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March 13th, 2008 @ 07:33
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360, has backed up Michael Pachter’s prediction that Xbox 360 was beaten by PS3 in US sales during February because of lack of supply. His comments came before the release of NPD sales data tonight.
“We definitely expect we will trail in February as a result of our supply constraints,” Greenberg said, adding: “By April, we will be in a very healthy inventory situation.”
Wedbush Morgan analyst Pachter predicted on Monday this week that PS3 outsold 360 in the US last month, but that supply issues would be resolved from March onwards.
“We estimate sell-through [in February] of 300,000 Wii, 250,000 Xbox 360 and 260,000 PS3 consoles,” he said. “For purposes of comparison, The simExchange prediction market forecasts 450,000 Wii, 285,000 Xbox 360 and 270,000 PS3 consoles sold in February. Our console sell-through forecasts reflect our belief that Wii, DS and Xbox 360 hardware continued to be supply constrained during the month. With the launch of several high-profile games in March, we expect supplies for the consoles to increase.”
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March 13th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Ah, the good old ’supply constraints’. I remember Sony spinning the same woe story about 12 months ago.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I don’t think the figures are going to be pretty, tbh. I’d expect some heavy spinning from Sony.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:26 am
I hate it when Sony win. They’re such obnoxious little bastards when they’re in front. You’d think they’d have learned some restraint after the last 12 months, but it seems like they’ve just been bottling it all up instead.