Not that Sony wants to try and influence the market or anything, but the platform holder has recently stated that PlayStation 3 shortages my happen in the near future. If that's not a call for panic purchases, I don't know what is. Following the recent NPD results, corporate communications chief Patrick Seybold said that Sony was working hard to ensure demands are met, but that the Black Box o' Blu-ray is very much the "in" thing.
"We're working very hard with our retail partners to meet consumer interest, but the demand is tremendously high for the PS3 and we expect tight inventory in the coming months," warns Seybold. "... The strong demand carrying through the holidays was evident and early in the month we [knew] there was going to be limited supply of the PS3 at retail in January. We're working closely with the retail channel to meet this demand, but expect tight supply for the coming months."
With the Wii also proving difficult to get ahold of, it's like 2006 all over again ... I mean, a fictional 2006 where a PS3 was hard to find, but nevertheless still 2006. Anyway, if you don't own a PlayStation 3 yet and really want to play Heavy Rain which we hated because a 7.0 obviously means a terrible score, then you better hurry!
Sony: PS3 supply to be 'tight' over coming months [Joystiq]
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5:00 PM on 02.13.2010
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bad news on sony :(
goddam my brain is scared with that image
I have no caek now. D:
(and before someone else says it... NO - that is NOT a picture of me!... well, not a recent one anyway!)
On the PS3 thing... when they say that supplies might be limited, it usually means a new SKU!
They just wanted Grandma's hot, hot, leathery love.
Fuck yeah.
And I quote from the advert "...to keep your kids entertained..."
That's pasta, not noodles. We need to educate the people who make these pictures!
PS3 shortage talk is just damn shame. I guess it's good that I have one since last year. It just damn shame that Sony has to resort to this type of announcement.
PS3 shortage talk is just damn shame. I guess it's good that I have one since last year. It just damn shame that Sony has to resort to this type of announcement.
They just sold an entire YEARS worth of PS3s in about three months, of course they are short, grow a brain.
If this was an IQ test, almost everyone here just failed. What does that say about humanity? It really drops me in the dredges every time Jim pulls one of these stunts and it works on the dumb, I know he does it on purpose because people think on the level he's writing at. It's meant for sarcasm, yet people can't see past it.
First off the guy quoted isn't even talking to the general public, he's the Corporate Communications guy, which means this is in regards to retail and other business not the general public (I can't imagine why...), to expect lower shipped quantities of PS3s as they rebuild their backlog/warehouses and/or shift their units around.
Like I said previously when you sell a YEARS worth in a few months that happens. Thinking and math in the same article probably blew some minds. They sold nearly 5 million PS3s in 5 weeks. That isn't even counting the after holiday sales.
Granted Jim's a lazy bastard for not doing a FULL article on the situation but, come on is everyone really that stupid?
Umm... You're one of maybe three or four people in this thread who actually stayed on topic. I'd hardly say that makes everyone here stupid. And considering people would rather fap to the header image of Elsa than say "OMG Jim is so right!", it really isn't worth you getting up in arms over.
Just sayin' :)
There are plenty of xbots and PS3 fanboys around. Recommend vodka and coolaid and chill for a while.
There, I said it.
Is that the sloshbag?
as far as that picture goes, she's really not all that bad. maybe if she had a tan..... then she'd look like a sun-deprived ethiopian with an aspiring meth habit.