PS3 Demand / Availability ?

Demon · 23 Mar 2007 at 16:54

Bigpig said:
Well You can wait for the 20GB PS3. Wich is a good bit cheaper than the wifi top model...... And still has a blue-ray player in it

I thought it was confirmed the UK won't get the cheaper model?

Stellios · 23 Mar 2007 at 16:57

Local high street retailer were adverising they had 70 available at 10am this morning.

GarethDW · 23 Mar 2007 at 17:01

I'm thinking of setting-up one of those websites that monitors all the online retailers' stock levels... only instead of it telling you when a retailer does have the console in stock, this time it'll tell you if a retailer doesn't have any PS3s left in stock

Bigpig · 23 Mar 2007 at 17:01

Demon said:
I thought it was confirmed the UK won't get the cheaper model?

"Sony will indeed offer both the 20GB and 60GB versions of the PlayStation 3 in the UK, it appears. Despite earlier claims only the pricey 60GB model will be made available over here, Amazon.co.uk has begun listing the 20GB veraion too, though it's giving away no pricing or availability details.

And the official Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) PS3 website, which went live this week, shows both models in the UK section and details the two versions' specifications."

It's also on the Bristish PS3 Site. The price tag will be around 300 pounds

JUMPURS · 23 Mar 2007 at 17:03

ign said:
UK Stores Reporting Potential PS3 Sell-out
Steady sales on day one, with increased demand expected.

UK, March 23, 2007 - Although the PS3 launch hasn't been the mad scramble we saw when Wii was released, retailers in central London are reporting steady sales on the first day of the console's availability in Europe, with some anticipating a sell out over the weekend.

We spoke to high street stores this morning to see how the PlayStation 3 launch was going and most reported a quiet start with sales expected to pick up tomorrow. **cough** in Oxford Street told us that 42 consoles had been sold in about five hours, following a 7am opening. However when asked whether stock might sell out by the end of the day, a representative told us, "We'll just have to see how busy it gets. We've had 100 pre-orders but we've got more units than that for sale in the store".

Meanwhile Tina Kara, manager of the Hamley's branch of **cough**, said the store had sold 20 consoles in just over an hour: "This is the biggest launch ever. We've been so busy in the run-up and we expect to sell out by Monday." However, Kara also admitted that more people were still popping into the store, inquiring about Wiis.

"We get a lot of non-gamers asking about the Wii but we just don't have the stock. The PS3 is much better than the Wii but it appeals more to people that love gadgets and technology," she suggested.

Things were also going well at **cough** Megastore's Picadilly Circus branch. While the store didn't hold a glitzy launch night, plenty of PS3s were still ringing through the tills. In fact, a spokesman told us that so many were being sold the store didn't expect consoles to still be available by the end of play today.

So, if you still haven't snapped up a PS3 yet, you probably need to act quickly if you don't want to miss out.

So maybe it isn't as bad as many would like to think

GarethDW · 23 Mar 2007 at 17:03

Bigpig said:
"Sony will indeed offer both the 20GB and 60GB versions of the PlayStation 3 in the UK, it appears. Despite earlier claims only the pricey 60GB model will be made available over here, Amazon.co.uk has begun listing the 20GB veraion too, though it's giving away no pricing or availability details.

And the official Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) PS3 website, which went live this week, shows both models in the UK section and details the two versions' specifications."

It's also on the Bristish PS3 Site. The price tag will be around 300 pounds

Now that's better pricing, imo... what else does the 20GB version lack apart from the 40GB disk space? I guess it's not just the additional disk space that justifies the extra £125 in price.

I'm at work so can't browse Sony's website myself.

Bigpig · 23 Mar 2007 at 17:04

GarethDW said:
Now that's better pricing, imo... what else does the 20GB version lack apart from the 40GB disk space? I guess it's not just the additional disk space that justifies the extra £125 in price.

I'm at work so can't browse Sony's website myself.

Wifi

ca9phoenix · 23 Mar 2007 at 17:04

i believe the wifi is also removed... correct me if i'm wrong

GarethDW · 23 Mar 2007 at 17:06

Thanks, ca9phoenix & Bigpig

Bonjour · 23 Mar 2007 at 17:16

JUMPURS said:
So maybe it isn't as bad as many would like to think

I don't know. I read that and it doesn't sound marvelous.

Sales have started slowly but they expect them to pick up tomorrow? They're bound to try and make people think it's likely to sell out so people believe they have to go and get one soon or miss out.

WHAT!!! · 23 Mar 2007 at 17:49

Durzel said:
Prepare yourself for a long wait then.

The Bluray drive itself will ensure that the unit won't be anything like that price for at least 2-3 years.

Yep fully aware of that, I would guess its around £200 with in 2 years time as I think they need to lower the price a lot to catch up with the 360 and wii's.

If someone has already bought a 360 or a wii what the chances of them forking out a even bigger lump of money for the PS3.

If they sell more units they then can sell more games and online content such as downloads and take away some of the 360 & wii's market and then rack in the profits that way. Im sure if the prices stays at £425 its going to a slower profit than the the other way.

Also buy the time the price what I want to pay im sure there will be loads of great games out by then and a lot of the teething problems will have been sorted.

LoadsaMoney · 23 Mar 2007 at 18:05

smcshaw said:
Lol, this thread caused me to have a quick look on <snip>...

Surely thats a competitor as well now, as you can get 360's etc... there to.

Adam Senior · 23 Mar 2007 at 19:03

VIRII said:
Stock costs money so stock is bad for retailers and manufacturers.
I think that they over estimated the demand at the price point, they may have expected consumers to compare like with like (HDD size, Wifi, HDMI, Bluray) instead of bottom line prices.

I want PS3 to sell well and succeed.
I want 360 to sell well and succeed.
I want Wii to sell well and succeed.

The more competition the better, the higher the standard of the competition the better and for us as consumers it means more choice, cheaper prices and better games.

Sony could not win here though. If the stocks were limted then there would be cries of "they've had a year to get stocks there is no reason why stocks are low" and if stocks were high then "hahaha they aren't selling".

From a pure financial point of view I think they overestimated initial demand and set the price too high. I am more likely to get a second 360 than a PS3 at the moment.

NAIL ON HEAD RIGHT THIER!!!!

geordie10 · 23 Mar 2007 at 19:10

I have just returned from the gateshead metrocentre and found that you can buy a ps3 at nearly all the retailers.
People were just walking past the shelves and not even looking at them.
Looks like most people on this forum were right when they were saying its to expensive and also the wrong time of year for to launch.

msmalls74 · 23 Mar 2007 at 19:27

Looking on vgcharts, i know its not always 100% correct but they kinda think approx 500K PS3 sold today. Not bad, i guess judging the Xbox360 sold 1.8 million in europe in 10 months.

Mr Latte · 23 Mar 2007 at 20:42

jamoor said:
Yeah I got greedy, but I haven't made much of a lostt, only £50

I seriously cant believe you ordered 19. If you were daft enough to not realise their wouldnt be a big enough demand for them and cancel them in time then youve only yourself to blame.

On top of that aint no way your returning 19 consoles via postage for £50 sending to was it 3x different suppliers, bah away on, come off it

If you are id love to know who you use for posting/courier because last i checked the PS3 aint the lightest of consoles and at £2.62 per console thats so cheap its hard to believe...