Production for next generation consoles would ideally start in May, so we could have limited supply if the virus isn't dealt with until summer, which is looking likely. Could effect pricing too, so a delay to spring for PS5 and XSX is possible if the virus problem lingers, I'd assume they will release the consoles with limited supply as long as they can get 3 Million units or more out there, which would require ~5 months of manufacturing I think.Nintendo were really lucky that they opened up production in Vietnam when they did... Hopefully that should mitigate some of the impact that the coronavirus is having on Chinese production (though of course that's not gonna be enough on its own; I expect mass shortages from April onwards to be only partially mitigated).
Speaking of which... I wonder how much this is gonna end up impacting on PS5/Xbox Series X production as well...
If 5 months of manufacturing were required for a few millions some consoles would be out at wild way before release date.Production for next generation consoles would ideally start in May, so we could have limited supply if the virus isn't dealt with until summer, which is looking likely. Could effect pricing too, so a delay to spring for PS5 and XSX is possible if the virus problem lingers, I'd assume they will release the consoles with limited supply as long as they can get 3 Million units or more out there, which would require ~5 months of manufacturing I think.
Digital Sales for Project Diva MegaMix are apparently very strong:
If 5 months of manufacturing were required for a few millions some consoles would be out at wild way before release date.
That report's clearly wrong, there were even manufacturing "Neo" leaks out of Foxconn before September.Yeah. For example there was a report that production of PS4 Pro started in September and it launched in November.
That report's clearly wrong, there were even manufacturing "Neo" leaks out of Foxconn before September.
Nintendo Switch started production in October (about 5 months before launch), at 20,000 units per day, and was able to supply retailers with 2.7 Million units by the end of March.If 5 months of manufacturing were required for a few millions some consoles would be out at wild way before release date.
Production of the PS4 started in July 2013, 5 months before it's release. PS4 Pro started production as late as mid September 2016, but it was a sub model and didn't need millions of units available at launch, though holiday months, manufacturing lines are increased.Yeah. For example there was a report that production of PS4 Pro started in September and it launched in November.
You're very knowledgeable about this stuff in general, but do you have information to back that one up? production for holiday consoles usually start in Summer before releases.Mass production for next generation will start 2-3 months before release. Unless virus situation turns much worse than expected Chinese economy will have returned to normal way before then. Most factories are already at the phase of restarting to work.
Anyone?Do we know how Scramble is tracking? I know it's not launched yet, I mean more for preorders and the like.
I'm curious, do you think the virus situation has affected a possible Nintendo Direct date? Actually I'm curious to hear the views of all the posters here about this.Mass production for next generation will start 2-3 months before release. Unless virus situation turns much worse than expected Chinese economy will have returned to normal way before then. Most factories are already at the phase of restarting to work.
The only situation I could see with this, is that they want to save a direct's effect to increase demand for units, until after they have secured more manufacturing, but that seems unlikely to me, I don't even think the effect of directs are that pronounced, and demand for Switch units while it is out of stock does also increase demand of the product in the short term anyways.I'm curious, do you think the virus situation has affected a possible Nintendo Direct date? Actually I'm curious to hear the views of all the posters here about this.
First week retail sales for Hatsune Miku might surprise, nothing compared to expectations for such a messy release.
Assuming the information you provided for PS4 starting production in July is correct that's 4 and not 5 months of preparation. It's unlikely all production lines were working or running at full capacity for that period and 7 years have passed since then that improvements have definitely been done with rates and peaks.You're very knowledgeable about this stuff in general, but do you have information to back that one up? production for holiday consoles usually start in Summer before releases.
It has affected Animal Crossing but for affecting a whole direct I don't know, Nintendo has dated everything until March and Xenoblade is supposed to be a May release.I'm curious, do you think the virus situation has affected a possible Nintendo Direct date? Actually I'm curious to hear the views of all the posters here about this.
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The best public information on when PS4 production began was that components shipped to Foxconn in June 2013, initial manufacturing of retail units started shortly afterwards, and by August they started overworking interns on PS4 production, PS4 sold 4 Million units that calendar year, with up to 1 million units being made a month, and the reality of time to move production from Asia to the west (up to 6 weeks to cross the pacific) the production started in July at the latest and possibly June.Assuming the information you provided for PS4 starting production in July is correct that's 4 and not 5 months of preparation. It's unlikely all production lines were working or running at full capacity for that period and 7 years have passed since then that improvements have definitely been done with rates and peaks.
Super dumb question: what does "OG" stand for? Is it "original"?Apparently Nintendo achieved a production window for new OG and Lite models but it isn't very big since it covers only 2 weeks until the end March. After then it depends on how things will turn in China.
Super dumb question: what does "OG" stand for? Is it "original"?
I still stand by Xenoblade being a June release. 10th anniversary of the game is in June.It has affected Animal Crossing but for affecting a whole direct I don't know, Nintendo has dated everything until March and Xenoblade is supposed to be a May release.
At the links you provided it mentions Xbox One wouldn't start production until September the earliest. Xbox One shipments until December were 3,9m and for PS4 4,5m.The best public information on when PS4 production began was that components shipped to Foxconn in June 2013, initial manufacturing of retail units started shortly afterwards, and by August they started overworking interns on PS4 production, PS4 sold 4 Million units that calendar year, with up to 1 million units being made a month, and the reality of time to move production from Asia to the west (up to 6 weeks to cross the pacific) the production started in July at the latest and possibly June.
As for Nintendo Switch, the Foxconn leaker gave us very specific information about it's production. Was in mass production in October 2016 with 20k units being produced per day.
We see here that rates and peaks haven't really changed.
Original gangster Switch. Got it ;PYup. The model that launched in 2017.
Ah, sorry, you probably meant OG itself. In which case: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OG
Neon Switch a crip and a blood
Microsoft had other manufacturers for the Xbox one, reportedly it was being produced in Brazil (given that it cost nearly half the price of the ps4 (in Brazil) at launch, this pretty much had to be the case), and Foxconn started manufacturing the Xbox one in May 2013 according to reports. I don't have an account to read the full story link to that first link in my prior post, so I don't know the information about manufacturing on the xb1, but the production of Xbox one units in general was probably more difficult than ps4 units and likely complicated the lines, slowing them down compared to ps4 lines, especially because of Kinect.At the links you provided it mentions Xbox One wouldn't start production until September the earliest. Xbox One shipments until December were 3,9m and for PS4 4,5m.
"Meanwhile, volume shipments for Microsoft's Xbox One are expected to start in the third quarter, according to sources from the upstream supply chain." -This article was from mid June, Q3 refers to July or October, where does it say September production for Xbox One? Volume production means when the production reaches efficiency, like in the report above saying that PS4 would reach 1 Million units of production a month in September 2013. Since shipping takes over a month to reach the west traditionally, we are talking about 3 Million units being produced in September, October and November, August was less than this and thus needed production in July and possibly June to reach that 4.5 Million units shipped by the end of December, since the last manufactured console for the PS4 to reach retailers by the end of December in the west, would have had to be produced in November.You post links for PS4 and Xbox that nowhere indicate 5 months of production. For Microsoft both articles say mass production wouldn't start before September and for Sony that capacity could reach 1m per month at September without telling if that's the maximum or not. The only date there's for PS4 is was in production in August. PS4 Pro also shows short circle for Sony.
How Nintendo behaved pre launch is another story since expectations and the budget they wanted to devote at that phase of Switch life is different from the other two.
As for the 1 month it takes for delivering shipments by sea even Nintendo used the expensive air transportation for Switch at West during holidays 2017.
Yeah, this is true, we see from these links I've been posting that PS4 components shipped to Foxconn in June so the supply lines for components had to be secured in the Spring.Correct me if I'm wrong but they also need to be setting up component supply lines at this point before they can begin assembling the final product. If those component supply lines have issues now, it will affect production down the line as well.
Is that a total or just a ranking for the current week?Mystery Dungeon with more total pre-orders than FF7R at GEO? Pokemon keeps on rollin'.
Is there a chance that AC preorders get pulled ahead to coincide with the direct tomorrow ?
I didnt miss it, i was asking if there was a chance they would announce they reversed that in the upcoming direct.You definitely missed yesterday's announcement that pre-orders were postponed to March 7th in Japan.
I didnt miss it, i was asking if there was a chance they would announce they reversed that in the upcoming direct.
So preorders can be placed right after people obediently watched a 25 min presentation about why they should preorder ?
But the video was made before that announcement. Why would they flipflop in less than a week? Without telling retailers?So preorders can be placed right after people obediently watched a 25 min presentation about why they should preorder ?
Without digital evenThat would be much better than my own expections. Guess it'll reach 100k with digital at one point.