Comments on: Sony financials: 10 million PS3 sales expected next year http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/ This is the news Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Psychotext http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9340 Psychotext Wed, 14 May 2008 12:14:54 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9340 "analysts writing up stories either predicting a price cut soon or saying Sony’s estimates are unrealistic" Analysts rarely do that simply because they don't have access to a company's plans to call them on it. It should sell more by default anyway simply because it's starting the year at a far lower price than the previous one and the game catalogue is bigger. “analysts writing up stories either predicting a price cut soon or saying Sony’s estimates are unrealistic”

Analysts rarely do that simply because they don’t have access to a company’s plans to call them on it. It should sell more by default anyway simply because it’s starting the year at a far lower price than the previous one and the game catalogue is bigger.

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9337 patlike Wed, 14 May 2008 12:03:10 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9337 You're right, yep. I just hope this isn't indicative of them not planning to cut price any time soon. You’re right, yep. I just hope this isn’t indicative of them not planning to cut price any time soon.

]]> By: Killerbee http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9336 Killerbee Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:18 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9336 Fair enough. :) The price and specification debate is still important though - if Sony did nothing at all with the PS3 lineup, then yeah, I can see it selling at roughly the same rate as last year. But I'd be amazed if they didn't do something to stimulate demand beyond the obvious peaks from the launches of GTAIV and MGS4 - either a price cut or a new "premium" SKU to satisfy all us whingers who want backwards compatibility and a Dualshock 3 out of the box before we buy. If they combined the two, then I could definitely see demand taking off as they really start to tap into both the high and low-end of the consumer range, but as it is, £300 is still very expensive for your average, casual-gaming, SDTV-owning consumer. Maybe Sony are being deliberately cautious so that they don't get analysts writing up stories either predicting a price cut soon or saying Sony's estimates are unrealistic. 10 million does seem quite a "safe" figure... and it always looks nice to have to revise your sales estimates upwards! Fair enough. :)

The price and specification debate is still important though - if Sony did nothing at all with the PS3 lineup, then yeah, I can see it selling at roughly the same rate as last year.

But I’d be amazed if they didn’t do something to stimulate demand beyond the obvious peaks from the launches of GTAIV and MGS4 - either a price cut or a new “premium” SKU to satisfy all us whingers who want backwards compatibility and a Dualshock 3 out of the box before we buy.

If they combined the two, then I could definitely see demand taking off as they really start to tap into both the high and low-end of the consumer range, but as it is, £300 is still very expensive for your average, casual-gaming, SDTV-owning consumer.

Maybe Sony are being deliberately cautious so that they don’t get analysts writing up stories either predicting a price cut soon or saying Sony’s estimates are unrealistic. 10 million does seem quite a “safe” figure… and it always looks nice to have to revise your sales estimates upwards!

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9334 patlike Wed, 14 May 2008 11:52:42 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9334 I can't think of any other reason, tbh. I can’t think of any other reason, tbh.

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9333 Psychotext Wed, 14 May 2008 11:51:14 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9333 The more I see this the more I'm convinced it's because of channel stuffing. MS had exactly the same problem (they actually shipped less the next year even though they sold more). The more I see this the more I’m convinced it’s because of channel stuffing. MS had exactly the same problem (they actually shipped less the next year even though they sold more).

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9332 patlike Wed, 14 May 2008 11:45:10 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9332 It shows less than 10% growth YoY. Given how obvious it is that they're going to have a much stronger Christmas this year, I'm increasingly believing someone put the wrong figure into the financial statement. Maybe whoever did it was on badass Gears 2 drugs, or something. It shows less than 10% growth YoY. Given how obvious it is that they’re going to have a much stronger Christmas this year, I’m increasingly believing someone put the wrong figure into the financial statement. Maybe whoever did it was on badass Gears 2 drugs, or something.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9330 Blerk Wed, 14 May 2008 11:40:30 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9330 10 million is pretty low - we were expecting a much higher figure. See the thread below for further scratching of heads. :-) 10 million is pretty low - we were expecting a much higher figure. See the thread below for further scratching of heads. :-)

]]> By: Killerbee http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9329 Killerbee Wed, 14 May 2008 11:37:24 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/14/sony-financials-10-million-ps3-sales-expected-next-year/#comment-9329 10 million? I presume they're expecting to make a price cut and/or introduce some new SKUs before Christmas...? At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I should just take this opportunity to point out that I'd buy one if only SCEE would release that American 80GB MGS4 bundle over here instead of persisting with the crappy "40GB and a Sixaxis and a game" thing they've been doing for ages... 10 million?

I presume they’re expecting to make a price cut and/or introduce some new SKUs before Christmas…?

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I should just take this opportunity to point out that I’d buy one if only SCEE would release that American 80GB MGS4 bundle over here instead of persisting with the crappy “40GB and a Sixaxis and a game” thing they’ve been doing for ages…

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