Sony Working Hard to Avoid Shortages
The launch of the new redesigned PlayStation 3 brought with it an enormous surge in sales. However, as predicted before by some, will there be enough to go around? According to Sony, the possibility is not far-fetched at all.
President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, Jack Tretton, has fears of shortages of PS3′s this holiday season:
“If things continue at this pace, it is conceivable that there will be product shortages.”
Fortunately, SCEA has since responded to this worry by assuring that they are doing everything in their power to avoid shortages. According to a SCEA representative:
“We’re working closely with our retail partners to ensure consumer demand is met throughout this holiday across all our major distribution channels.”
While sales are off-the-chart at the moment, we think once the holiday season kicks into top- gear, PS3′s may become hard to come by for the last-minute gift shoppers. Have you already purchased your new PS3? Post your thoughts in the comments below.
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9 Responses to “Sony Working Hard to Avoid Shortages”
Well, it’s more of a good thing than a bad thing if there are shortages. Kudos to Sony.
our little console has come so far. from being kicked around by the media for being too expensive to having product shortages because of the new low price. its nice to be able to see how things have turned around for the PS3.
Sony better learn from their mistake from their intial launch of the ps3 which they embarrassing ran out of stock
I just sold my fat to get a new warranty, so I did my part to add to the impending holiday
shortage.
I won’t be gettin a slim soon but that is but I will be getting one , until then I am goin to send my fatty tocolorware for some TLC before I sell it.
hello …
it show that from the beginning the console was appreciated but bad media & some haters put it down because the only thing they had against the PS3 was it’s price, not that this criteria is no more, well people have only the good points on it & that’s why the PS3 will continue to sell until it will be like it’s older sister.
cheers!
Sony really did a good job from fixing the things that is being criticized.
Casual gamers/Parents is mostly considering the price of the console. Hardcore gamers are looking at the exclusive line-up, and the quality if multiplatform game.
With developers are now getting used to the PS3, it now shows that more multiplatform games are now better on the PS3 and the numbers keeps getting up. Microsoft’s and Nintendo’s combined exclusives line-up is not even half great of what Sony has. To those who research and think, we all know that the PS3′s value is the best. Both the Wii and Xbox360 have these “EXTRAS” that you need to pay. And Sony finally slashed the most criticized aspect of the PS3, it’s starting price.
I believe that the PS3 would be the biggest winner in the holiday season and I hope that they would keep up with the demand.
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