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No games rule (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 194 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bro if that shit failed to perform then it's on them for failing to manufacture enough. The demand was there. And it out performed the Xbox whateverthefucknow.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Wasn't the reason they couldn't produce more because of the semiconductor shortage?

[–] [email protected] 47 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Partly, but scalpers buying up what inventory there was for reselling was absolutely rampant as well

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, but then they still sold the unit. How would that hurt their sales numbers?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

it put me off buying one. I’m probably not the only one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Scalpers were holding a lot of them and raised the prices so ppl gave up and got another console or a PC altogether. This may not be majority but definitely a singinificant difference and just 1 example for that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Yup. Sales numbers good, but brand loyalty down which isn't good for future sales

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago

Correct