The UK Loves PS3 Slim, Too

Loverly Jubbly

Superspecs

i think its mainly the price point that people are interested in. It is a great price for this system. Everyone who was holding out, myself included, rushed in and got on these bad boys.

@mescalineeyes: You don't like being FABULOUS?

Black-Dog-Howls

@MyBigToe: that is to say, compared with the arse raping cost it was beforehand

MyBigToe

im not surprised
i know so many people that were like "ill get one when it comes down in price
and some stroes were selling them for £220 online, with games.
which is a pretty good deal

MyBigToe

you're welcome :
now about them pink comments...

I wonder how many of those actually owned a fat PS3 to begin with. That would be interesting.

n00b_pwner

@(Zombie) Komrade Kayce: lol. hmm though I guess it'd be like a dip and a rise and then stable. It's almost like a defibrillator and then the heart(or in this case the sales) gets to a stable point.

WhatTheFrag

i reckon alot of it is also to do with people trading in their beasts for the, sexier, slimmer, younger model

ikillbears

All the 999% increase were sold out of the back of Dell boy's robin reliant.

Trumpet

Man, I'd absolutely fucking love to be the Sales and Marketing team that gets to make the line graph to present at the following days meeting.

Sales: And if you look over here, you'll see we had a sudden peak of interest in the Playstation

Chairman: I'm confused. The line seems pretty constant, then it makes a 90 degree angle straight up and goes off the top of the paper. Were you guys high or something?

Sales: No sir. Thats a 999 percent increase. We... weren't quite sure how to put it on a graph scale-wise.

@[en.wikipedia.org]

Scotland

@(Zombie) Komrade Kayce:

Chairman: We changed our minds. Kotaku has just updated the story and told everyone that we've increased sales over a thousand percent. And since we've got a history of telling those folks how to conduct themselves with our information, and they don't listen, you win this round, sales-man.

You can have your four digit percent counter machine!

@mescalineeyes:

Sales: Its actually over a thousand percent, sir.

Chairman: I don't care. We're not buying a new percentage counter machine for you. We're in a recession, you know. Just use the old one, you know, the three digit one.

thats a face any mother would love! Awww I miss only fools and horses :(

@WhatTheFrag: Don't know if there'd have been a dip, the day the slim was announced retailers in the UK slashed the price of the existing PS3 and bundled high profile titles in with it free.

MikeRox

Like I said in the other thread, there isn't any point in celebrating just yet. Sales could very well bottom out next week. It has happened before.

EmeraldDragon

But it's not over 9000... :(

I'm in the UK and I contributed to this by buying a slim on saturday. For reference I didn't already own a PS3.

Odin

What's up with the photo?

@(Zombie) Komrade Kayce:

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I was actually looking for the one where Calvin made a positive poll chart for his dad's re-election comic but can't find it.

@(Zombie) Komrade Kayce: actually, it's a more than 999% increase. it was LITERALLY off the charts.

@Black-Dog-Howls: in an ideal world, everyone would have pink comments!

I understand its because not many people have/had PS3s, whereas everyone seemed to have everything else, but outsold by 3 to 1? Looks like Sonys plan seems to be paying off now..

It's certainly impressive. Looks like more people were waiting for a price cut than I thought! It's good news though, a couple of my friends are on the verge of picking one up now too. Fun times ahead~!

RZSeven

The same thing happened with the Gamecube price drop too. Except...it was only for a few weeks. Whoops.

OpinionMan

@n00b_pwner: Like how many people bought a DSLite or DSi while having an orginal DS.

Or if 360 sales showed how many sold were actually replacement consoles.

Or PSP upgrades?

Thats why I don't really like the sales charts. They just hide all the little dirty ins and outs.

Are they just bought by fanboys? replacing broken units? or purely because they want the console.

I don't know.

GunFlame

This is the kind of headline that makes Fanboys such as myself (but not really) dance around like a leprechaun singing "Whoops Mr Fittersly"

@EmeraldDragon:

who's celebrating?

televizor

@ikillbears: Im not sure, I for one do not like the redesign that much. It looks a bit cheap and nasty to me and not something I would particularly opt for. While it is slimmer im not sure it is radical enough to justify existing owners to upgrade, I know I wouldnt.

Superspecs

I love Ricky Gervais' Impressions of Del Boy
[www.youtube.com]

Hahaha ahh you had to be there.

Van_Occupanther

by this time next year Rodney, we will be millionaires!

@OpinionMan: Indeed.

Your damned if you do and your damned if you don't.

GunFlame

@MyBigToe: I honestly can't ever see an end to people saying ; 'when the PS3 comes down in price'. It seems to be par for the course.

Damn, some people still won't by a PS2 for the same reason.

We is a fickle bunch.

GunFlame

They should've waited another two days to announce this.

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wow that's pretty amazing... considering the PS3 is still priced around £50 more than the xbox 360 elite (thats roughly 100 USD more for those not knowing the conversion) and here in Sweden, im not even sure there was a price drop - the PS3 is still 1000kr more (nearing 150 USD there).

European hardware prices are crazy, and keep continuing to be.

This is terrible news. Think about all the 360 not being sold.

I hate you Sony :'(

i wonder how many have Buyers remorse,especially those who upgraded

metallicorphan

@indyit: wow, how much is the ps3 in Sweden?

TT

@metallicorphan: Do you wonder that about every item and service that people can buy? Because I honestly don't see why buyer's remorse would be any higher for the PS3 Slim (which seems to be what you're implying, unless I'm reading it wrong).
Especially for those who upgraded, like you said: aren't they the ones more likely to gather as much information as possible before their purchase, the ones who already know the system, thus reducing the risk of remorse?

@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: HA HA.

SigmundTheSeaMonster

@Superspecs: Then drops a chandelier and falls through a bar.

normal stuff when priced similar with competitors....Just sony gave reason to m$ to brag and get mshare with their 600 price.The same stuff happened wwith the 400 price drop...

Its normal...

IT'S OVER ONE THOUSAND!

There. Somebody had to say it.

@metallicorphan: WTF? I've got the PS3 60GB w/PS2 comp. I have no regrets at all. Matter of fact, Sony's move just made mine more desirable to game collectors (4 USB ports, media card reader, Immersion Engine,...)
and I do not regret upgrading to a 320GB HD...or having USB Keyboard, USB MoMo wheel, and two controllers connected...at same time...charging...

SigmundTheSeaMonster

@TT: at its cheapest - around 3500 kr which is according to google is $490. At launch the machine was roughly 5000 kr (if i remember correctly) which is around $700. With it all considered most consoles started off at that 5000 kr range... including the PS2, so the PS3 pricing was never really a big deal, at least not here because all consoles launched at around that price... but yeah, the ps3 just hasn't lowered in price as much as the Xbox in sweden it seems.

@TT: but also please remember that the national income of Sweden is higher than the UK or USA.

David Jason apparently used to live in my hometown. Before I lived there (or was even born), of course...

ahem<

Well, I'm not really going bonkers over the PS3 Slim.
Of course the sales will be at a peak soon after the new hardware's release. It's like that with almost every other console, is it not?
I would wait a couple of months before rejoicing *too* loudly at a three-to-one sales ratio with other consoles.

Sony's new motto 'We Believe', all makes sense now.

@Ackers rhymes with Crackers: you plonker!

Riquez

I honestly can't see how the UK is going "bonkers" over the slim. My friend works at Game, he said they had 4 pre-orders for the slim and currently have a stock room full of them.

It's major appeal is the lower price point, to anyone who didn't have a PS3 previously.

I don't know anyone who bought one or happens to be remotely willing to trade up. Trading up is only appealing for those who want to spend an additional £100+ on top of the price they paid for their original PS3 and why would you do that unless your old PS3 is dying or has limited HDD space.

The slim will sell, no doubt, it's the best priced PS3 to date. But either they're over playing the sales/demand or the Sony consumer is made up of idiots with more money than sense.

LaneAlcinous

@indyit: £50 isn't that higher a price, especially considering the price is the same if you want to play online with your 360.

@SigmundTheSeaMonster: immersion engine? maybe if you lived in hull you could get away with that pronunciation.

@Geoff900: It's "Make.Believe"...good to see that the slogan has stuck with you, the marketing folks at Sony should be proud of themselves...

@GunFlame: John Calvin would beg to disagree.

dd528

@Geoff900: We believe you've got the slogan wrong.

JTF

@OpinionMan: True indeed.

Kenology18

@Slanzinger: Wendover?

we rok

gustave154

@Frank: Pretty sure it's NINE THOUSAND, bud. :l

Could it also be that the sales for the PS3 were artificially low the previous week as people deferred their purchases? What is the growth of sales for week 36 vs. the average of the whole year's sales?

@(Zombie) Komrade Kayce:

poor ole sackboy may not make that leap without the help of a jetpack :)

@noliferuin (PSN+XBL): yeah thats true... although the average consumer probably doesn't really think of that.

and is the national income of sweden really higher than both UK or USA? wow. didn't know... but yeah pricing here has always been higher thanks to taxes... but at least where that money goes shows a lot more benefits in an everyday basis than in say USA with a lot going to a giant army and weapons research or something :P

@Slanzinger: I don't think anyone believes that Sony will sell like this every week but remember, this isn't just a relaunch of the PS3 - it's a cheaper relaunch.

Last time the PS3 cut it's price tag they creamed Microsoft until they dropped their's to retaliate.

Mike Newlad

Well, I have seen a lot of advertising of the Slim PS3 on the T.V and I can most likely guess that the addition of BBC iPlayer was a good choice.

@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: What's the problem with that, fanboy? They get to play video games either way, just on a more reliable console.

@Phaper: It's been specially formatted for a long time, now it's just more apparent.

@Antiterra: This is one of those things people would rush out and buy and then say "Hey it won't play my PS 2 games!" They think that it being smaller changes the fundamental idea which it does not.

@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: If it makes you feel any better, I bought an Elite a few days ago at $299 with all the HDMI stuff.

It probably wouldn't make you feel better, however, if I told you I was only reluctantly buying it to replace the 2006 360 model I sold that kept freezing, had no HDMI, a p.o.s. 20GB hard drive, and was loud as a lawnmower.

I hardly use my 360 at all (what's the point when I don't have GOLD and don't feel like paying for it), so it'll just sit there in the corner as usual.

But at least it's better than my old garbage 360.

@Geoff900: I believe in Harvey Dent

As much as I like the PS3, and give Sony props for having a successful launch, I think 1000% is a bit misleading.Sony stopped manufacturing PS3Phats, and people stopped buying PS3s, which explains how a console could have risen 1000% in one week.

And of course, in light of this we get the comparisons to the gamecube and declarations that failure is still imminent. Good to see everyone is still keeping on.

US numbers soon-ish?

@indyit: No £50 is more like $80.

Prices seem to average around £190 for 360 and a game and £240 for PS3 Slim and a game, give or take £10 and possibly adding an extra game.

Pudgie'sSmokerGivesAGoodTongueing

@ThursdayNext: Considering how Sony is brandishing pride over a 1000% sales increase from a PS3 malnourished week to the launch of a new model all together, the slogan 'Make.Believe' tends to make sense.

StevenRafael

@FearfulInsomniac: lol. That is all.

StevenRafael

Let us see how long this will last.

All the way into next year. Yea that's right I said it.

Omegastrider The objective speaker

I'm glad for Sony. I'm hopeful Microsoft get off their asses and pay attention. They need to stop this Wii marketshare rubbish (dropping 720p standard? seems like a move towards poorer graphics) and focus on good games like Sony; whose line-up for the next 6 months looks tremendous. (although I only say this because it seems like a drought compared with last year and I'm feeling envious!)

This news doesn't surprise me though. I've always felt that the Playstation's second home was here in the UK and it was just the price that was deterring the majority of followers.

MaherMcD

@LaneAlcinous: Yay. Anecdotal evidence...

@ThursdayNext: It's actually 'make.believe'

X-mas is approaching -- why would sales suddenly peter out, instead of remaining consistent? There's no doubt PS3 is faring extremely well at the present moment. If you need proof, look no further than all the damage control in this thread!

Insert clever moniker here

@jamesjohnson01:

"I hardly use my 360 at all (what's the point when I don't have GOLD and don't feel like paying for it)"

Play singleplayer games? Or invite some friends over to play the MP portion?

@KylenX: We have to look at the bright side. Now these people can buy Little Big Planet and Valkyria Chronicles

@kingofplaystation: Grats, you managed to write the same thing three times.

the ps3 slim is selling like HOT CAKES

kingofplaystation

My mate "traded" in his phat PS3 for a slim. The phat had a busted blu ray laser which had only been repaired/replaced 6 months ago and it would no longer play/run blu ray discs.

The store checked if the phat was still working......

... with an audio cd!

Idiots. :)

PubliusQuinctiliusVarusCommanderOfPhale

@mescalineeyes: Blue.. blue...
Dang, meant to say: "Pink, pink.."

/an obvious Earthbound reference.

@ThursdayNext:

Yer, I forgot it already. lol

Have to admit on friday in my work I sold 6 PS3's in a span of 6 hours

@Ackers rhymes with Crackers: We lose money on each unit, but we'll make it up with volume!

erlik

@SigmundTheSeaMonster: I think you mean the Emotion Engine. I'll admit I'm a bit jealous of the backward compatibility (the higher res would be nice), but that and the other extras weren't worth the extra money to me. I picked up a white one when the 40GB version came out last year, and I'm loving it.
Since you can charge the controllers with a PC and use a USB card reader with it, I don't feel like I missed out on much (I also have a PS2).

erlik

@PubliusQuinctiliusVarusCommanderOfPhale...: I love the fact that stores employ people who have no idea what they are doing, or are too damn lazy. Actually, I can't stand going into games stores these days. Only to have some pretentious teenager who is nostalgic about metal gear solid 2, tell me how good the game I'm purchasing is! "No shit sherlock! Thus the reason I'm buying it from you at £10 more than amazon. rtard"

...I have anger issues.

MaherMcD

So you're telling me that lots of fake ps3 slims being sold on the market are the cause of this percentage increase?...

Because that's certainly what the picture of Del Boy is telling me.

@MaherMcD: but... don't you like talking about great games with other gamers? if not, why post here?

@kingofplaystation: Say that about the Xbox and it's an insta-ban.

SEX_BISON

@JTF:

Well, I believe that the person who replied to my comment pointed that out already...

@Geoff900:
lol isn't that the Golden State Warrior's slogan?

@Vixtro: I too wondered what con was involved in this hike in sales based on the Del Boy picture.

@Mike Newlad: And here I was, thinking that I was the only one that remembered PS3 outselling the 360 after it's price cut. Good memory!

@Xmas in July: How bout the fact that the wii and Xbox sold about the same and the ps3 beat them almost three-to-one?

@rorkimaru: Aye, but the way some people (*SOME* people) speak about games IRL is kind of embarrassing. It's just the same as if you were a food connoisseur and you had fellow chefs looking over your shoulder and commenting on your choice of courgette.
I see what he means about the stores tho - they're mostly filled with small kids, shop assistants who ask whether you "need a hand" every five minutes or so and clueless old biddies who are looking for a copy of Half-Shock for the XStation 64 for their darling grandchild.

@Phaper: I suppose so - but I simply plug my laptop into the TV (VGA connection) if ever I want to watch any iPlayer stuff.
It's nothing special *really* - nothing that anything with a browser, some javascript and Flash can't do.
But yeah, have seen a couple of ads lately [don't really watch that much tv meself]

@Donutta: Goodness no.
You'd be hard-pressed to find it, the only actual reference I've seen is on a Wiki page so it may be inaccurate anyway.

@PubliusQuinctiliusVarusCommanderOfPhale...:

And someone's going to buy that console, take it home, and find out that it's broken. Hilarious.

NyappyHeroism

It's not the new design that they're attracted to it's the £250 price.
But I'm unsure I understand SCE still wanting to sell the PSP Go for the same £250.

@rorkimaru: Touche. Although, in all seriousness, I still dislike purchasing games in stores. For instance, a friend bought a used copy of Hawx from Gamestation to find the disc badly scratched and wouldn't work. He returned the game, as you would, only for the employee to retort- "we wouldn't sell a game in that condition". My friend not speaking English very well couldn't argue his case, and so didn't get a refund even though he had a receipt. Perhaps people attempt to scam, but frankly the idiot in the shop shouldn't have sold the disc in that state. I think the guy simply thought my friend wasn't a "gamer" and took the piss...or perhaps was too lazy to check the disc when who-ever traded it in.

MaherMcD

@ikillbears: people are so superficial!

@Hasseo: I think this is the case everywhere.

I bought my Slim Thursday, and when I went to the counter at Gamestop and asked for one, the guy replied to his co-worker: "Geez, another one?" I was number 4 of the day, and it was only 1pm.

Is that a picture of Luke?

@Sisee: The go is a joke.

GO PS3! WOOOT! And, GO 3000 and (soon to be released) 4000! WOOT! Teach your bastard brother a lesson!

@flashtut: That's a picture of Del Boy. He's a character in a TV series called Only Fools and Horses, who sells stolen and damaged goods to unsuspecting members of the public.

2SBs

This time next year, Kaz, we'll be millionaires!

@Dayvie: He who dares, Kaz, he who dares.

2SBs

@2SBs: I see. Good to know. I don't watch much TV shows from the UK.

Picked up the last remaining slim at my local Gamestop last Wednesday here in the UK; system's selling like hotcakes...apparently...

I'd rather see the sales figures compaired to a week other than the once before the price drop was put into place. How many people were going to go out and buy one the week before a new slimmer, cheaper version is released?

Kafeen