Analyst Sees 12 Million 360s by Year End 74
Next Generation has a piece predicting the 360's performance for 2006. An analyst with Amtech Research expects 12 Million 360s sold worldwide by the end of the year. From the article: "He continued, saying that he is no longer concerned with any potential adverse effects that an Xbox 360 shortage would have on publishers' March-quarter results. Amtech and McNealy also conducted a survey involving 125 retailers last week. Twenty-six of them had Xbox 360 units in stock, although all but five of them only had the non-hard drive Core units. Stores that did have the $400 Premium Packs late last week sold out of units very quickly."
Here we go again... (Score:4, Insightful)
When many analysts agree, then they're probably on to something.
I know this is the exact oposite of how news sites operate now, but please, for the sake of flame wars everywhere, fix it!
Re:Three basic questions (Score:3, Insightful)
Yes and no. While some people have already made up their mind about the 360 vs. the PS3 vs. the Revolution (read: everyone posting on the internet), most people I think will wait until there's more information on the PS3/NR. Right now, real information on the PS3/NR is about as rare as finding a real non-crippled 360 in stores. Let's say the PS3 launch disappoints: Sony at E3 says the console will be out definitely on January 7, 2007 at a price of $699 and the only two launch titles will be Puyo Puyo Fever 3 and Tomb Raider Racing. (Let's leave Nintendo out of the equation for right now). What happens the next few weeks? Everyone who's been waiting between the PS3 and the 360 now suddenly buys a 360 the next day.
It's not as simple as this but consumers (some call them "people") won't wait until the launch of the PS3. Sony, one way or the other, has to deliver something big in the next few months, even if it's just on paper and/or a working prototype. Otherwise, people will know they can hold off on the PS3 and do something else.