Wednesday, February 28th 2007
Light at the End of the Tunnel for PS3 Shortages
Since its launch back in November last year, the PS3 has suffered shortages in a number of areas with Sony struggling to meet demand. However, the company is now claiming that production should equal demand by the end of May - for North America anyway. SCEA chief Jack Tretton said "April or May is when we feel like we're going to catch up to demand and have product fully in stock across North America and stay there." At present the PS3 is the lowest selling console compared to its main rivals, the Wii and the Xbox 360, with high costs and supply problems being the main culprits. Whether or not Europe will suffer any shortages is unclear, but the removal of the Emotion Engine from European consoles has prompted a slightly hostile attitude with consumers arguing they pay more and get less.
Source:
Reg Hardware
8 Comments on Light at the End of the Tunnel for PS3 Shortages
I think Sony came to the market way too late on this one. They left Microsoft and Nintendo to dominate the market for the first few months, so only deadly serious obsessive gamers and Sony fanboys actually want the PS3.
The Wii only really has 2 games that interested me, Wii Sports and Zelda. I beat Zelda, and was left with a bad taste in my mouth both about the game and the console, so I sold it.
The PS3 only really has 2 games that look interesting to me at this point, Resistance and Blazing Angels(what can I say, I am a flight sim fan). I just can't bring myself to spend that kind of money for 2 games.
On the other hand there are several games that look really appealing to me on the 360. There is Lost Planet, Deadrising, Crackdown, and Gears of War.
I am sure eventually, all three will have great game selections, but right now the 360 wins hands down, IMO.