10 million PSP year one sales figure touted
Technology partner predicts massive portable year
As the debate rages over the commercial viability and consumer appeal offered by Sony PlayStation Portable, case manufacturer Mitac Precision Technology has gone on record with some fairly impressive sales projections.
A report in Chinese-language Economic Daily News states that SCE expects to ship around three million PSP units within the first three months on sale within the Japanese market. The information, published in the EDN following MPT’s financial briefing, quotes figures supplied by Sony to it’s third-party component manufactures.
Perhaps the most impressive figure on offer is the first year total global sales, which was quoted in the report as being ten million units shipped, a staggering amount and a costly prediction, given the PSP is estimated to see a total loss between $75.4 million and $84.8 million in the second half of the current fiscal year, ending next March: according to Yuki Sugi, analyst at the Tokyo office of Lehman Brothers.
A report in Chinese-language Economic Daily News states that SCE expects to ship around three million PSP units within the first three months on sale within the Japanese market. The information, published in the EDN following MPT’s financial briefing, quotes figures supplied by Sony to it’s third-party component manufactures.
Perhaps the most impressive figure on offer is the first year total global sales, which was quoted in the report as being ten million units shipped, a staggering amount and a costly prediction, given the PSP is estimated to see a total loss between $75.4 million and $84.8 million in the second half of the current fiscal year, ending next March: according to Yuki Sugi, analyst at the Tokyo office of Lehman Brothers.
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Ditto 23 Nov 2004 13:45
1/4
Rather optimistic, don't you think?
Joji 23 Nov 2004 15:56
2/4
All very well speculating and such But I'd rather wait and see what happens, than indulge in this news.
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Kaxxx 24 Nov 2004 12:35
3/4
Going by US sales of the DS though (around 2 million and another 2 million to ship soon) i still dont htink thats enough to topple Nintendo. I can see somewhere between 15-25 million DS within the year.
SilverDogg 28 Nov 2004 22:34
4/4
yeah ofcourse. psp is gonna ship 10 million in the first year. MY ASS! they are already behind the ds with a couple of millions. i think i read that 5 million ds was sold and preordered all over the world already. and its pretty much just a week old, and that only in usa. by january next year this system will be over 5 millions. when the launch in europe and australia happens that will be about 5 more millions in a short matter of time. AND at this time the psp comes out in america. MAYBE! wow.. im sorry sony, but i dont think so. you were to lazy, and too optimistic.