elite..... u know the machine that MS made WITH HDMI and a bigger HDD that u said nobody needs. how do u swap the laser and DVD drive of the 360 again?
the 5 free movies arent that great.... but they compare to the 5 free HD-DVD movies that come with a toshiba player.....but thats a different topic.
nobody wanted the 20GB PS3 cuz there was a 60GB PS3.
Whats the big deal? This is only $20 more than the 360 elite..... u know the machine that MS made WITH HDMI and a bigger HDD that u said nobody needs. how do u swap the laser and DVD drive of the 360 again?
the 5 free movies arent that great.... but they compare to the 5 free HD-DVD movies that come with a toshiba player.....but thats a different topic.
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by Ryura (Unregistered) - 2007-07-11 |
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» QJ makes themselves look stupid again.
-Like a herald of good news, Amazon's sales figures for the PS3 have risen by 2800% even before E3.-
Yeah, not so much. Try their RANK has risen 2800%, not their sales. Brilliant.
-Like a herald of good news, Amazon's sales figures for the PS3 have risen by 2800% even before E3.-
Yeah, not so much. Try their RANK has risen 2800%, not their sales. Brilliant.
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Re: Quest (Unregistered) - 2007-07-11 |
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» correct me if im wrong
isn't rank influenced (or controlled) by the sales of a product?
isn't rank influenced (or controlled) by the sales of a product?
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Re: Quixand - 2007-07-11 |
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» hahaha
Ryura you just got pwned big time!!!!
mean headshot Quest.
Ryura you just got pwned big time!!!!
mean headshot Quest.
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Re: Thabor (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» Uhh.. no..
Rank is influenced by sales, but not the same as sales.
IE:
Rank 1 + 33 sales
Rank 2 + 32 sales
Rank 3 + 31 sales
Rank 4 + 30 sales
Rank 5 + 29 sales
If the Rank 5 item had a 20% sales increase it's rank would jump 400%. I hate when idiot fanbois make the rest of us PS3 owners look bad.
Rank is influenced by sales, but not the same as sales.
IE:
Rank 1 + 33 sales
Rank 2 + 32 sales
Rank 3 + 31 sales
Rank 4 + 30 sales
Rank 5 + 29 sales
If the Rank 5 item had a 20% sales increase it's rank would jump 400%. I hate when idiot fanbois make the rest of us PS3 owners look bad.
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Re: payton (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» re:
It's amusing to see the ways people spin verifiable facts to fit their own agenda. The point of the article is that PS3 sales are better than they've ever been, which according to Amazon's own data is at least twice as much as the 360 over the same statistic time period. Splitting hairs doesn't change that.
It's amusing to see the ways people spin verifiable facts to fit their own agenda. The point of the article is that PS3 sales are better than they've ever been, which according to Amazon's own data is at least twice as much as the 360 over the same statistic time period. Splitting hairs doesn't change that.
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Re: Thabor (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» Splitting hairs?
Do you even have a clue what the statistic time period is for that data? It's something like an hour.
While it is good news for Sony that they were able to take first place for a little while its not groundbreaking news.
It isn't verifiable that they are doing twice as good as Xbox, because Amazon isn't publishing actual sales numbers, just the rankings. If Sony manage's to sustain the sales increase for a significant period they can get happy.
Passing XBox sales up by a few percent for a few hours isn't going to close the gap in installed base. I've got a PS3 and I enjoy it, but unless you're completely ignorant you aren't going to ignore the fact that XBox does have a lead and Sony needs to work hard to overcome it.
I'm hopefull that Sony has another price cut waiting in reserve because a price cut on 360 would torpedo PS3 sales hard. Sony is frankly lucky that MS may have trouble affording a cut right now.
Do you even have a clue what the statistic time period is for that data? It's something like an hour.
While it is good news for Sony that they were able to take first place for a little while its not groundbreaking news.
It isn't verifiable that they are doing twice as good as Xbox, because Amazon isn't publishing actual sales numbers, just the rankings. If Sony manage's to sustain the sales increase for a significant period they can get happy.
Passing XBox sales up by a few percent for a few hours isn't going to close the gap in installed base. I've got a PS3 and I enjoy it, but unless you're completely ignorant you aren't going to ignore the fact that XBox does have a lead and Sony needs to work hard to overcome it.
I'm hopefull that Sony has another price cut waiting in reserve because a price cut on 360 would torpedo PS3 sales hard. Sony is frankly lucky that MS may have trouble affording a cut right now.
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Re: payton (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» re:splitting hairs
"Do you even have a clue what the statistic time period is for that data? It's something like an hour."
It is updated hourly, and it still hasn't moved since it took the ranking. I never said the PS3 has toppled the 360's total sales to date, and I never said it would be done over night. The point is that the sales are making a notable improvement as a direct result of the price cut. It's just that simple.
"Do you even have a clue what the statistic time period is for that data? It's something like an hour."
It is updated hourly, and it still hasn't moved since it took the ranking. I never said the PS3 has toppled the 360's total sales to date, and I never said it would be done over night. The point is that the sales are making a notable improvement as a direct result of the price cut. It's just that simple.
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Re: badz149 (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» ???
how can you determine the rank position using percentage?? are you saying that moving from 10th to 5th in the rank is a 50% increase? think before you post, or not, you may sound as stupid as some ninty's CEO saying "sony can afford a $100 off, but can they afford a $200 off?" - sound really stupid for me!
how can you determine the rank position using percentage?? are you saying that moving from 10th to 5th in the rank is a 50% increase? think before you post, or not, you may sound as stupid as some ninty's CEO saying "sony can afford a $100 off, but can they afford a $200 off?" - sound really stupid for me!
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by Rb (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» re: mister common sense
"I give this 6 weeks before PS3 sales are back to what they were before the price cut. That's if MS doesn't match with one of their own. Anyone want to bet?"
I'll certainly bet that you are a biased 360 fanboy. Sony haters are getting more predictable and more petty every day. The price goes down, you whine. The system gets bundled with high-definition movies, you whine. The sales increase, and you say there is no sales increase. Where does this hatred come from? Why does it hurt your feelings to see another console making progress? Is it insecurity?
"I give this 6 weeks before PS3 sales are back to what they were before the price cut. That's if MS doesn't match with one of their own. Anyone want to bet?"
I'll certainly bet that you are a biased 360 fanboy. Sony haters are getting more predictable and more petty every day. The price goes down, you whine. The system gets bundled with high-definition movies, you whine. The sales increase, and you say there is no sales increase. Where does this hatred come from? Why does it hurt your feelings to see another console making progress? Is it insecurity?
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Re: Thinker (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» To Rb
I'll bet you anything that MCS does not answer this question with ANYTHING LOGICAL or REASONABLE.
I'll bet you anything that MCS does not answer this question with ANYTHING LOGICAL or REASONABLE.
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Re: Zen (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» Silly little boys with there silly little toys...
It doesn't matter how well Sony does or how good the new games are there will always be some childish moron trying to spin a story to suit his/her own agenda. I say let the console speak for itself. We've now witnessed that the PS3 IS the most powerful console, Killzone has just Killed Xbox360, MGS4 has just shown Mister Common Sense what he could only dream of (I bet he has a low wage, which is why he bought cheap and spends all day on QJ) and if Forza 2's the best you've got, don't bother... the graphics are crap compared to GTHD and GT5. I guarantee that MCS will be getting a PS3 in 2008, why? - because he'll 110% want to! MCS and all you other Xbox360 owners will remember my words as you hand over the cash (and the 360 you'll be part-exchanging). Later suckers....
It doesn't matter how well Sony does or how good the new games are there will always be some childish moron trying to spin a story to suit his/her own agenda. I say let the console speak for itself. We've now witnessed that the PS3 IS the most powerful console, Killzone has just Killed Xbox360, MGS4 has just shown Mister Common Sense what he could only dream of (I bet he has a low wage, which is why he bought cheap and spends all day on QJ) and if Forza 2's the best you've got, don't bother... the graphics are crap compared to GTHD and GT5. I guarantee that MCS will be getting a PS3 in 2008, why? - because he'll 110% want to! MCS and all you other Xbox360 owners will remember my words as you hand over the cash (and the 360 you'll be part-exchanging). Later suckers....
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Re: Morbidly - 2007-07-12 |
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» hah
well said zen
well said zen
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Re: RommelTJ (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» LOL
Good job Rb!
Good job Rb!
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by Xman - 2007-07-12 |
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» fake
the ps3 still isnt selling!! even if it cast the same amount as the wii it wouldnt sell!! ps3 just sucks and halo3 looks better then killbill 2!!
the ps3 still isnt selling!! even if it cast the same amount as the wii it wouldnt sell!! ps3 just sucks and halo3 looks better then killbill 2!!
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Re: morbidly (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» dangggg
man you sound genuinely scared/embarrased
man you sound genuinely scared/embarrased
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Re: Ichigo (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» You 360 fanboy get the ***** out of here
GET THE ***** OUT OF HERE
*****
GET THE ***** OUT OF HERE
*****
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by hah (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» hah
Wow Xman, nice troll atempt but you just make yourself look dumb. I applaud the effort tho.
Wow Xman, nice troll atempt but you just make yourself look dumb. I applaud the effort tho.
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by tgkfryk (Unregistered) - 2007-07-12 |
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» xbox sucks
Xman go suck on pimp gate's c0ck, maybe he'll give you more warranty.
Xman go suck on pimp gate's c0ck, maybe he'll give you more warranty.
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by No, this is my name. (Unregistered) - 2007-07-13 |
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» Enjoys Pina Colodas and Getting Caught in the Rain
I think PS3 sales will continue to do well, especcially after some of the games that're causing this sales spike are actually.. Well, you know, available. Lol :)
I think PS3 sales will continue to do well, especcially after some of the games that're causing this sales spike are actually.. Well, you know, available. Lol :)
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