James Chamberlin

VGCharts has an article up which points out the fact that despite Sony shipping four million PlayStation 3’s, only 1.8 million have been sold. This doesn’t surprise me one bit. For several weeks, multiple reports of retailers such as EBGames and GameStop have been practically begging customers to buy PS3s. Many customers have found a half-dozen units sitting on the shelf.

This has yet to be a problem with the Nintendo Wii. A big difference in the two systems is the price. Nintendo caught a little flack by the fanboys who wanted more graphical horsepower, but it hasn’t stopped people from buying them. I haven’t been able to find any sitting on any shelves. You can’t buy one online without having to also buy a half-dozen games to go along with it.

I don’t see the PlayStation 3 selling out anytime soon. A recent report I read quoted a Sony spokesperson who said they don’t plan on making a price cut in the U.S. market for another two years. Yikes! I have to say that even if I had the space cash for a PS3, I’d rather buy a PC. Let’s face it; that’s basically what the PS3 is. The fact that Sony hasn’t been able to get very many big exclusive games for the system also doesn’t make the PS3 look anymore impressive. A powerful system doesn’t mean programmers will make games for it.

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