I wonder if Sony would have managed to sell out this holiday if they had three times the supply. I'm really worried since no one is talking about the PS3 in a good light. It's a wonderful system, but it's not generating Playstation-type buzz at all. With the stories about PS3's not selling in the U.S. (although I assume they're mostly returns from eBay scalpers who have no intention of playing expensive systems), I'd be shitting my pants if I were SCEA.
No doubt the PS3 will kill the 360 in Europe and Japan, but for Sony to lose North America would be a disaster for them, especially because it's a huge target market for Blu-Ray. And who knows how much consumer dollars Nintendo will steer away from Sony and MS. Frankly, it's a fair prediction to say the PS3 will finish third in NA by 2010 unless they get their pricing right. 2007 will be a huge year, and what I see driving console sales is Halo 3 exclusivity, and a cheaper way to play GTA4. Losing GTA as an exclusive may have hurt Sony a heck of a lot more than people think.
It's also interesting to note the 20GB PS3 is only $50 more expensive than the Premium 360 in Canada.
P.S. I'm not a fanboy before someone tries to convince me otherwise.
