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Sony Reports PS3 Shortages From Holiday Demand
As a result of strong hardware sales over this past holiday, there have been reported shortages of PS3's making it tough for retailers to keep up with exceptional demand for the console.
"We're working very hard with our retail partners to meet consumer interest, but the demand is tremendously high for the PS3 and we expect tight inventory in the coming months," said Sony's Patrick Seybold, senior director of corporate communications.
One of our readers, Adriel Bean, contacted us regarding shortages after scouting several retail outlets for PS3's with no success.
"The strong demand carrying through the holidays was evident and early in the month we [knew] there was going to be limited supply of the PS3 at retail in January," Seybold told Joystiq. "We're working closely with the retail channel to meet this demand, but expect tight supply for the coming months."
Have any of you tried picking up a PS3 over the past few weeks? Do you work at an electronics retailer and noticed more customers wanting to get their hands on Sony's console? Share your stories in the comments section.
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