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Playstation 3 Sells Out At Japanese Launch

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the deeply-shocking dept.

s31523 writes "With its high price tag and stiff competition the PS3 was a gamble. Based on the reaction in Japan to the game console's release, there might be a new hot toy on everyone's Christmas list here in the states. According to the article there were 100,000 units [Z: actually, only 80,000 units] available and all were sold out in record time. There are 2 configurations currently offered, a 60GB WiFi enabled box and a 20GB non-WiFi box. The Japanese price for the lower end system is considerably discounted vs. the system to be released in the States." For a look at launch day, Kotaku has photos taken by Sony's Phil Harrison on the streets of Tokyo.

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  1. Re:The end of Sony bashing? by shoptroll · · Score: 4, Informative

    Does anyone remember how many units they originally said they were planning on having for launch? Selling 80k units in your home territory isn't exactly "news". Hell the PS2 managed to sell 900,000 units in its first weekend in Japan. Somehow a 92% reduction in the number of units you managed to push is "newsworthy"? Give me a break.

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  2. Re:The very definition of "hardcore" by BJH · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, it's true - a UK travel agent set up a tour for a bunch of people to fly to Tokyo specifically to buy a PS3.

  3. Re:Yeah, Hot new Xmas Item... by advocate_one · · Score: 3, Informative

    diamonds are not scare... DeBeers hoard them and create an artificial scarcity in order to keep the price high.

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