EA predicts PS3 shortages for North America

[wraggster]

Electronic Arts CFO Warren Jenson has warned that PlayStation 3 units will be hard to get hold of in the US this Christmas following the console's launch on November 17.

In a conference call Jenson said, "We're thinking that with PlayStation 3 in North America, the [shipment] range is probably 500,000 to 800,000." Sony has previously stated it plans to ship 2 million consoles to the US and Japan by the end of the year.

Jenson observed that the middle of EA's predicted range is "approximately what Microsoft sold last year on the Xbox 360" - adding, "I think from a consumer standpoint, it’s probably going to be as challenging to find a PlayStation 3 this year as it was to find an Xbox 360 last year."

EA also predicted that between 900,000 and 1.4 million Nintendo Wii units will have shipped in North America by the end of 2006. The publishing giant put the figure for Europe at between 200,000 and 900,000 units.

[jerrt]

i hate to tell ea anything, but everyone knows the ps3 will be hard to get till next year.

[kando]

you'd think all these ppl w/ xbox 360's would be satisfied....but all these rich ppl need ps3's AND wii's as well? all 3? when are you going to have time to play a game fully through?

if ppl werent spending money like they spread butter on a bagel ps3's would be available for all those who missed 360's last year.

[Adrenalin]

shortages? wow thats a wild guess -_-

[paul1991]

Shortages! No Way! Idiots. Of couse there will be shortages.

[SnesR0X]

and, who said there wouldn't be?

[NoQuarter]

The Wii wins,period.