(SARCASM) Horrible PS3 sales in the UK (/SARCASM)

[m0zart1]

Take a look at this:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6168087.html

The Playstation 3 broke the sales record for a console's opening in the UK.

I don't know what to say here, as this is completely unexpected   I am almost tempted to believe it's an early April Fool's joke.

However, assuming this is true -- what does this say for that UK Resistance site?

[Atarifever1]

I really don't believe it; sorry.  I don't know when it will come out that Sony paid off Gamespot, that it is an April Fool's joke, or that this is "units shipped" and not sold but the FACT is that they couldn't move the system at launch night or on pre-orders.  There are too many collaborating reports of that for it not to be true.  Given what we've seen in North America after launch, I can't believe the PS3 would suddenly sell through the roof once the prime time to sell was past.  Look at the ebay prices.  Were it doing that well, they'd be going for a heap.  They are not.

[m0zart1]

[QUOTE=Atarifever]I really don't believe it; sorry.  I don't know when it will come out that Sony paid off Gamespot, that it is an April Fool's joke, or that this is "units shipped" and not sold but the FACT is that they couldn't move the system at launch night or on pre-orders.  There are too many collaborating reports of that for it not to be true.  Given what we've seen in North America after launch, I can't believe the PS3 would suddenly sell through the roof once the prime time to sell was past.  Look at the ebay prices.  Were it doing that well, they'd be going for a heap.  They are not.[/QUOTE]

I have to admit I am suspicious of it.  Especially since I haven't seen it on other sites, and traditionally, Gamespot is the last to post new news.

I am skeptical until I see confirmation, but I wouldn't hate the news if it were true.

[Atarifever1]

By the way, check out what UK Resistance thinks of it.
http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/

[m0zart1]

[QUOTE=Atarifever]By the way, check out what UK Resistance thinks of it.
http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/

[/QUOTE]

I already did   That's why I posted the question I did in my first post on this thread.

If the thing turns out to be a joke and the sales numbers were untrue, then UK Resistance will be a biased but at least honest reporter in my eyes.  If they turn out to be wrong, then I'll just see them as biased, and will likely never read them again.

[m0zart1]

Kotaku confirms:

http://kotaku.com/gaming/doom/ps3-breaks-sales-records-in-uk-247180.php

And more:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/26261/Record-breaking-165000-PS3s-sold-at-UK-launch

[Paul Campbell]

Something still seems fishy.  I think I'll wait a little longer before I decide who to believe.

[Adamant1]

Should be noted, though, that even with these sales, the console didn't sell out. It's simply a record sale because the supply was greater than the demand. Now that most of the people who wanted the consoles right now has gotten one, we'll see how long it takes for the remaining consoles to fly off the shelves.
Remember, the Wii is still pretty much impossible to find in stores, since the demand is STILL greater than the supply 5 months after launch.

[Atarifever1]

[QUOTE=Paul Campbell]Something still seems fishy.  I think I'll wait a little longer before I decide who to believe.
[/QUOTE]
See I'm doubting it even more because of the PSP.  If memory serves, the PSP had huge launches there, where people were lined up all over the place to buy the thing.  Pre-orders were through the roof, and there was no real bad press about the product coming from North America yet.  Also, the system wasn't changed before being sold over there, somehow hurting a feature that the US and Japan had.  Meanwhile, the PS3 loses some backwards computability, months of horrible press are heaped on Sony in North America and Japan, and the launch night is a total bust with no lines and minimal pre-orders.  Add on that the PS3 is WAAYYYYY more expensive than the PSP, and I have trouble believing numbers that claim it sold better than the PSP.   Something's not adding up.
And of course, when the company blatantly lies and says there aren't any PS3s in stores in North America, even though everyone has seen piles and piles of them, and especially after they very purposely paid to deceive consumers this past Christmas with the "All I want for x-mas thing", I don't give them the benefit of the doubt.

[bluemonkey1]

In my city at least near the end of Saturday PS3s were piled up high in every single store.