Sony PS3 components demand growing significantly

Taiwan OEMs recently have placed significant orders for key Sony PS3 components from IC distributors, with average monthly volume enough for making one million units of the games console in the third quarter, double the average in the second quarter, according to sources with IC distributors.

[lloyd_sr1]

Wow. One million consoles prepared for quarter 3? Which would be from July 1st to Oct 1st.

Looks like Sony might be planning some aggressive price cutting.

[BBCnewsrocks]

PS3 slim, maybe? if only.

[sunil]

I would sure buy another console if Sony releases the PS3 Slim

[Marcelles25]

slim slim slim

[Cwalat]

As soon as they release the new PS3 slim, i'm buying it... Don't care how much it costs...

[lloyd_sr1]

I say that because it says double the amount from the last quarter, and July to October are the slow months leading up to the holidays. In a sense, third quarter would be just like the 1st and 2nd quarters, and those haven't been too kind to Sony.

[REALgamer]

Going on Sony's previous PS2 Slim and PSone, there was very little difference between the regular and slim models other than size (and the PS2 Slim's inclusion of the network adaptor that should have been in the console in the first place).

If a PS3 Slim and regular PS3 do the exact same job, why spend more money getting one with only aesthetic improvements? Doesn't change the games you play. Just looks prettier under your TV which I don't think is worth paying extra for....

I'm perfectly happy with my regular PS3 and 360, and if slimmer models came out of either I wouldn't be forking out more cash for it to take up slightly less room. I'm not that pressed for space.

It would only be if I was buying an entirely new console that I would get a slim over the regular (if they were the same price).

[OnlyOnN4G]

I hope if there is this Price Cut/Slim, that its accompanied by GT5

[iamtehpwn]

Amirite

[mastiffchild]

Price cut, slim, GT5 bundle! Announced at TGS with immediate effect-with the nyber of games running away from 2009(and possibly MW2 into the bargain) it does look like a great time for Sony to do this IF they CAN do this, imo.

GT is about the only Sony franchise that won't take a backwards step from MW(much like ODST on 360 not running away but getting in early)and is also different enough to live side by side with it in sales terms. The more I look at it the more I feel Sony would love to do it-lets jst see if they can/do. It would be interesting and dropping GY5 alone would give the end of year line up a big boost-Also I do feel PD could drop it any time they liked now from what they said and also how stunning EVERYTHING looked at E3.

[aaron5829]

However, i'm thinking....

They are anticipating more sales after announcing price cut.... so, a few million units extra in production because of that, maybe ?

[Uzesgelen_Goo]

i see what you did there...!(^^)!hehe

[iamtehpwn]

Playstation isn't the only thing in that image I'd play beyond.
xD

[FamilyGuy]

Looks like they'll be announcing GT5s 2009 release date soon. It's one of few games that could immensely increase console sales without a price cut.

[Syronicus]

If it were to happen, all three parts to the equation would become the perfect storm.

[Uzesgelen_Goo]

indeed couldn't agree more! (- ^_^ -)b

[indysurfn]

What saying? This one: You can fool some of the people some of the time. But, you can fool, %99.99 of the people 100% of the time.
Use your own heads, this has happened every single year with every single console since the Atari. Even the consoles that fail increase orders for the third, and fourth quarters by this ratio. They have to increase orders ahead of time duh! It would be news if they DIDN'T make a big increase in third quarter orders. Microsoft, and Nintendo are doing the same thing! Just like the last two-three years you have 100-250k a month then third quarter it jumps to 400-800k a month, then fourth quarter up to 4-6 million a month by December (at least for Microsoft and Nintendo, sorry Sony).

[Luzce]

If the girl in the picture comes with the Slim, I'm buying it.

[Figboy]

the Little Big Planet game in that photo.

he can't possibly be referring to any...inappropriate. right?

[ia_studio]

they're probably going to finally stop with the ps2 witch makes me both sad and happy.

[chrisnick]

got my fingers crossed, sony will show them the real damage a price cut can do.

[Maddens Raiders]

I've got my original 60 (upgraded to 500GB) and my 20GB that were bought 11|17|06 and I will most certainly pick up a third (hopefully a slim) no matter which comes first: slim or pricecut or both.

[Fan Tastic]

GREATEST CONSOLE EVER!!!

Everybody that enjoys gaming deserves a PS3 :)

[MetalGearBear]

PLAY B3YOND

[REALgamer]

Please don't spout out marketing slogans. Sony aren't paying you to do that. I seriously doubt you posting it in comments will make more people buy a console...

[poopsack]

comment censorship, this is great.

[Snake Raiser]

@REAL. I too hate it when people comment with advertising slogans, but there is no reason to call this guy out. He is not slandering another console, so just let him be.

[jack_burt0n]

Playstation Exclusives........Priceless

For everything else there's Mastercard©

:P

[San Frandisco]

like the dude above me said.. ill buy the slim no matter HOW MUCH it costs.. its a hardcore gamers dream :)

[sunil]

This attitude from the gamer is what leads to
Sony saying - ppl would take a second job to buy the PS3
and Activition beeching about the PS3's price and then testing the waters by raising the price of MW2 !

Its you and me who are lending to these prices - by simply buying it no matter what the cost !

[RememberThe357]

It's called "perceived value".

[sunil]

"perceived value" is what is killing the gaming industry today and the gamers are to blame. If corporates are greedy its because they know they can charge anything and get away with it ...

If enough ppl are willing to pay $100 for a game, why should the corporations sell it for less?

if they break even at 1 mill for a game
@$60 a game - they need to sell 17,000 copies to break even.
@$100 a game - they only need to sell 10000

if the game sells 200,000 copies through out its lifetime, it would fetch $12,000,000 - 1 mil = 11 million profit

If @100, only 25% of them buy the game, it would sell 50,000 copies. would fetch 5,000,000 - 1 mil = 4 million profit

BUT - they would have set a trend of $100 games ... paving the road for the future !!!

PS: Numbers are just for illustrations

[RememberThe357]

I saw a chart once that showed that the tipping point for what gamers are willing to pay for game was 60 or 70 dollars, I think it was in my ECON book. It showed that once games got past 60 or 70 bucks they become less profitable becasue people just weren't willing to pay that high of a price.

To me it seems that the higher price of games is hurting the industry as a whole. It makes it less attractive to become a gamer if you have to pay 60 buck for one game. 50 is the magic number. That is why I use GameFly.

But when it comes to the PS3 the price isn't hurting the industry as a whole, but Sony's pockets. The fact is that people aren't buying PS3's at the rate they would at a lower price. That puts pressure on Sony to lower the price to reach that audience. The audience willing to pay $400 for a PS3 is drying up. That is why we are very likely to see a price cut before the holiday season.

[RememberThe357]

I new Sony was up to something. The only way you can take these kinds of low sales is if you know you have something major planned.

Great, now I have my hopes up...

[kratos17]

ff13, slim, and a price cut
ps3 sales in japan this holiday will go threw the roof and maybe even surpass wii sales

wouldn't that be amazing

[sunil]

No idea why ppl stick with the number 13 ... isint it an unlucky number
FF13, Uncharted 2 releasing Oct 13th.

Now back to topic...

US - PS Slim bundled with Uncharted 2 / GT 5 / FF 13 (I will probably buy the GT 5 bundle)
EU - PS Slim bundled with GT 5
JP - PS Slim bundled with FF13

Welcome back Sony (dont go back to your arrogant ways)

[GarandShooter]

13 is only unlucky if you happen to be a member of the Knights Templar in the middle ages.

Other than that, it's a silly superstition. Holy crap, there goes that black cat again...

[SevWolf]

I was born on the 13th, OH NO I must be an unlucky and evil child..muhahahaha. Those are just superstitions :D

[riddlesticks]

My birthday is October 13th, Uncharted 2 - awesome present - thank you Naughty Dog!

[Homicide]

I'm just here for the asian girl.

[patterson]

She's definitely a cutey :D

[thebudgetgamer]

$399

:)

[cmrbe]

GT5 09. Thats my happy ending.

Edit: lol. Must be a feminist dissagreing with you guys lol!.

[thebudgetgamer]

:

[user3915800]

Requesting 1,000,000 key Sony PS3 components to fix the broken station 3.

Im not here for the girl, I prefered the PS3 fandroids, because they really know how to leak a popsicle.

I take shame kims wife over that flat faced ugly PS3 fandroid.

[patterson]

I'm guessing this is more about bulking up and preparing for the holiday season than a slim model but who knows.

[OnlyOnN4G]

Yeah, they'll need that extra stock to ensure theres enough for the japanese release of FFXIII and hopefully a worldwide release of GT5

[patterson]

That sounds about right.

[cmrbe]

Its always on people minds. Good or bad.

On topic. If indeed the slim is real Sony needs to keep their people from talking next time.

[raztad]

I think it is TWO gens rocking very hard and kicking everybody else azz. :D

Good times ahead for PS brand. Sony is expecting to sell 13 million consoles this fiscal year (til march 2010). Something aggressive is being planned.

[ActionBastard]

13 mil for the fiscal screams slim, price cut or both. Doesn't matter. I'm buying a 2nd PS3.

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

I don't know... Can be a pricecut on the horizon, but I don't think it's slim related.

The factory make actual PS3 models components, I don't think Slim will use the same components.

Slim should come next year with motion control bundled (if they really want motion control to be popular between third party), just cut that 100 bucks this year and bring it on the next spring, maybe with another minor cut if possible.

[HuGi]

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[RememberThe357]

Yeah I remember that from yesterday. lol

[raztad]

True that but coupled with some major games as companions. FFXIII in Japan? GT5 WW?

Anyway, it would make PS3 price less an issue.

[OnlyOnN4G]

With a target of 13 million by the end of sony's fiscal year and with currently a decline in sales from this time last year its the only plausible solution. Their value card isn't working anymore because nobody knows except the internet guys and they suck at advertising, so they'll have to go with the more direct approach, if they want to reach their target of 13 million and cut the price or introduce the slim.

[krouse93]

They really don't matter now that Western Digital has released 2.5" Laptop hardrives today so I could just put one 1 terabyte drive in my PS3 now if I wanted/needed to but 320 Gigabytes is fine for now. Upgraded from a 40 Gig.

[kissmeimgreek]

why does the ps3 ned a slim verion. sre its a little big but it sure is beautiful and looks much better than the 360.

[OnlyOnN4G]

I think its to simply reduce manufacturing costs

[cmrbe]

reduction is my best guess.

[novaIS350]

They will probably reduce the size of the cell to 45nm, they will probably do away with the EE and GS completely, whilst retaining BC via software emulation. Also we will probably see a shrink the in the PCB as well. All of this equates to a cheaper PS3 for the consumer.

[mistajeff]

Yeah, it sure seems like they're gearing up for a price cut. All they'd need to do is market the f*ck out of it to make sure people actually know about it.

[RockmanII7]

I think someones hitting the gym (Slim reference).

[Neo604]

any girl have good looks but asian girl can take care of the house better.

[Etseix]

leave *take caare of the house* out dude, theyr freakin smile!!! am i the only one that drives crazy how they smile? e___o'
oh and, lookout people,

..they can look like a 16 year old girl when they have already 30+
dont fall on theyr tramps lol

[novaIS350]

If they do release a matte black PS3 slim I will definitely buy it. The 46" LCD tv in my bedroom needs a playmate anyway.

[JonnyBigBoss]

Gotta root for the Trey. Hopefully it sells well these last few months of the year.

[umair_s51]

Slim comming soon, it says key components

[FF7numbaone]

more = pricecut.

[tawak]

huh still 3rd

[thebudgetgamer]

when you type things like that does it give you a sense of accomplishment? like, yea i showed those guys what for? in your face ps3. good work you make all 360 owners proud.

[devilhunterx]

dont worry mate, Nike will become number 1 again.

[tawak]

i also owned ps3 what do you think of that

[cyborg6971]

I think ur douche twak

[tawak]

watev u say pal =)

[Saaking]

Sony said they wanted to sell 13 million this fiscal year so that means they're almost definitely planning something huge (GT5 or price cut or maybe both!

[indysurfn]

Sony said? You think it's true because Sony said? So you can fool some of the people %100 of the time. So how did those dual 1080p PS3's work out for you? How did those Seven CPU's work out for you? How did those play beyond games work out for you? What about that fourth dimension work out for you? George Bush looked for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq that Saddam built with those PS3's he could find them either. I guess the PS3 did cure cancer because Sony said it will help us quickly find the cure! Didn't Sony dog Microsoft at launch for a software emulation of last gen games? Now they are planning it! How did those 500 million polygons a second work out on the PS3? Why is it that there are way more 1080P games on xbox360, and how is that working out for you? How did those last two big third party exclusives turn out for Sony (cough Metal Gear Solid, cough Final Fantasy). Because Sony said? err DUH! The only thing you need to remember is Sony said there will not be a price cut, since they always lie, this one is going to be one two. They are lying (this is the one thing they all lie about). The real thing you can count on is third quarter you HAVE to increase orders before it comes because it takes a little over a month before it get to shores duh!

[Anon1974]

When Sony makes sales forecasts, it's not something they do lightly. Those are forecasts that if aren't met will effect share prices and then the respective parties have to answer not only to Sony's own board but their shareholders as well. Obviously when Sony said at the beginning of the year that they'll move 30% more PS3's this year it was at a period where they were very aware of slowing sales, and knew full well of the effects the recession was having. They've clearly got something up their sleeve for anyone who bothers to read between the lines.

Indysurfn is just a trollin. The 4th dimension refers to time, a topic many PS3 games have delivered on. Why are there way more 1080p games on the 360? Fact is, there aren't. That's just a lie. The 360 has plenty of 720p games which it them upscales to 1080p, but almost no native 1080p games. Sure Sony announced features like dual HDMI ports that were eventually cut out, but to act like that's something only Sony does in the planning stages is ridiculous. How about Microsoft's outright lie about the 3% failure rate? I'd have to think that whopper trumps anything Sony didn't deliver on. Sure the PS3 doesn't have dual HDMI ports (which no one would ever use anyway) but at least the product is reliable. People in glass houses...yada yada...

[clintos59]

[na2ru1]

move the prestigous 60 GB PS3 in living room for HD entertainment.

Buy a slim for room for hardcore gaming.
Save money on electricity bills long-term.

Bank stays healthy in the long run.

[DARK WITNESS]

well it sounds like they are planning something big and make no mistake they would not randomly decide to up the output with out looking at all the pritty graphs and numbers, consulting their crystal ball ( data analysis and marketing experts ) and deciding now is the wright time to strike ! !

I think if they can pull off the slim and GT5 they will have a great holiday. its been a slow year especially sales wise with the recession and all but this holiday is looking very good for gamers, even with some top titles getting pushed back till next year and Activision trying to skin us alive with their £55 RRP ( i am still not getting cod6 )- things are looking very good.

[Main_Street_Saint]

Sony preparing for the glut of holiday sales and doesn't want any shortages. I would love to see a price cut myself but unless the big S says otherwise, I doubt it.

[divideby0]

confirmed...
partly do to Sony outsourcing and also ramping up for demand toward the holidays..
PS3 will have the games this year to suck even more in.

[jack_burt0n]

Sony need an ad that actually says The ps3 does bluray, does wifi, is compatible with Bluetooth devices, motion control (is true lol), has free online play, has free social networking through home (for the wife), has a built in harddrive can handle all your living room video pirating needs.

All straight out the box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They need to SPELL this out in plain terms......!!!1/!!??!!!! FFS FFS

[keysy420]

jsut figuring out i need high def cords

[keysy420]

really what does being in 3rd place mean.i wonder when they surpass xbox or the wii for that matte what will people say then

[Meryl]

wohoo good times ahead, sony must have huge plans.
and the reason why us ps3 fans advertise for them is because the ps3 has the best hardware out of the three consoles
oh and indysurfn one word - wipeout hd proves you wrong because that is in 1080 and runs at a nice speed, maybe you need to take off your fanboy goggles and do your research first eh, no xbox game can compare to the ps exclusives U2, KZ2, RATCHET AND CLANK, GT5, INFAMOUS.
-- PLAY B3YOND--

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

...SONY are making even more PS3's!!! ;-P ;-P ;-P

POOR FaceBookBots!!! ;-D
Wasting years of their SAD Lives on the internet trying to stop the PS3 from being a hit...well this is just the start!!! The PS3 will get bigger and bigger and there is F-ALL you can do about it TWITterBots!!! ;-D

PS3:4Ever;)

[jalen247]

I have a feeling GT5 will be released this year with a price cut for the PS3 in the form of a PS3 slim.