Playstation 3 is out of stock everywhere!

Yesterday, I tried to buy a PS3 Slim off Amazon, but apparently, it wasn't in stock. Only third party resellers had it in stock, and they were offering the thing at grossly inflated prices (i.e., $70-$200 over the MSRP), so of course, I wasn't going to buy it from them. I checked other retailers and they didn't have it in stock either.

I later even went to a local Best Buy today to check if it's in stock, and the answer was, "No." Yet, I saw over forty Xbox 360's and Wiis sitting on the shelves.

Sad to say, I have already pre-ordered RDR already and I might not even have a console to play on when I get my hands on it May twenty-something-ish.

Is demand so great that Sony can't keep up with demand?

avatar on bluray is reason enough to own a ps3, it is incredible

Sony is still having stock issues. I have been meaning to replace my ylod 60gb ps3 but for last couple weeks there have been none available in my area. Sucks too bc now I finally got my tax refund so I can afford it.

Come to thunder bay here there is many PS3s available is EB games, superstore and wal mart lol no one buys any games here xd.

sony still having shortage issues? lawlessx

PS3 is currently below the equilibrium price. The quantity of PS3 demanded is higher due to the low price, while the quantity of PS3 supplied is lower due to the low price, therefore creating a shortage between the two distant figures. Theoretically speaking Sony would actually experience an increase in number of PS3 sold if they raise the price.

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PS3 is currently priced at P2, below Po. In theory if the price is raised to Po, the quantity of PS3 sold will increase with the absence of shortage. However the reason behind Sony's action is most probably due to the fact that most of the money coming out of PS3 is not from sale of PS3, but rather sale of PS3 games. Sony would therefore sacrifice PS3 price for increased motivation to buy PS3 games.

they were stacked up in the best buy near me(north florida)

120GB and 250GB

no console has been "sold out" since their launche window.

Well, it might be a localized shortage, then.

I plan on grabbing a new 250 gig soon and have noticed the are hard to find here.

yeh theyre selling like hotcakes everywhere its hard to keep up with the demand. people r on a waiting list just to buy the ps3 its a top seller. no wonder why jack said if u find a ps3 in shelves he will give you money

They will continue having shortage issues as long as the PS3 price is so low.

PS3 is currently below the equilibrium price. The quantity of PS3 demanded is higher due to the low price, while the quantity of PS3 supplied is lower due to the low price, therefore creating a shortage between the two distant figures. Theoretically speaking Sony would actually experience an increase in number of PS3 sold if they raise the price.

EDIT:

PS3 is currently priced at P2, below Po. In theory if the price is raised to Po, the quantity of PS3 sold will increase with the absence of shortage. However the reason behind Sony's action is most probably due to the fact that most of the money coming out of PS3 is not from sale of PS3, but rather sale of PS3 games. Sony would therefore sacrifice PS3 price for increased motivation to buy PS3 games.GhoX

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it depends where you live, in nyc its fairly easy to find

come over here to blighty if you live in a PAL territory, theres shed loads of Ps3's at gamesation, they do some pretty good deals on pre-owned Ps3's as welldelta3074

My gamestation sold out of PS3's at the start of this week.But the gamestation is pretty small.

Also a contributing factor right now is the Avatar craze which reminds me i despo need to lay my hands on a Blu ray copy.

funny. i went to best buy, wal-mart, and gamestop in the last week and they all had them.

[QUOTE="delta3074"]come over here to blighty if you live in a PAL territory, theres shed loads of Ps3's at gamesation, they do some pretty good deals on pre-owned Ps3's as wellrazgriz_101

My gamestation sold out of PS3's at the start of this week.But the gamestation is pretty small.

Also a contributing factor right now is the Avatar craze which reminds me i despo need to lay my hands on a Blu ray copy.

The reason for the shortage is because Sony is selling all of the "current" models and ramping up for a new "sku".

If you haven't heard, the new PS3 Slim model will have its GPU at 45nm so that both the CPU and GPU will be at 45nm.

They are pretty much sold out everywhere, including here in the Bay Area.

lol, SONY finally gets some good momentum and theyre killing any chance of beating out 360 by having these shortages.

Pre - emptive damage control for NPD me thinks.

avatar on bluray is reason enough to own a ps3, it is incredible

Classic24

Pre - emptive damage control for NPD me thinks.

Ultra_Combo

i see them every time i go for games

That's odd, my gamestop and bestbuy are filled with PS3's while X360's and Wii's are sold outIIRS3II_H1TMAN

[QUOTE="Classic24"]

avatar on bluray is reason enough to own a ps3, it is incredible

BiancaDK

[QUOTE="IIRS3II_H1TMAN"]That's odd, my gamestop and bestbuy are filled with PS3's while X360's and Wii's are sold outKokuro_Kun

I bet he lives in Redmond,Washington....*cough*cough*MS country*cough

I guess it depends where you live. I was at Future Shop and EB today and saw PS3's.

I don't understand these PS3 shortages, the 360 outsells it every month, high demand my ***, Sony is pumping out like 10 PS3s every hour it seems lol. If MS manufactured as few PS3s as Sony did, the 360 would have shortages too.-RocBoys9489-

not in america, but fair enough thats ms home turf. but worldwide sales i thought ps3 was beating it lately?

So you traveled to every store that sells Playstation 3's ever where in the world? In Europe? In North America? In you state/province? Yeah thought so. Also if they are out of stock "everywhere" why were they aviable from third-party sellers on Amazon?

Glad i got my PS3 Slim in november. i have loved every second of it excluding the updates

Hope you find one before you get RDR.

I don't understand these PS3 shortages, the 360 outsells it every month, high demand my ***, Sony is pumping out like 10 PS3s every hour it seems lol. If MS manufactured as few PS3s as Sony did, the 360 would have shortages too.-RocBoys9489-

Well, PS3 was outselling the 360 the first couple months after the slim came out. And I think it only really stopped doing so when SONY claimed massive shortages because of high holiday demand. Anyway, if this continues for another month or two, then ill call BS. Its really a shame because they were on the right track too.

Wait. Sony just decressed they size of the chips agin. What this means is all new ps3 slims will use less power and run cooler.

Yesterday, I tried to buy a PS3 Slim off Amazon, but apparently, it wasn't in stock. Only third party resellers had it in stock, and they were offering the thing at grossly inflated prices (i.e., $70-$200 over the MSRP), so of course, I wasn't going to buy it from them. I checked other retailers and they didn't have it in stock either.

I later even went to a local Best Buy today to check if it's in stock, and the answer was, "No." Yet, I saw over forty Xbox 360's and Wiis sitting on the shelves.

Sad to say, I have already pre-ordered RDR already and I might not even have a console to play on when I get my hands on it May twenty-something-ish.

Is demand so great that Sony can't keep up with demand?

Wait. Sony just decressed they size of the chips agin. What this means is all new ps3 slims will use less power and run cooler.

Respawn-d

avatar on bluray is reason enough to own a ps3, it is incredible

Classic24

In my Best Buy they use the 360's to prop up display tables for the PS3s, but there is only ever maybe one PS3 on the table.

They were also having a hard time giving away free raffle tickets to win 360s with, something about making room in the back for Hannah Montana karaoke machines. :P

So... Why would you pre-order a game on a console that you don't even own...?DragonfireXZ95

Same thing I was thinking.

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[QUOTE="delta3074"]come over here to blighty if you live in a PAL territory, theres shed loads of Ps3's at gamesation, they do some pretty good deals on pre-owned Ps3's as welldelta3074

My gamestation sold out of PS3's at the start of this week.But the gamestation is pretty small.

Also a contributing factor right now is the Avatar craze which reminds me i despo need to lay my hands on a Blu ray copy.

lol we only have a game (which has now literally only stocking wii games,tesco(with like a tiny tiny selection),Asda(same as tesco),HMV, and an argos xD but i refuse to go to argos cause their customer service is shoddy never buy a telly from them xD they take ages to repair it.

But across the board the stock is nearly the same in all shops when it comes to games its pretty limited kinda why im getting fond of jumping on the train to glasgow for buying things now.

That's odd, my gamestop and bestbuy are filled with PS3's while X360's and Wii's are sold outIIRS3II_H1TMAN

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Wait. Sony just decressed they size of the chips agin. What this means is all new ps3 slims will use less power and run cooler.

monson21502

I think its only regional...coz the only shortage in Hong Kong is money from gamers :)