PlayStation 3 Shortages May Last “Months”
When the PlayStation 3 debuted in November 2006, so many people were wrapped up in the in the Wii hype that stores were forced to put signs proclaiming Wii was sold out. Ironically, at the time they had many PS3s in stock, albeit for a premium. It seems the tables have turned, as a PS3 shortage has begun, with a possibility months of waiting, according to one of the biggest players in the industry.
GameStop is reporting that gamers looking to purchase a PS3 will have to wait “months” until a purchase. Executive VP of Merchandising Tony Bartel said that he expects the shortage to last into the summer.
“Obviously it’s a question we ask the platform holders constantly. I can tell you that we do anticipate we will be in this situation, at least with the PlayStation 3, for another couple months unfortunately because we could sell a lot more hardware than what we have on both the PS3 and Wii platform. We do believe the Wii will come into stock quicker than the PS3, so we do anticipate that those shortages should abate sometime before the next couple months. But I don’t have clarity as to why there is a shortage other than because of the unprecedented hardware demand in December, and I think we are still scrambling to catch up from the surge that occurred.”
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6 Responses to “PlayStation 3 Shortages May Last “Months””
I’ve been to my local Best Buy, Walmart and Target and all 3 had NO PlayStation 3 consoles. I visited all 3 in the past 2 weeks. Amazon is also sold out. It’s surprising how it’s outselling the 360 despite having a massive shortage.
makes me happy in a weird way
go ps3!
Took a few years, but PS3 is finally gaining the popularity it deserves. Silicon is typically in short supply this time of year, so hopefully they can keep up with demand. I’m sure they’ll sell 15~18 million consoles this year. Maybe more.
I called Target, Gamestop, and Gamecrazy looking for a PS3 for my brother but end up with them being sold out. Had to buy one off Craigslist for $240 not a bad deal for a 80GB. Glad Sony is sold out on systems cause of God of War 3.
The demand might not die but it would be nice if they had enough to get rid of this way. More and more of my friends are on PSN which makes me happy. That God Of War 3 game is really helping the cause.
that’s great for the company , it’s about time that consumers realised it’s such a good system and started buying it
it doesn’t affect me though because I already own 2 ps3 consoles – a 60 gig launch system and a 40 gig ( 160 now ) bought last dec.