PS3 Tanking in Europe (New Report)

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"Retaile rs are beginning to take it on board that most people are unwilling to pay £425 for any console, let alone the Sony PlayStation 3 . WH Smith and Play.com are among retailers who have recently cut the price of the next generation console to £399.

High street retailer WH Smith took out adverts in the weekend papers to promote its temporary PS3 discount which lasts until the end of today. Presumably the hope is that it can get rid of its remaining stock, after initially strong sales tailed off dramatically.

Play.com is now offering the Sony PlayStation 3 console with 60GB hard disc along with a free HDMI cable and the movie Click on Blu-ray Disc (BD) for just £399.

The fact that retailers are discounting the console so early vividly demonstrates the way sales of the console have diminished in the last couple of weeks. After the hardcore gaming elite flocked out in their droves to swap £425 for the shiny black console in the first seven days following its release, week two was a major disappointment for Sony. "

Man people are avoiding this thread like its the plague. MasterChumly

Probably because it smells of death.

Man people are avoiding this thread like its the plague. MasterChumly

So much for the cows hopes of Europe saving the PS3 

Man people are avoiding this thread like its the plague. MasterChumly

It's the ownage. 

Man people are avoiding this thread like its the plague. MasterChumly

Its because the PS3 fanboys don't want to hear the truth.  

[QUOTE="MasterChumly"]Man people are avoiding this thread like its the plague. axt113

So much for the cows hopes of Europe saving the PS3

Man people are avoiding this thread like its the plague. MasterChumly

They aren't helping themselves by packing in CLICK. Might as well sell it with a toilet plunger.JiveT

:lol: That made me chuckle

ill wait until the official numbers come in.InfamousC

You'll be waiting a long damn time.  Detailed sales data from EU is not readily available. 

niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.jackie_chan13

Actually this was already confirmed last week, PS3 sales plunged after the first week 

Also get back to work on Rush Hour 3! :P :lol: 

niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.jackie_chan13

It did in North America and Japan.  Why would Europe be any different? 

*nods head in agreement*...*goes to watch Halo 3 Vidoc once more*dlind70

:P lol

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.Iyethar

It did in North America and Japan.  Why would Europe be any different? 

it never had the best launch in japan or NA. but whatever. blu ray is selling well and there's no reason this will affect sony on the long run.

niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.jackie_chan13

...... They gave links to ALL of the retailers.  Theyve unofficially lowered the price themselves....Thats called TANKING

[QUOTE="Iyethar"]

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.jackie_chan13

It did in North America and Japan. Why would Europe be any different?

it never had the best launch in japan or NA. but whatever. blu ray is selling well and there's no reason this will affect sony on the long run.

Read it here

"Retaile rs are beginning to take it on board that most people are unwilling to pay £425 for any console, let alone the Sony PlayStation 3 . WH Smith and Play.com are among retailers who have recently cut the price of the next generation console to £399.

High street retailer WH Smith took out adverts in the weekend papers to promote its temporary PS3 discount which lasts until the end of today. Presumably the hope is that it can get rid of its remaining stock, after initially strong sales tailed off dramatically.

Play.com is now offering the Sony PlayStation 3 console with 60GB hard disc along with a free HDMI cable and the movie Click on Blu-ray Disc (BD) for just £399.

The fact that retailers are discounting the console so early vividly demonstrates the way sales of the console have diminished in the last couple of weeks. After the hardcore gaming elite flocked out in their droves to swap £425 for the shiny black console in the first seven days following its release, week two was a major disappointment for Sony. "

MasterChumly

Pwned....harshly that got to hurt. 

[QUOTE="Iyethar"]

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.jackie_chan13

It did in North America and Japan.  Why would Europe be any different? 

it never had the best launch in japan or NA. but whatever. blu ray is selling well and there's no reason this will affect sony on the long run.

blue ray is whats hurting the PS3 sells period. People can deny it all they want, but if the PS3 didnt have blue ray and it cost $399.99 the same as the xbox 360 premium, they would probably be winning right now, or if not winning it would be alot closer than it is. Most people dont even know what blue ray is, hell just recently there was more DVDs in households than VCR's. Blue ray and HDDVD is a gamble and for all we know neither will make it.

How long do you think it will take for blue ray or hddvd either one to even come remotely close to the sells of dvds?

I have about 11 friends in the UK that bought one, and I think 2 kept them... I kept mine too, but I mainly wanted it for Blu-Ray, as the 360 is still my home for hardcore gaming.remaGloohcSdlO

Did they return their PS3s or what ? 

The 360 is not cheap. The real reason for the PS3's lackluster sales (which are obviously undeniable) is a small library and lack of some few basic features.Redfingers

Man people are avoiding this thread like its the plague. MasterChumly

Maybe cuz the info you provided is old news

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"][QUOTE="Iyethar"]

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.7fold

It did in North America and Japan.  Why would Europe be any different? 

it never had the best launch in japan or NA. but whatever. blu ray is selling well and there's no reason this will affect sony on the long run.

blue ray is whats hurting the PS3 sells period. People can deny it all they want, but if the PS3 didnt have blue ray and it cost $399.99 the same as the xbox 360 premium, they would probably be winning right now, or if not winning it would be alot closer than it is. Most people dont even know what blue ray is, hell just recently there was more DVDs in households than VCR's. Blue ray and HDDVD is a gamble and for all we know neither will make it.

How long do you think it will take for blue ray or hddvd either one to even come remotely close to the sells of dvds?

like i said, on the long run blu ray is beneficial. right now, it may seem like it's hurting, but once they wipe hd dvd out of the market, then... bam. there you go, you can guess what'll happen... people will have to buy the ps3.

[QUOTE="7fold"][QUOTE="jackie_chan13"][QUOTE="Iyethar"]

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.jackie_chan13

It did in North America and Japan. Why would Europe be any different?

it never had the best launch in japan or NA. but whatever. blu ray is selling well and there's no reason this will affect sony on the long run.

blue ray is whats hurting the PS3 sells period. People can deny it all they want, but if the PS3 didnt have blue ray and it cost $399.99 the same as the xbox 360 premium, they would probably be winning right now, or if not winning it would be alot closer than it is. Most people dont even know what blue ray is, hell just recently there was more DVDs in households than VCR's. Blue ray and HDDVD is a gamble and for all we know neither will make it.

How long do you think it will take for blue ray or hddvd either one to even come remotely close to the sells of dvds?

like i said, on the long run blu ray is beneficial. right now, it may seem like it's hurting, but once they wipe hd dvd out of the market, then... bam. there you go, you can guess what'll happen... people will have to buy the ps3.

... No, people will buy the cheaper standalone Blue-Ray players that'll be out by the time HD-DVD is dead and enough people care to upgrade over DVD for it to matter. 

Blu-Ray is killing HD-DVD in sales apparently, but they are both being massicred by DVD still. 

[QUOTE="MasterChumly"]Man people are avoiding this thread like its the plague. Blinblingthing

Maybe cuz the info you provided is old news

Your right the fact that the PS3 is bombing in Europe is old news.  I was just posting this story that was created today to help refresh peoples memories and to inform the uninformed.

PS3 is looking bad but will do ok in the end... but they gave Nintendo and MS the chance to dethrown them or worse which is the real big deal this Gen to me. Sony could have done way better even with the price. But so many things went wrong, one being their bad image and how they look down at the other consoles and expect people to buy and love whatever they put out.

I said it once I'll say it again. You to treat each console you release like it's your first and not rely on coasting off of past success.

But the PS3 will be fine 

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"][QUOTE="7fold"][QUOTE="jackie_chan13"][QUOTE="Iyethar"]

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.GundamGuy0

It did in North America and Japan. Why would Europe be any different?

it never had the best launch in japan or NA. but whatever. blu ray is selling well and there's no reason this will affect sony on the long run.

blue ray is whats hurting the PS3 sells period. People can deny it all they want, but if the PS3 didnt have blue ray and it cost $399.99 the same as the xbox 360 premium, they would probably be winning right now, or if not winning it would be alot closer than it is. Most people dont even know what blue ray is, hell just recently there was more DVDs in households than VCR's. Blue ray and HDDVD is a gamble and for all we know neither will make it.

How long do you think it will take for blue ray or hddvd either one to even come remotely close to the sells of dvds?

like i said, on the long run blu ray is beneficial. right now, it may seem like it's hurting, but once they wipe hd dvd out of the market, then... bam. there you go, you can guess what'll happen... people will have to buy the ps3.

... No, people will buy the cheaper standalone Blue-Ray players that'll be out by the time HD-DVD is dead and enough people care to upgrade over DVD for it to matter. 

Blu-Ray is killing HD-DVD in sales apparently, but they are both being massicred by DVD still. 

Why would people do that if there are great games on the ps3 by then? blu ray innovates gameplay and graphics, so therefore, it is good for gaming.

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.axt113

Actually this was already confirmed last week, PS3 sales plunged after the first week 

Also get back to work on Rush Hour 3! :P :lol: 

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.MasterChumly

...... They gave links to ALL of the retailers.  Theyve unofficially lowered the price themselves....Thats called TANKING

Is it that all retailers have lowered the Price?? Or just those 2?

[QUOTE="axt113"]

[QUOTE="MasterChumly"]Man people are avoiding this thread like its the plague. taker42

So much for the cows hopes of Europe saving the PS3

Also, in a new report, the highest RE-sold and returned console in europe ever.  

[QUOTE="GundamGuy0"][QUOTE="jackie_chan13"][QUOTE="7fold"][QUOTE="jackie_chan13"][QUOTE="Iyethar"]

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.jackie_chan13

It did in North America and Japan. Why would Europe be any different?

it never had the best launch in japan or NA. but whatever. blu ray is selling well and there's no reason this will affect sony on the long run.

blue ray is whats hurting the PS3 sells period. People can deny it all they want, but if the PS3 didnt have blue ray and it cost $399.99 the same as the xbox 360 premium, they would probably be winning right now, or if not winning it would be alot closer than it is. Most people dont even know what blue ray is, hell just recently there was more DVDs in households than VCR's. Blue ray and HDDVD is a gamble and for all we know neither will make it.

How long do you think it will take for blue ray or hddvd either one to even come remotely close to the sells of dvds?

like i said, on the long run blu ray is beneficial. right now, it may seem like it's hurting, but once they wipe hd dvd out of the market, then... bam. there you go, you can guess what'll happen... people will have to buy the ps3.

... No, people will buy the cheaper standalone Blue-Ray players that'll be out by the time HD-DVD is dead and enough people care to upgrade over DVD for it to matter. 

Blu-Ray is killing HD-DVD in sales apparently, but they are both being massicred by DVD still. 

Why would people do that if there are great games on the ps3 by then? blu ray innovates gameplay and graphics, so therefore, it is good for gaming.

Blue ray holds more gigs that for sure, but what people tend to forget is compression capabilities is really good right now and it might be 3-5 years down the road before games out grow dual layered highly compressed DVDS. As for buying a console to watch movies, alot of us dont do that. I personally buy the console for the games, im not paying $30-40 a movie or whatever it costs when I can pay $6.95 a month for hdtv service in my area to experience TV in high def.

I dont doubt that in the future that blue ray, hddvd or another option will be the norm in gaming and watching TV, But how long will that be? It could be the XBOX 3's and PS4's that actually really need this.

Also, in a new report, the highest RE-sold and returned console in europe ever.

mushroomscout89

Link ? 

[QUOTE="MasterChumly"]

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.Blinblingthing

...... They gave links to ALL of the retailers.  Theyve unofficially lowered the price themselves....Thats called TANKING

Is it that all retailers have lowered the Price?? Or just those 2?

HMV, Game and Gamestation in addition to those two.

[QUOTE="mushroomscout89"]

Also, in a new report, the highest RE-sold and returned console in europe ever.

Felous1

Link ?

 ಠ_ಠ

[QUOTE="Iyethar"]

[QUOTE="jackie_chan13"]niiiccce MS propaganda... i don't fall for it. PS3 had the greatest launch in their history, and it's now tanking? please.jackie_chan13

It did in North America and Japan. Why would Europe be any different?

it never had the best launch in japan or NA. but whatever. blu ray is selling well and there's no reason this will affect sony on the long run.

Well yeah, because they launched in those regions on time.  So basically PS3 = BluRay player?

TCHBO!

meh, well they should be used to slow sales reports by now.  Kinda takes the wow factor out of it.