Sony: No more PS3 delays, but there could be shortage |
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Hold your breaths and cross your fingers tight for there just might be yet another snafu from Sony on its next-gen console, the PlayStation 3. We know, we've already heard so much negative press about the shipment delays and whatnot. And trust us, we find it just as frustrating as you guys to keep on receiving all these bad news. But sadly, we're afraid there could be more.After the water's calmed down on the PAL release delay of the PS3, we have here yet another bit that's sure to make you fidget and sweat in your seats. For the first time, Sony has actually admitted to the public that its planned shipment figures of two million by the end of this year is, at best, "a target". Same goes for its outlook of six million units by the end of next March. Uh-oh. That doesn't sound so bright.
Bloomberg reports that the company giant isn't so confident with the figure, with Jack Tretton, SCEA's executive vice president stating that, "The honest answer is it's more of a target [for PS3 shipments]...Clearly, we've had production issues." This is in clear contrast from what his subordinate, vice president of marketing Peter Dille, told GameDaily Biz yesterday, after Sony's big media event. According to Dille, "We're on track; everything's gone smoothly from a manufacturing perspective...the numbers that we have talked about for a while still stand; two million units by the end of the calendar are still forecast and everything looks to be on track with that number."
So which is it, really? It's been predicted by analysts that meeting the numbers could be a problem for Sony, given that manufacturing the console requires a complex electronics device, which could be a bit more challenging for Sony than they have initially anticipated. Apart from this, they also believe that the sales of the PS3 will be off to a not-so-good start.
However, they also did say that they are positive that in the long haul, Sony would have regained control of the market. In fact, Enterbrain believes that by 2009, Sony would have sold 34 million PS3s, as opposed to 28 million Xbox 360s and 25 million Wiis. And isn't that what would matter most? As Tretton has said previously, "We don't expect nor do we need everybody to embrace the [PS3] technology from day one. But I think what we're saying with PS3 is that this is the machine that is going to drive gaming for the next ten years." Very well said.
Anyway, we'll keep you posted on more updates regarding this bit. And like all of you out there, we too here at QJ are fervently hoping that Sony will get over this hump, and finally deliver to us the PS3 that we've been waiting for.
Via GameDaily Biz
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I honestly don't know why some news articles tend to somewhat distort or blow things a little out of proportion by their choice of words. Yes we all know that the PAL territories have suffered the PS3 delays, but why, obviously because of the production issues Sony had at first. But it wasn't only Sony who had those issues was it, most manufacturer's of Blu-Ray players pushed back the release of their players due to the same manufacturing problem. Yes Sony did promise that many PS3's by the end of the year, but was that not before they made claim of their production issues. And with that was it not safe to assume by the already low number of launch PS3's that will be available to Japan & North America that well the PS3 will be one hard console to find come launch and afterwards. So this really is nothing new and honesetly people should just let things be and ride the winds, because in less than a month the PS3 will be released, and whether you own one or not, it's going to sell and be enjoyed by those people who bought it. Only after the PAL release should people start worrying about PS3 stocks as they would no longer have to horde thousands of consoles to release to one territory.
the only reason sony has pushed back dates is that there were problems with licensings (ie DiVx codec) and blu-ray diodes ... so please stop making sony look like they have no idea what they are doing ... cause they do ... and for you dumb ppl out there sony does no manufacture its own diodes.
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