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Sony PlayStation 3 shipments are lower than expected, according to analysts
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5063With the next-generation console war fully underway, reports have been surfacing that Sony PlayStation 3 shipments are well below the estimated Sony forecast. According to research done by American Technology Research analyst Paul-Jon McNealy, Sony's launch weekend had between 125,000 to 175,000 units available for the North American market. Sony originally planned on having around 400,000 PS3 units shipped for the initial release and 1 million units before the end of the year.
After thousands of gamers across the country spent up to several days camping out in front of stores, the Sony PlayStation 3 sold out quickly -- and game stores and retailers are not sure when they will receive more shipments.
Nintendo, Sony's major competitor in the console market, has also recently released its latest console, and is promising to replenish suppliers at a rate of 250,000 per week. The Nintendo Wii game console also quickly sold out the first day it was introduced to the market. Nintendo hopes to have up to 4 million consoles available to consumers by the end of the year.
Gamers who were lucky enough to purchase a PS3 are running into several issues with the new console. Reports from Japan indicate that the PlayStation 3 is having issues playing PS2 games, even though the PS3 has been designed to have efficient backwards compatibility. Sony also announced that it is working to resolve an upscaler issue that the PS3 has with older HDTVs.