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Rus

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27th Mar 07 at 15:23

another source

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/776/776086p1.html

Nath

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27th Mar 07 at 15:47

This really doesn't prove much though tbh.

PaulW

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27th Mar 07 at 15:54

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6499841.stm

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Microsoft sold 71,000 Xbox 360 consoles during its UK launch weekend, while Nintendo sold 105,000 Wii machines.

But both companies offered limited stock to retailers, which led to shortages.

Makes me think... the PS3 was 'delayed' due to problems... how do we know it wasn't so Sony could get enough ready to try and take the glory from Nintendo & MS??

I wonder how limited the stock would have been if Sony did originally release last year...

The fact is, it proves nothing regardless if it sold 165,000 units or not - the stock was there, and still is, shops are NOT sold out!

Wii is still extremely difficult to get hold of as the demand far outweighs the current supply rate.

360 has been out plenty time now.

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27th Mar 07 at 16:00

i dont care how many consoles sony have sold, tbh just means more disappointed people anyway

Nismo

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27th Mar 07 at 16:01

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Originally posted by ssj_kakarot

Also the ps3 will not see a price drop for a very long time imo, sales will die off that is inevitable it happens with every sysytem.

its been out 5 days and the price has gone down to £399.99 allready

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27th Mar 07 at 16:10

thats retailers cutting prices to shift units.

dave17

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27th Mar 07 at 16:11

Its just way too much for what it really is, a toy.

Steve

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27th Mar 07 at 16:13

its an expensive blu ray player or expensive console depending on how you look it tbh

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27th Mar 07 at 16:14

both the 360 and PS3 are very advanced pieces of kit, both offer next gen fomats etc.

However i prefer the 360 as it allows people to buy what they want. Many kids etc wont be able to have a PS3, especially at this time of year etc

[Edited on 27-03-2007 by topshot_2k]

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27th Mar 07 at 16:14

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sony were easily able to break the record by shifting 165,000 units as everyone knows what a cock up microsoft made at the 360 launch which lead to the 360 being very hard to get hold of even weeks after the launch

thats all there is to it

Rus

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27th Mar 07 at 16:16

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Originally posted by dave17
Its just way too much for what it really is, a toy.

by no means i want to argue with you, but lets be honest. the ps3 is a multimedia unit. Films, music, internet and games. Its the centre of your living room, rather than just a toy for your 9 year old son.

i feel the same can't be said about the xbox.

My opinion

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27th Mar 07 at 16:19

are you forgetting the media centre capabilities of the xbox russ

the ability to stream from your pc etc

[Edited on 27-03-2007 by Steve]

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27th Mar 07 at 16:22

quote:
Originally posted by Rus

quote:
Originally posted by dave17
Its just way too much for what it really is, a toy.

by no means i want to argue with you, but lets be honest. the ps3 is a multimedia unit. Films, music, internet and games. Its the centre of your living room, rather than just a toy for your 9 year old son.

i feel the same can't be said about the xbox.

My opinion

So is the xbox, even more so you can link it to your pc

I would be interested to see the age ranges that are buying these consoles anyway.

Id say they are 'labelled' as a games console. which IMO is a toy.

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27th Mar 07 at 16:23

quote:
Originally posted by Rus

quote:
Originally posted by dave17
Its just way too much for what it really is, a toy.

by no means i want to argue with you, but lets be honest. the ps3 is a multimedia unit. Films, music, internet and games. Its the centre of your living room, rather than just a toy for your 9 year old son.

i feel the same can't be said about the xbox.

My opinion

lol they marketed the psp as an ultimate portable media device though and look how well thats doing, software sales are very poor and many publishers are jumping ship and working solely on the nintendo ds.

Not to mention the umd movies for it which was such a flop there not even making any more lol

another sony media bites the dust.

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27th Mar 07 at 16:26

quote:
Originally posted by mk4_astra
sony were easily able to break the record by shifting 165,000 units as everyone knows what a cock up microsoft made at the 360 launch which lead to the 360 being very hard to get hold of even weeks after the launch

I would say it was intentional, less supply = more people wanting one.

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27th Mar 07 at 18:00

steve are you in a world of your own how can the ps3 be a exspensive blu ray player do you even know how much blu ray players are?

both consoles are the same really and if you wanted all the stuff for the xbox you would be aboutt he same as the ps3 anyways

165,000 units is a very good start you have to agree

Steve

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27th Mar 07 at 18:27

my point was most people will want it for games or for films.

either way its expensive if your looking for just one function

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28th Mar 07 at 11:36

and what if people want to use it for both you bloody idiot

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