tahrikmili
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In Turkey people looked at the price tag, and walked away, mostly. And this is 100% Sonyland.
I think we should just wait for actual numbers and not go by a few pictures and news reports.Vagabundo said:UK - Good (not excellent sellout sony land FTW)
Spain - Excellent
France - Terrible
Germany - Meh
Switzerland - Poor
I can tell you the Irish launch went well, not a sell out, but quite a few lineups at midnight.
Ireland - Good
Any other countries want to sound off?
Vagabundo said:No not badly. But it is not the whirlwind that many expected this time last year.
It seems that the supply = demand so far. What will be interesting is sales over the next few weeks. It will probably track the US sales + a couple of k...
Joe211 said:oh maybe you have the sales numbers? Do you?
Taurus said:If you really want to know the situation then check out Amazon Japan and US top sellers list since PS3 has been for sale for awhile there.
Vagabundo said:No not badly. But it is not the whirlwind that many expected this time last year.
It seems that the supply = demand so far. What will be interesting is sales over the next few weeks. It will probably track the US sales + a couple of k...
Link said:I think we should just wait for actual numbers and not go by a few pictures and news reports.
kammy said:I'm loving all the wii60 fanboys spinning this launch as a failure.
This looks to be the best euro launch since the GC. Plenty of stock and plenty of sales. If the PS3 doesnt become the biggest selling eurolaunch console then you guys can sell my left bollock on ebay.
kammy said:I'm loving all the wii60 fanboys spinning this launch as a failure.
This looks to be the best euro launch since the GC. Plenty of stock and plenty of sales. If the PS3 doesnt become the biggest selling eurolaunch console then you guys can sell my left bollock on ebay.
tahrikmili said:In Turkey people looked at the price tag, and walked away, mostly. And this is 100% Sonyland.
kammy said:I'm loving all the wii60 fanboys spinning this launch as a failure.
This looks to be the best euro launch since the GC. Plenty of stock and plenty of sales. If the PS3 doesnt become the biggest selling eurolaunch console then you guys can sell my left bollock on ebay.
bud said:Oh noes. PS3 not selling in..........TURKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TURKEY
seriously, turkey
whats turkey
bud said:Oh noes. PS3 not selling in..........TURKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TURKEY
seriously, turkey
whats turkey
bud said:Oh noes. PS3 not selling in..........TURKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TURKEY
seriously, turkey
whats turkey
Karma Kramer said:Its weird how Spain and France are right next to each other... yet Spain loves Playstation 3 and France hates it.
Whats up with that?
Sirolf said:I've bought my PAL PS3 this morning at 10:30...I was sure to be buy it quickly but no..30-40 people were waiting to buy it.By memory,the queue was longer thant the 360 or Wii one (i have all three systems).
So everyone has his story
pswii60 said:Nope supply != demand so far. Supply > Demand, at least in the UK today.
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But this isn't a knock against the PS3. It's important to remember that it IS £425, it IS March, the Brits are saving for their summer holidays at this time of year and Xmas is ages away. Sales of the PS3 will inevitably pick up by Christmas, and it's Sony's job between now and then to keep consumer's mindshare with the Playstation brand as they now have two extremely strong competitors.
Link said:I think we should just wait for actual numbers and not go by a few pictures and news reports.
People's stories always seem to reflect their general stance as well, though, so I don't really go by those all too often.Sirolf said:I've bought my PAL PS3 this morning at 10:30...I was sure to be buy it quickly but no..30-40 people were waiting to buy it.By memory,the queue was longer thant the 360 or Wii one (i have all three systems).
So everyone has his story
I'm sorry but you aren't seeing the bigger picture...it doesn't matter how many it sells this weekend, but how many it will sell next month. It ha launched to a lukewarm reception at most locations and absolutely horrifically bad in France. Regardless of how many it sells, it is only selling to the hardcore and the rich...once this launch period passes, sales will fall in line to last just as it has in US and Japan.kammy said:I'm loving all the wii60 fanboys spinning this launch as a failure.
This looks to be the best euro launch since the GC. Plenty of stock and plenty of sales. If the PS3 doesnt become the biggest selling eurolaunch console then you guys can sell my left bollock on ebay.
Joe211 said:
Souldriver said:But...if this launch really was this awful, I (almost) feel bad for Sony. What the hell happened??!! The PS2 was also priced ridiculously high but that didn't stop Europe from buying them.
WickedAngel said::lol
No, I don't. I do, however, know how to read the writing on the wall. You might try looking at, well...any of the reports that have been made thus far about the launch in France.
Threads like these are why I joined GAF. They bring out the most pathetic levels of desperation from the Keep Hope Alive! crowd.
v1cious said:so we're basing sales on PR events? am i reading this correctly?
Considering what's going on in Japan right now, I don't think we can base anything off of anything at the moment.Shake Appeal said:as far as I can remember Ireland used to own the most Playstations per capita compared to any other country but Japan, so I think it's safe to say the PS3 launch probably went off okay here
kammy said:I'm loving all the wii60 fanboys spinning this launch as a failure.
This looks to be the best euro launch since the GC. Plenty of stock and plenty of sales. If the PS3 doesnt become the biggest selling eurolaunch console then you guys can sell my left bollock on ebay.
Sirolf said:I've bought my PAL PS3 this morning at 10:30...I was sure to be buy it quickly but no..30-40 people were waiting to buy it.By memory,the queue was longer than the 360 or Wii one (i have all three systems).
So everyone has his story
Edit : In France of course!!
Holy Order Sol said:I was there too...
Here's the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UUX5B821O0
I was told they wouldn't let people get on the boat if they did not actually intend to buy a PS3 (they were even forced to show their credit card to prove it). WTF.
The Wii sold 700K. 350K was for the first week.spwolf said:we will see on Monday... you are aware that Both Wii and 360 sold 350k in launch month, right?
Just putting things into perspective... People dont realize that Sony has had 3x more stock on day 1 than Wii and 360 had during launch period, total.
Sirolf said:I've bought my PAL PS3 this morning at 10:30...I was sure to be buy it quickly but no..30-40 people were waiting to buy it.By memory,the queue was longer than the 360 or Wii one (i have all three systems).
So everyone has his story
Edit : In France of course!!
Some games specialists have been taking pre-orders for the PlayStation 3 since last year even though it is the most expensive console to go on sale in Ireland with a EUR630 price tag.
However, the queuing may not have been strictly necessary. A quick ENN survey of several city centre games shops in Dublin on Thursday found that the consoles were still in plentiful supply. One high-street retailer admitted that although it had taken some pre-orders for the machine, customers who made the trip to the store on Friday morning would more than likely walk out with a console.
Another music retailer carrying the consoles said it didn't have many PS3s but hadn't taken any pre-orders at all, and early birds would more than likely be able to get a console first thing on Friday morning. Yet another high-street chain store had only taken pre-orders for about a third of its PS3 stock allocation.
Games industry sources said the reason for this state of affairs -- apart from the hefty price tag, of course -- could possibly have been the lack of advertising compared with its predecessor, the PlayStation 2. Cryptic "This is living" ads have been running on some TV channels in Ireland to advertise the date of the launch, but in true PlayStation style, they fail to mention the name of the console or the manufacturer. The source said the ads for the PlayStation 2 were much more widespread, despite being equally puzzling.
The PS3, which was originally due to launch in Europe four months ago, is still expected to sell out in "record time". Only 20,000 of the machines were allocated to the Irish market by Sony.
bud said:Guys, I just came back from a major retailer who's name I shall not say in fear of reprecussions. It appears that they didn't completely sell out
Kafel said:We can only see drunk people in Paris.
omg, this shop is brilliant.McValdemar said::lol
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I'm in France and I went to buy my PAL PS3 this morning at 11:45... I was pretty sure to get out of the store quickly but no... 100-200 people were waiting to buy it...Sirolf said:I've bought my PAL PS3 this morning at 10:30...I was sure to be buy it quickly but no..30-40 people were waiting to buy it.By memory,the queue was longer than the 360 or Wii one (i have all three systems).
So everyone has his story
Edit : In France of course!!
Xzbeat said:I'm in France and I went to buy my PAL PS3 this morning at 11:45... I was pretty sure to get out of the store quickly but no... 100-200 people were waiting to buy it...
...OR NOT.
Without proof anyone can make shitty anecdotes like yours.
The PS3 is not as popular as the PS2 was and every single online french press is proving it.
Heck, you could even see the flop in direct on MTV France.
Yes it is, it's just very low on the chart.spwolf said:it is not even sold in US on Amazon... what are you talking about? helllo