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PS3 launch event in France: guess which troll is banned until the first price drop
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The Innocent X
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sprocket said:
Apart from the amusing fact that so many people posted THAT video of riots at the PS2 launch in france to prove that Europe is Sonyland?
France is a big part of europe, what else is there to say?
Conrad Link
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Sony are doomed!
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
maniac-kun said:today in saturn a retailer in germany (pic taken 1 h ago):
:lol
PS3 Inventory Photos: Now Representing All Three Regions.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but France amounts for 20 to 25% of European sales. France had 60.000 PS3 reservations, and maybe 10.000 more units will be sold this week. Multiply this figure by 5 and you'd have 350K consoles in customer homes this week. Not bad by any mean, but this launch kinda confirms PS3 will not sell like hotcakes once the (happy few) rich people got their hand on the console.sprocket said:
itsinmyveins
Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
You can easily buy them here (Sweden) too.
EDIT: "Easily might be somewhat of an overstatement. But you can definitely find one if you look for them.
EDIT: "Easily might be somewhat of an overstatement. But you can definitely find one if you look for them.
brain_stew
Member
sprocket said:
1 million. So no, 2 to 3 million is not going to happen.
1. too expensive for mass market in France
2. games too expensive too
3. a lot of gamers were waiting to buy a 360 or a PS3, and they are choosing the 360 for price and games
4. PS2 Emulation fiasco for Europe
5. expensive but very bad adverts on TV...
6. Not enough HD TV to take advantage of what PS3 offers here
7. bluray discs very expensive
.... enough said
I'll wait for the HDDVD VS bluray fight if there is one... or a price drop by the end of 2007 or 2008 and the very first awesome and exclusive games.
2. games too expensive too
3. a lot of gamers were waiting to buy a 360 or a PS3, and they are choosing the 360 for price and games
4. PS2 Emulation fiasco for Europe
5. expensive but very bad adverts on TV...
6. Not enough HD TV to take advantage of what PS3 offers here
7. bluray discs very expensive
.... enough said
I'll wait for the HDDVD VS bluray fight if there is one... or a price drop by the end of 2007 or 2008 and the very first awesome and exclusive games.
Doomgaze-MWFR
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sprocket said:
If they buy stinky cheese, they're likely to buy stinky system
The Spacepope
Member
ItsInMyVeins said:
Same goes for Finland.
Aizu_Itsuko
Member
Nevermind, I hadn't checked the stores in a while and now they are priced like 360 games.
Man, my wallet officially hates this new gen.
Man, my wallet officially hates this new gen.
sonycowboy
Member
Blimblim said:
I think if you're statement has any truth, then it's mostly an example of how effective the attempts by fanboys at taking a series of pictures, making stories to go around them, and throwing it up against a wall can work.
duk said:
Case in point. Xbox fans are desperate for this stink to be attached to the PS3 and it's likely to be quite effective. Not that Sony has helped themselves all that much, but the above quote is the height of bullshit.
I'll reserve absolute judgement based on the numbers that come out over the next couple of days, but I agree that how this launch is portrayed in the first couple of hours can have lasting effects as people's perceptions can be set.
Phife Dawg
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Uh huh?sprocket said:Not as big as spain . Still 2 to 3 would = ownage right?
Population:
Spain 40+ million
France 60+ million
And how would they sell 2-3 million in such a short time? In Europe alone or do you mean worldwide?
I have no idea if the sales are good or not, all I'm saying is that even if the sales are good it's still a very bad PR stunt for Sony. I hear that *that* guy from Sony France was running around everywhere yesterday trying to avoid being interviewed, and usually he's always trying to be seen on TV at any cost. It was that bad for them.sonycowboy said:
I still can't believe how utterly bad this was, I would never have believed this would happen 24h ago.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Amazon's charts have waaaay too many things factoring into them to use them as an acceptable piece of evidence in any case.
WickedAngel
Banned
sprocket said:
Sony isn't even going to approach that number in Europe anytime soon. It'll probably take a month just to get rid of all that surplus launch inventory, let alone the notion of pushing another couple of million out the door.
I don't see how anyone can try to attempt to make this a good story. I mean just look at the stories out their from people on the ground, some even from GAF at these events, add in the pictures taken from today, post-launch, and it's bad anyway you want to look at it. Moreover, everyone said "oh they will sale out day one", but just look at these pictures and tell me honestly now, how many will they sale?
I think it was said best the first time;
I think it was said best the first time;
The Innocent X
Banned
Blimblim said:
The Uk press has been not too bad so far. Mentions of not many people, but not in headlines, and the free TVs have been the story (maybe a last minute piece of genius from someone? ) But by contrast the french press has been savage.
Spain looks to be loving it, and germany seems somewhere in between. If I was a betting man I`d say about 400K consoles europe wide sold.
Kabuki Waq
Member
if they didnt sell out i think it pretty bad for Sony....what was teh last system that did not sell out at launch? xbox?
WickedAngel
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Link said:
Denial comes before acceptance.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Oblivion said:
Lots, but notables include AltogetherAndrews, vasuba, and Jiggy.
Do you?
The Innocent X 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?
Update:
OZ - Poor
MiamiWesker
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Did you guys see this http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=160496
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