PSN outage results in 200% PS3 trade-in increase

4.6
According to a 'major UK retailer', the incredibly lengthy PSN downtime has seen an increase of over 200 percent on PS3 consoles being traded in. What's worse for Sony is that reportedly that half of these trades are shifting over to the Xbox 360, while the rest are opting for cash instead. The ongoing PlayStation Network outage is beginning to have an effect on the high street, Edge can reveal.

Our sources indicate a growing trend of PS3 consoles being traded in for cash or Xbox 360s, slumping sales of PSN points cards and a shift in the ratio of multiplatform game sales and pre-orders away from PS3.

“In the first week of downtime we did not really see any major change in sales or trades,” says one source, a store manager at a major UK retailer speaking on condition of anonymity. “However from the second week onwards we have seen an increase of over 200 per cent on PS3 consoles being traded in, split almost 50/50 between those trading for cash and those taking a 360 instead.”

Another source, working for an independent retailer in the South West, said he had seen a “massive increase” in the volume of PS3s traded in in recent weeks, with most exchanging for an Xbox 360. He describes those trading in their PS3s as “the hardcore online shooter crowd” – players who spend most of their gaming time playing the same game online, and who are therefore greatly impacted by the outage.

Tom Mestdagh, of Belgian indie Gameswap – the only retailer we spoke to happy to go on the record - agrees. “At the end of each month people come to sell their consoles,” he tells us. “People that need money [to pay bills]. What’s different this time around is that that they are bringing in PS3s together with all their games and they don’t want money, they want an Xbox 360. In every case it is because of Black Ops and or Modern Warfare 2.

“We’re just ten days into the month and already we have an increase of 200 per cent in PS3s coming into the store compared to all of March. Normally we sell them really fast, but not this time. We’ve only sold 30 to 40 per cent of our inventory right now.”

http://www.maxconsole.net/content.php?45896-PSN-outage-results-in-200-PS3-trade-in-increase

Posted:

Comments

"PSN outage results in 200% PS3 trade-in increase" :: Login/Create an Account :: 48 comments

If you would like to post a comment please signin to your account or register for an account.

carlin9Posted:

big time mess up for sony

igottacookiePosted:

lol people say the best things in life are free. psn is not being one of them, lol

BwV_o_TaPOuTzzPosted:

lol that is crazy

marcusmonsoonPosted:

Wow. I gotta feel sorry for Sony at this point in time, even though I'm a 360 owner.

StopTheProPosted:

runforrest
zZTrUeKiNgZz besides, this study comes from the U.K. , so that explains why it is so over rated


The u.k. spend most amount of money on gaming so how does it make it over rated if its from U.K.?


Because he's most likely from the States! Haha. Don't diss the UK, man!

randyc1Posted:

I lold.

iTzChuckyPosted:

zZTrUeKiNgZz this is so stupid, you can still play games just not on line,this is why people that have ps3 should get a fallout game or some other single player oriented game until psn is back up,besides,this is exactly why i have both systems so that if one breaks or the online servers go down, i play the other one. i still play my ps3 more cuz i got brink.


Thats very sad,seriously.go look at the sun or something

JP2K789Posted:

it looks like paying for xbox live is the way, as sony proovingly shown wont spend a penny on their secriuty. i mean i know this ryan guy must be smart but its one **** 19 yr old lad, shows how good PS3's are

XBOX FOR LIFE

TTG_BallerPosted:

people with a xbox dont get crap like this EVER. this is what makes the Ps3 CRAP!!!!
LOL now what psn users talking 'bout your free live well thats the kind of shit that happens when you get a cheap ass ps3 nuff said

runforrestPosted:

zZTrUeKiNgZz besides, this study comes from the U.K. , so that explains why it is so over rated


The u.k. spend most amount of money on gaming so how does it make it over rated if its from U.K.?