PS4 sold out in Japan.

I just like to know who's posts I can take seriously and who's can be dismissed.

But the fact of the matter is we've heard the amount sold in japan. Upwards of 330K (322 if we're being precise) I wouldn't be surprised if sony dropped 500K in japan. But we know it's a big number due to how many already sold

http://www.ibtimes.com/ps4-japan-release-date-arrives-sony-sells-322k-consoles-48-hours-1557870

So you assume they sold one. On to it guy aren’t you.

Yup, tormentos already showed me. I'm simply stating that we do not know total unit shipments. Anybody with glasses will know that the PS4 will do decent numbers.

I'm simply playing Devil's Advocate.

Not at all. I'd ask you to try again, but I suspect that my point is floating a little high for you to grasp.

I agree your not an on to it guy. Thanks for backing me up.

Oh and I would have to be high to believe the crap that spews out your mouth sometimes.

Dude, you have 33 posts... Who are you?

You asked if I assumed they sold one, which wasn't my point at all... It wasn't even close.

33 post. I'm just some dude n the interwebz just like you, Who cares?

Is that all you can resort too. Length of time on the board. Wow

This was what I was referring too in my post. The threads are exactly opposite. One thread was clearly just made too early with the intent to troll users that care about sales. The thread was based on anecdotal evidence and clearly generated early to troll users, but I didn't care. Unless companies give me some $$$, I just want the games, haha. It's sort of interesting seeing users care enough to make bunk threads with little evidence only to be refuted days later, but I guess the idea was to troll for a few days.

Let's ignore the fact every peice of media however has been saying the first one since say .. That point until.... Yesterday...

That's the point, users should be able to discern which bits of media are fluff pieces designed to lure traffic. Users should know which articles are bait and ignore them. Instead, users take the sensationalist spins and re-post them despite common sense.This has been going on for decades on the internet, and hundreds of years in newspapers.

The trick is to scrutinize the presented evidence in any media piece and if the piece fails, no need to repeat it. It applies to more than gaming journalism, any bit of journalism at all. Politics, Social issue pieces, gaming, sports, et cetera.

Not really surprised, i think PS4 will end up selling 12-15 millions this year

I don't think Forbes needs anymore traffic but ok.

I don't think forbes is aiming for any ore traffic but ok. Even so, you would need to convince the general public this, but the general public loves spin, so even though you have a point it sadly means jack.

@Bren128: Xbox one's were sold out in the same amount of time too, in every other territory.

http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/03/01/ps4-sold-out-almost-everywhere-again-in-japan-retailer-advises-to-grab-it-when-you-find-one/

So much for that slow start huh?

How would that in anyway effect the fact that it became sold out?

They sell them as quick as they can make them no matter where they sell them at. MS on the other hand... There is dust on their boxes all over the place.

@Bren128: Xbox one's were sold out in the same amount of time too, in every other territory.

No need to put my name in your post? I don't go around saying it's strange to see you in a Pro-M$ gobblefest thread, or anti-Sony threads, but I see you all the time. This offtopic, disruptive approach to posting is ill-advised. You haven't said anything relevant to the thread, which believe it or not says a lot about you and your posts. Why not try staying on topic and quoting a user's words you don't agree with? I understand if their post is air-tight and you may not like it, if that's the case, move on to a different thread. Generalizing and antagonizing users isn't logical or paint a good picture, and you have been trolling like this for quite sometime here in SW since you showed up in force months ago.

It's odd trying to single out users based on what thread they posted in. I post in all kinds of threads, very strange. You are in this thread and threads like it all the time, what does that say about you? You take it further going off topic, disrupting the thread to troll users. Here's a typicalpost of mine and yours in the same thread. You can see your slant and recommendations of Xbox, and my post of neutrality. You shouldn't be trying to generalize users.

This is the thread's OP:

"http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/03/01/ps4-sold-out-almost-everywhere-again-in-japan-retailer-advises-to-grab-it-when-you-find-one/

So much for that slow start huh?"

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It's a link with seven words asking about a slow start. WOW, a pro-Sony Gobblefest thread...Apparently that's all it takes to be a pro-Sony gobblefest thread, you just post a link and type a single sentence about slow start being false. Hmmmm...Tells me something about you to be honest. I've seen Pro-Console gobblefest threads and this one is not it. This is an incredibly tame thread called: "PS4 sold out in Japan." It's not a big deal at all, especially considering my contribution to this thread.

To answer, I'm hardly using current machines at this time (other than picking up SuperMotherload for $3.75 this week). Lately been playing PC, 3DS, Wii, 360, and PS3 backlog games. I can tell you about at least 20+ Gamespot SW members have played PS4 games with me (in my friends list), namely BF, Resogun, and KZ. Those are friendly posters though and when the machine was newer. Now I await for more games like every other launch ever. I bought the Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, 360, PS3, and Wii at launches. I've been through this last year with the Wii U, and here we are today.

This is what I said in this thread above:

"That other thread was a troll thread anyways.

Good for PS4 and Sony."

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That's a very mild post above. It's not worth whatever antagonizing you have planned.

I didn't quote anyone and it was short and sweet. I've posted the same thing in Xbox and Wii U threads. It doesn't matter. The only added piece was the mention of the troll thread days ago. To be honest, I don't care about sales of machines once they are out of the redzone (I've said since 2005 in SW and many times over the years), but I thought it was worth mentioning that other thread existence. I knew it was created too early then, and now with figures it's rather hilarious.

A few days ago a fanboy user created thread about the PS4 was struggling in Japan with anecdotal evidence (pictures). It seemed too early for such a thread and no sales figures, but fanbots will be fanbots but I posted something tame in that thread and moved on. By your logic, it was an anti Sony gobblefest thread and I should have been quoted by an angry user like you who didn't like my posting in an AntiSony thread then. It didn't happen. Somehow though, it did happen in this thread with you randomly name dropping me...hmmm. It was clearly a troll thread before which is why my posts were so tame. Hell, my posts were tame and mild in both threads.

This thread is the exact opposite after a few days and some actual Japanese sales numbers. I don't live in Japan and this news could be considering surprising if one saw that other troll thread. It's funny seeing you post off topic about users (again) in a Sony thread instead of being on topic. I suppose you don't like the subject so you may as well attack users in the thread?

That's actually disruptive and off topic. It's why I don't do it, not to mention it's just plain rude. It's easy though, I can see the appeal. If I don't like a topic, I guess it makes sense to target users in that topic, even if they didn't create the topic. How DARE THEY POST IN THAT THREAD!!! Why not just quote the TC for constructing the thread? Because you are bothered, and you shouldn't be.

Couple days ago,"SONY PS4 struggling in japan"

Couple days later "SONY PS4 sold out in japan"

hm... i would say 12 million at most at most but most likely 10 million.

Yeah but X1s cost more much so I don't think it's a fair comparison, I know people conveniently love to ignore that large factor and pretend it's for other reasons but still.

And if you release in as many countries as Sony did, stock is going to be scarce, regardless of the X1, isn't it better to sell in less places and supply to them well, instead of trying to sell everywhere and not being able to supply to them properly?

They sell them as quick as they can make them no matter where they sell them at. MS on the other hand... There is dust on their boxes all over the place.

@kingtito: you do realise Japan isn't even a 3rd the size of the uS in population, right?

If you scaled things in terms of equal perspective 350k to a 120 million population is just as good as 1 million to a 360 million population.

and was it fair that xbox 360 released 16 months earlier than ps3 and ps3 being a couple of hundred dollars more? all is fair, and i remember people saying that the rate ps3's were selling were actually faster than xbox360 (not sure but i remembered ppl talking about it 8 years ago)

as far as countries and territories go, its kind of irrelevant. ps4s would have had the same demand if they released in 19 or 43 territories. us was under supplied. the demand is there for the major regions. ps4s would have sold a butt load more in the biggest markets if they allocated them the same as thexbox1.having worked retail during the holidays, for every xbox1 my store sold, there were 10 asking for a ps4.

dude just face facts, xbox1s arent selling as much as ps4s. its not doom and gloom for xbox1, but lemmings just have to face facts and take their losses instead of trying to spin everything

has the Xbox One sold out anywhere on the planet?

there are those who can extrapolate from incomplete data and then there are those who cant..

place your bets!

you are placing your bets on one theory. We are placing our bets on another theory.

who do you think will end up correct when the data starts coming in?

The butt hurt is strong in this thread.

should I extrapolate on your point now? or are you trying to say you dont have one