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Originally posted by kid nyce Which EB Games inter??? In the city or no?

not in the city sry

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Originally posted by Yan I can only hope you're right. A shortage isn't almost always guaranteed.

are you kidding? yan you're our gaming mod-defacto!!!!!


with shortages in cel chip production (i think i read somewhere), late design finalization (just now), pent up demand for the next playstation, and about a month before xmas


YOU DON'T THINK THIS WILL SELL OUT ON DAY ONE?




also.. even if it didn't manage to sell out (mostly unlikely scenario) i don't think you would LOSE money selling it around xmas time.

seems like a win-win situation for smart ppl like chin/arny/me to make some easy money off rich parents...

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2 million PS3s will be available during the initial launch window, another 2 million will be shipped before the end of 2006, and finally another 2 before March 31st.

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Looking at the numbers, I think a shortage is almost guarenteed with this thing. Sony plans to have 2 million ready for the launch, and another 2 million ready by the end of the year. So if they don't have any supply hiccups - which seem to happen more often than not with new game consoles - we're looking at 4 million units available worldwide by the end of the year.

Since it's a worldwide launch, we'll be looking at about 40% of units ending up in Japan, 40% in the US, and the rest in Europe and Australasia. So, that means the US will get something like 1.6 million units with 800k at launch and another 120k trickling in weekly after that.

Will there be 800k initial and 120k weekly buyers in the US willing to shell out $500-600? During the holiday season, I definitely think so.

If we look at the Xbox 360 launch, Microsoft sold about 900k 360s in the US in the last 5 weeks of the year and this was with a supply shortage. If Microsoft had ample supply, they could have easily sold 2 million consoles here in that same time period. I know Microsoft had the first mover advantage so high demand was to be expected but its installed base of previous generation buyers/fans was about a quarter the size of Sony's and its launch titles weren't exactly stellar. Also keep in mind that the majority of those 360s were sold in bundles that cost over $500.

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Originally posted by Choobak Looking at the numbers, I think a shortage is almost guarenteed with this thing. Sony plans to have 2 million ready for the launch, and another 2 million ready by the end of the year. So if they don't have any supply hiccups - which seem to happen more often than not with new game consoles - we're looking at 4 million units available worldwide by the end of the year. Since it's a worldwide launch, we'll be looking at about 40% of units ending up in Japan, 40% in the US, and the rest in Europe and Australasia. So, that means the US will get something like 1.6 million units with 800k at launch and another 120k trickling in weekly after that. Will there be 800k initial and 120k weekly buyers in the US willing to shell out $500-600? During the holiday season, I definitely think so. If we look at the Xbox 360 launch, Microsoft sold about 900k 360s in the US in the last 5 weeks of the year and this was with a supply shortage. If Microsoft had ample supply, they could have easily sold 2 million consoles here in that same time period. I know Microsoft had the first mover advantage so high demand was to be expected but its installed base of previous generation buyers/fans was about a quarter the size of Sony's and its launch titles weren't exactly stellar. Also keep in mind that the majority of those 360s were sold in bundles that cost over $500.

japan 6 days earlier

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i don't think you guys understand how revolutionary the cell architecture is. it has 9 fucking processors on the chip. this is an asston of calcuation power. granted they're simplistic dies, but they hav ea 74gb/s bus all across the chip. its its own little supercomputer in about 1.5 square centimeters.

imagine an army of 5000 highly detailed orcs running into an army of 5000 highly detailed gnomes all with their own ai script and individual realistic physical traits.

and oh yeah render that in real time and be able to pick any view / spot on the battlefield you want.

that may not happen in the first revision of games but it will happen eventually on the ps3. unfucking believeable.
this console is going to be like the jump from atari to playstation.

only thing is i'd suggest everyone wait for the 2nd revision of ps3's they are usually much more stable and reliable then the first batch. it gives time for sony to fix all of the production problems. and this console won't be any different.

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Originally posted by madhattared only thing is i'd suggest everyone wait for the 2nd revision of ps3's they are usually much more stable and reliable then the first batch. it gives time for sony to fix all of the production problems. and this console won't be any different.

Which is exactly why I'm Ebaying the first ones I get. Sony is notorious for it's first generation products being filled with bugs and glitches, although they do make excellent products.

I can't wait to own one for myself though. I'm not much for gaming anymore (even though I'll definately try for Final Fantasy) but the PS3 is such a technological marvel. I definately have to have one at some point.

My roomate and I are thinking about buying one and sharing it which would cut down the cost and create some leeway to buy more PS3's to sell online.

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Originally posted by Yan My wallet cries when it sees those prices. Risky business. You should invest in the Wii, as well. A few Final Fantasy titles will be released for the console. You'll see many vids and screenshots of them come tomorrow. Maybe even today!

Mr yan i most deffinately will buy a Wii playing super mario 3 will bring back sooo many good memories!!!

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Originally posted by fr0st Mr yan i most deffinately will buy a Wii playing super mario 3 will bring back sooo many good memories!!!

Super Mario 3 ! ??

all i gotta say is.... DEVIL MAY CRY 4!!!!

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I have to jump in here, this is too hot. If you read Sony press release they plan to ship 10,000 to 208 companies in Nov. That would equal a little over 2,000,000 units.

I spoke with a DM at EBGames and he says that more then like EBGames/Gamestop will only get about 25000-30000 units for their over 9000 stores for Nov. Which means that each store might get only 3-5 units, and some might not get any at all. They might have to do a lottery on who gets the units. That's not fact, just his speculation.

My ass is camping out for this. Hell freakin yeah.

For those who think the PS3 is expensive, slashdot did a great comparison between the 360 costs and PS3:

XBox 360 with 20GB hard drive ($400) + HD-DVD drive addon ($100?) + 5 years XBox Live ($250) = $750.

Playstation 3 with 20GB hard drive ($500) + Bluray drive (included) + 5 years online (included) = $500.

Did I mention that PS3 comes with 5 years online?

See you all in line...

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