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Digitimes report: Sony prepared more than 10 million ps4's and Microsoft 7-9 million
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CosmicQueso
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Absolute nonsense.
They wont have that many for launch, that's certainly for first few months. Every LAUNCH unit will have to be shipped by boats 3-4 weeks before launch date [~late september, early october shipping from china]. If they manage 4 mil for US+EU launch, I will be amazed.
~3 mil @ launch and ~0.5mil in the following 6 months.
more than likely
That's likely for the fiscal year or maybe even calendar year, I can't see them handling the logistics involved in bringing that many consoles on shop shelves for launch. They'll be lucky to ship as much as 2m each during the launch period. Just as a reference, Sony and Microsoft sold 1.7m and 1.5m PS3 and 360 consoles respectively at the start of last gen if I remember correctly and I'm pretty sure the 360 at least sold out.
They wont have that many for launch, that's certainly for first few months. Every LAUNCH unit will have to be shipped by boats 3-4 weeks before launch date [~late september, early october shipping from china]. If they manage 4 mil for US+EU launch, I will be amazed.
~3 mil @ launch and ~0.5mil in the following 6 months.
XD
Man it would be both interesting and sad to see one of these boys out sale Wii U in one day, depending on how big of a margin.
This, except I think they will manage more than 3 mil before end of 2013.
CambriaRising
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It's not impossible, but I don't think so ghost rider.
Thats only 333k per month, they should easily be able to manufacture 1 million units in a month by Q1 2014.
10 million this fiscal year would be more likely, 5m late oct, 1m per month after that for 10 millionth unit delivered in march.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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I hope not. I have two ps4s preordered. One to keep and one to flip.
That would force them to spin out iphone-level type of mass manufacture, ~ 4-5 mil units done before start of October [rest of October will be spent on boat shipping].
jordan0386
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If pre-orders are where we think they're that, easily do able.
Officerrob
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Both seem much too high
something fishy
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given the reception to them i'd expect ps4 to sell every unit they ship and ms to struggle badly to shift their inventory.
It's impossible. Console launches are and always will be supply constrained. Everything is done at the last minute, they won't be able to produce that many due to yield issues let alone ship them.
I can't see them shipping 10m until the end of next year as McHuj has stated.
I know the 5m might have been a little high, but it is certainly feasible, especially as we know from the FCC filing they are manufacturing in Japan and China.
What exactly would be the most difficult component to manufacture? I assume it would be the APU, which hasn't changed since the original leaks last year and was confirmed back in February reveal, If they began manufacture in march we could go for:
March: 500k
April: 500k
May: 600k
June: 600k
July: 800k
August: 1m
September: 1m
I know the Console will not have been in production but the APU could have been which would be the most difficult to manufacture.
Anybody a little more knowledgeable on silicon production able to weigh in on the possibilities of this?
1st Course
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McHuj
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Maybe they can ship up to 5m this year. We'll have a better idea of when the release date is announced. I think if it's October, that 5m number may be doable. I would also expect Japan to get a launch this year if they're inventory is that high.
My concern is with demand from Q1 until Q4 of next year. I think they'll sell at a healthy clip, but similar to what PS3/360 were doing at that time, due to price and software availability. I expect some price movement prior to Q4/2014. Sony maybe able to drop the price a little, by then. MS will surely have to.
more than likely
McHuj
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Yeah, APU and maybe the RAM since it looks like the PS4 is the first consumer product using those RAM densities.
With the APU how many the can manufacture really depends on the yields they are getting and how many wafers the Fab has capacity for. It probably takes 1-2 months to manufacture a chip so at this point those things had to have been in the oven for a while.
NorthernAvengeR
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Digitimes aka "my uncle who works for nintendo"
Slayer-33
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If they are shipping 10 million then no one needs a pre-order.
No system has ever sold over 3mill in a single day. Maybe they will over the course of the first couple months -- Nov+ Dec WW, but not Day 1.
The Abominable Snowman
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Worldwide launch? 10 million would only make sense if worldwide.
fastford58
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I can't wait to see that thread.
The Last Wizard
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Hope you euro bros get a release this year, lord knows you've guys more than earned it.
How have Microsoft prepared so many consoles so soon after the DRASTIC changes to the whole system? Surely it isn't that easy to reverse 180 on all of their policies, functionality and so soon after be mass producing the thing.
Are we going to have another red ring of death type fiasco from the rush changes?
Are we going to have another red ring of death type fiasco from the rush changes?
Shalashaska161
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That's the most made up number I've seen since the last made up number Digitimes made up.
boredandlazy
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Sigh...
HORRORSHØW
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that 2 year necro
Jack The Nipper
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Was thinking this was for this holiday lol......
Uh, I hope you realize that this thread (And the person you quoted) was for the first 2-3 months of sales.
mysteriousmage09
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BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
learn to read next time?