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11/7 Next-gen console predictions anyone? I'll start:
PS3s sells out instantly, eBay for around $8-900, remain out of stock
through christmas then just as supply is kicking in, they run out
of people willing to spend $600 on a console. Wii will sell out
initially, but resupply will just barely keep up with demand.
\_ You do realize that there are almost exactly as many ps3s
available as there were xbox 360s last year. I'm amused how
the 360 gotgood press about what a successful launch they
had while the ps3 is getting dumped on. --buying a wii
\_ I don't recall the 360 launch being called successful...
\_ According to this, 360 had 1mil consoles at launch i nthe US.
That's more than twice the number of PS3s.
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/xbox-360/official-360-launch-numbers-136058.php
\_ How about ps sells out upon release and are 2,000 on ebay the
moment sellers get the machines (in fact thats what they are
already). Since Wii is sooo much cheaper it will probably sell
many more units. $600 is just too much.
\_ That's basically what he said. The PS3 is having huge
manufacturing issues, and there will only be at most 500,000
available at launch, worldwide. The Wii is easy to
manufacture, so Nintendo is planning to have over 1 million
just in North America.
\_ I'll buy one for $8
\_ My take: first batch sells out but sane people aren't willing to
spend 8 gajillion dollars on a console when the competition costs
1/2 to 1/3rd as much and the second batch sits on shelves for a
month followed by drastically reduced prices leading to sony
rethinking their entire home entertainment strategy and possibly
leaving the console market.
\_ My take: you are wrong |
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| www.kotaku.com/gaming/xbox-360/official-360-launch-numbers-136058.php Tip Your Editors As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, prediction. jpg A GameFAQs poster writes on the site s forums that he received a booklet called Microsoft s Keynote of Intent for 2005. The document also lists both Walmart and Best Buy as the official sponsers of the console. Here s the numbers that WWFE 1 said were in the boolet for the launch: The final shipment of the US Consoles on the 22nd is 1,098,200. There are currently 2,190,876 accesories being shipped on the 22nd to the US There are currently 29 Games that will be available BEFORE the end of the 2005 There are current plans for sequels to NEW franchises that arent even out on the 360 yet. Microsoft plan on expanding there Xbox Live user base to 14 million users by the end of the 360 lifespan. I ll point out that if this is indeed something sent to shareholders it s largely going to be predictions of what they want to do, not what will happen. Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting was this morning, so hopefully some more official word will trickle out soon. To leave a comment, please login with a username and password. Username: Password: Confirm password: E-mail: (optional, for password recovery) Remember me on this computer? We only allow in a commenter if the debut contribution is interesting, substantial or highly amusing. Your comment will only appear once (or if) you're added to the membership list. Check your username and password above, and click submit again. |