Sony has finally shipped the PS3 in Japan today, albeit it only had 100,000 consoles to cater to a potential market of around 20 million units. BBC Technology has PlayStation 3 sells out at launch. The Kotaku games blog has more than a dozen posts on the queues as its reporter Brian Ashcraft picked up his pre-order: "59,800 yen later, the clerk hands me a blue bag with a PLAYSTATION 3 packaged up inside. My first impression? It's heavy."
With Sony making a loss of around $400 per console, that's a $40 million hit for the first day.
Meanwhile the BBC Technology page is having a vote on the comnpetition, where the Nintendo Wii is at the moment beating both next-generation consoles.
Which would you choose?
Xbox 360 -- 39.25% PlayStation 3 -- 20.49% Wii 40.-- 25%
12801 Votes Cast
Results are indicative and may not reflect public opinion
