Console shortage could linger until March
It’s quite possible that people still trying to get their hands on a PS3 or Wii will have to wait until after March of next year just so their next-gen console of choice becomes less harder to find than it is now.
For PS3 fans, the wait might have to be longer. American Technology Research analyst Paul-Jon McNealy says that the PS3 will likely remain scarce through the June quarter. “They have to launch in Europe, and they’re stretched,” said McNealy. Supplies of the Wii, on the other hand, could pick up in the March quarter according to McNealy.
PS3 shipments for this shopping season were small and sporadic according to a dozen Southern California stores. The numbers ranged from as few as one or two units to 25 (“We get 1 or 2 every week to week and a half,” said one Los Angeles GameStop employee). Whatever the numbers, though, shoppers inevitably snapped the available units up almost as soon as they arrived. The same thing is happening to Wii consoles.
So what’s expected to be the bestselling console this season? The PS2, which has already sold more than 106 million units globally.
Via Reuters
It’s quite possible that people still trying to get their hands on a PS3 or Wii will have to wait until after March of next year just so their next-gen console of choice becomes less harder to find than it is now.
For PS3 fans, the wait might have to be longer. American Technology Research analyst Paul-Jon McNealy says that the PS3 will likely remain scarce through the June quarter. “They have to launch in Europe, and they’re stretched,” said McNealy. Supplies of the Wii, on the other hand, could pick up in the March quarter according to McNealy.
PS3 shipments for this shopping season were small and sporadic according to a dozen Southern California stores. The numbers ranged from as few as one or two units to 25 (“We get 1 or 2 every week to week and a half,” said one Los Angeles GameStop employee). Whatever the numbers, though, shoppers inevitably snapped the available units up almost as soon as they arrived. The same thing is happening to Wii consoles.
So what’s expected to be the bestselling console this season? The PS2, which has already sold more than 106 million units globally.
Via Reuters
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