Comments on: Sony Sells 800K PS3s In Europe, Dubbed a Success http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/17/sony-sells-800k-ps3s-in-europe-dubbed-a-success/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:32:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: shiningskies http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/17/sony-sells-800k-ps3s-in-europe-dubbed-a-success/#comment-190932 shiningskies Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:16:57 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/17/sony-sells-800k-ps3s-in-europe-dubbed-a-success/#comment-190932 I find it hard to believe anything that comes directly from Sony these days. They have been known to 'confuse' (read: mix together) the actual consoles sold to consumers and the units shipped to stores before now. So I am dubious about this figure they have given. It also puzzles how you can walk into any games store in the UK and buy a PS3 - yet it's still almost impossible to find a Wii. As soon as Nintendo ship them out, they are sold. But the local games stores I have been to still have several launch day PS3s available to buy (one store still has 18 units from launch in stock!)- they can't get rid of them. I could be wrong, but it sounds like Sony's PR are up to their old tricks again. I find it hard to believe anything that comes directly from Sony these days. They have been known to ‘confuse’ (read: mix together) the actual consoles sold to consumers and the units shipped to stores before now. So I am dubious about this figure they have given.

It also puzzles how you can walk into any games store in the UK and buy a PS3 - yet it’s still almost impossible to find a Wii. As soon as Nintendo ship them out, they are sold. But the local games stores I have been to still have several launch day PS3s available to buy (one store still has 18 units from launch in stock!)- they can’t get rid of them.

I could be wrong, but it sounds like Sony’s PR are up to their old tricks again.

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