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Sony said to be receiving 200,000 units this month

According to Chinese business newspaper The Commercial Times, production has already begun on the PlayStation 3 as Sony gears up for the next-gen console's November launch.

The Commercial Times reports that manufacturer Asustek Computer has been producing machines since the start of the month, and that Sony is set to receive a shipment of 200,000 machines by the end of July. More manufacturers are set to deliver shipments in August.

It seems highly likely that Sony would want to begin PS3 production as early as possible, in order to deal with any problems which may occur quickly. However, the company has yet to confirm or deny the Commercial Times' claims.


http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=18420




Sure its not denied or confirmed by "sony" . But its news !!

Discuss!!!!!

How much you want to bet that those will be the first 200,00 units to crash too...

Originally Posted by HumanSnatcher How much you want to bet that those will be the first 200,00 units to crash too...

agreed.

but i am really looking forward to the ps3, i think ill get it around 2008

my first ps1 lasted me 5 years. Sure i had to play games with the console Upside down to get it to work .but it worked fine :-)

My first ps2 was always without troubles for years. And thats what replacement plans are for anyway.

I got both the systems day 1 of launch.

Heres hoping for more day 1 good luck for me.

It doesn't really effect us too much, because all those units are more than likely staying in Japan.

200,000 PS3's sitting in boxes in a wharehouse until November, not getting tested, not getting bugs ironed out... you'd have to pay me to take one of those units. I have never been more sure of not wanting to buy a product at launch that I am about the PS3.

Originally Posted by Ivanhoe My first ps2 was always without troubles for years. And thats what replacement plans are for anyway. I got both the systems day 1 of launch. Heres hoping for more day 1 good luck for me.

Same here. I've never had any problems with any Sony console I've owned. I bought my PS2 at launch and it still works perfectly (knock on wood). Then again, all of my Sony consoles were manufactured in Japan. I think having ASUSTEK manufacture PS3 consoles could be a good thing, as ASUS motherboards are generally solid products.

look, no one has started production of PS3 in final form yet. Trust me. There is still one last pre-production beta before final production, should be a fast one, but still not final yet. The article is probably talking about the other forms of production, not the final guts of the console.

Interesting, if it's true. Didn't Asustek make the first run of Macbooks, IIRC? It'd be ironic as Sony seems to be trying to copy Apple's business and go after the "expensive tech gadget/computer" market.

Originally Posted by Ivanhoe And thats what replacement plans are for anyway. I got both the systems day 1 of launch. Heres hoping for more day 1 good luck for me.

Nothing like retailers admitting upfront that the item they're selling you is probably going to break no matter how careful you are with it, and then charging you extra to ensure you don't get screwed over completely.

"Here, buy this electronic game system. It costs $600, and it's probably going to break soon. Knowing how much this will inconvenience you, we decided to charge you even more money so that when the unreliable product we sold you breaks we can be sure it's our customers who paid the cost for us doing the responsible thing and replacing the product we knew was going to break. Oh, by the way, we are also making a profit off the unreliability of your system as well, as only a percentage of the replacement fee you are paying actually goes to replacing the system and the rest of it goes to our bottom line."

Originally Posted by Ivanhoe my first ps1 lasted me 5 years. Sure i had to play games with the console Upside down to get it to work .but it worked fine :-) My first ps2 was always without troubles for years. And thats what replacement plans are for anyway. I got both the systems day 1 of launch. Heres hoping for more day 1 good luck for me.

Having to turn your console upside down just to play games doesn't sound like good luck to me.

Originally Posted by gunm Interesting, if it's true. Didn't Asustek make the first run of Macbooks, IIRC? It'd be ironic as Sony seems to be trying to copy Apple's business and go after the "expensive tech gadget/computer" market.

Asutek produces a lot of hardware, so quit being so naive.

Christ, Asutek makes shit for Dell too.

OMG, SONY IS COPYING DELL. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Puffa469 200,000 PS3's sitting in boxes in a wharehouse until November, not getting tested, not getting bugs ironed out... you'd have to pay me to take one of those units. I have never been more sure of not wanting to buy a product at launch that I am about the PS3.

Yes, because they have never tested ANYTHING and are just throwing 200,000 PS3's worth of components together and hoping they work.

Originally Posted by TimPV3 Yes, because they have never tested ANYTHING and are just throwing 200,000 PS3's worth of components together and hoping they work.

Thats not what I meant. No amount of in house testing can compare to the what an actual end user will put the console thru.

My point was that if the article is true, it seems silly to already have PS3's built and in the box waiting to be sold for 4+ months, when in that time period some of the issues surrounding the console could be addressed. Things like blueray laser quality/availability, and cell processor yields are all issues that are bound to improve over the next few months.

Ask yourself this: If you were to buy a PS3 on launch day, would you want it to be one thats already in the box today, or one that will be manufactured 3 months from now? I know I'd much rather have the newer model that may have addressed some of the shortcomings and concerns surrounding the product.

Originally Posted by Electrox3d look, no one has started production of PS3 in final form yet. Trust me. There is still one last pre-production beta before final production, should be a fast one, but still not final yet. The article is probably talking about the other forms of production, not the final guts of the console.

ok............
what super secret inside infomation do you have access to which will allow you to deny these so called rumors?!?
ahh............
let me guess..........
you can't back it up...........
so, why are we suppose to just trust you?!?

Originally Posted by Puffa469 200,000 PS3's sitting in boxes in a wharehouse until November, not getting tested, not getting bugs ironed out... you'd have to pay me to take one of those units. I have never been more sure of not wanting to buy a product at launch that I am about the PS3.

...these are electronics, not food. you dont sell it fresh off the production line. they cant produce 2 million the day before launch just so you can get a fresh one. the testing happens BEFORE you enter the final production stage. Even if lets say the failure rate is 30% (wayyyyy too high), who cares. so 60,000 units are gonna crash, sucks for them, that still leaves 120,000 units left. In reality the failure rate is gonna be more like 3% MAX. Beggers cant be choosers. Hell ill take 200,000 broken ps3s for free and sell them for parts. might have to recycle a few to make room

Originally Posted by Puffa469 200,000 PS3's sitting in boxes in a wharehouse until November, not getting tested, not getting bugs ironed out... you'd have to pay me to take one of those units. I have never been more sure of not wanting to buy a product at launch that I am about the PS3.

So, this is a problem for the PS3, but not the Wii?

I'm so conflicted with the PS3. I want it due to all the exclusive games, but if sales like the Overstock 360 for $307 keep happening I dont know if I'll be able to resist and wait a few years for the PS3.

Originally Posted by whoknows I'm so conflicted with the PS3. I want it due to all the exclusive games, but if sales like the Overstock 360 for $307 keep happening I dont know if I'll be able to resist and wait a few years for the PS3.

Yeah but then imagine an overstock deal for the ps3 !!

Youll just have to wait 6 months after launch to get one.

Originally Posted by whoknows I'm so conflicted with the PS3. I want it due to all the exclusive games, but if sales like the Overstock 360 for $307 keep happening I dont know if I'll be able to resist and wait a few years for the PS3.

keep happening? lol it happened once and it was a fluke. The 360 for 360 deal from overstock is what's reoccuring. It'd be interesting becuase the same sale would be ps3 for 540 for a ps3....and people will be like OMG its ONLY 540 on overstock...in reality theyre only saving the same 10~ percent that they would if they jumped on the 360...then 2 games and an extra conroller later they find that it actually cost 750...................ing 80 dollar games, i can buy a gameboy/gamecube/gameman with that