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Tuesday November 14, 2006
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 PCMag.com picked up a Reuter's piece yesterday which reported that Sony had sold "88,400 units of its PlayStation 3 game console in the first two days after the launch in Japan, leaving most stores without any stock." No surprise there, huh? So are all those 88, 400 units all set up in the buyers' living rooms, bedrooms, and dorms right now? Absolutely not!
According the Variety, a good number of the PS3 consoles are showing up on auction sites, with prices marked up, of course. The 60GB models are selling for $678, about $170 higher than list price, while the 20GB machines are in the $539 range, $115 above list price.
The stores believe that this wasn't simply the work of enterprising individuals, but that many of the buyers over the last 3 days were working for brokers. I hope it was worth waiting in line all night!
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November 14, 2006 4:56 PM
I will buy the PS3 but not now. I will wait until all the problems are found and fixed.
November 15, 2006 5:38 PM
Gotta say, I'm with Leon.
If there's anything the XBox360 launch taught me (I didn't buy one then either, so I learned vicariously) its that there'll be recalls and heat problems and repairs to be done and things like that to be all worked out, and lots of calls to support and gripes filling the online echo chamber. And then, hopefully months later, you'll actually be able to find one in a store somewhere, and by that time hopefully the manufacturer will have a solid policy in place to deal with defects and problems, or you'll know to spring for the replacement plan from your local electronics store so you can swap out a busted one, no questions asked.