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1 Million PlayStation 3s Shipped
The word from Gamasutra is that Sony is boasting 1 million PS3s shipped. They hope to have 6 million units out the door by the end of this year. This came from Sony's CES press conference, which only touched briefly on their new system. Hints were, though, that they'll be rolling out an IPTV system for many of their consumer electronics via the Xross GUI already in use on the PSP and PS3. From the article: "According to the company, the majority of new Sony televisions -- starting with several Bravia flat-panel LCD TVs this spring -- will accept an attachable module that can stream broadband high-definition and other Internet video content with the press of a remote control button. The module will be available this summer, and content will come from sources including AOL, Yahoo! and Grouper, now part of Sony Pictures Entertainment, as well as Sony Pictures itself and Sony BMG - however, none of this streaming video content has yet been confirmed for the PlayStation 3."
I think Sony should get points for getting the console out the fastest of any of the current-gen/formely new-gen launches
WTF? Sony has shipped 1 million, Nintendo has sold about 4 million and launched after the PS3! Sony didn't get the "console out the fastest". They have shipped less consoles and have already hit the supply roughly equaling demand point, then either the Wii or 360. That isn't good news for Sony.
Anything else anyone says is just fanboys complaining they can't get their hands on their favorite new toy.
Sounds like a fanboy trying to rationalize why his favorite console is collecting dust on store shelves less then two months after launch.
My karma is in a nose dive
Of course demand isn't going to be that high - it's $600. Compare that to $250 for a console that Nintendo can't make enough of - which is hysterical when you consider that it's parts are almost two generations old compared to Sony's which aren't mainstream by any stretch of the imagination.
Any evidence? Or are you just some 24 year old pulling accusations from his nethers?
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The odd man out is actually the Wii. While it's selling well now, how well will it sell when the realisation dawns that it really, really sucks compared to the 360 and PS3? Once the gimmick has worn off, and PS2 / XBox / GC games many titles are ported from has disappeared, it may well find itself stuck in 1st party Pokemon / Mario hell just like the Gamecube was with precious few 3rd party titles to bulk up its library.
And yet, it's still really fun to play, which goes to prove that the only people who care about a generation winner are overgrown 14-year-olds who need a different hobby.
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