Interesting (But Narrow) PS3 Fact

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited January 2007 in Gaming
To date, my Best Buy has sold 131 PS3s since its release.

The return rate due to product failure is 11%.

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  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    Is it genuine failure or stupidity on the part of the consumer?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    Failure.

    Stupidity return/exchange rate is a little higher.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    Is 11% good or bad for a product return?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    It's pretty substantial for a console.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    What does the XBox 360 come in at? I have heard about tons of issues with those consoles... well atleast from the people I know.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    6% in my store. I don't have the nation-wide numbers.
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited December 2006
    How about the wii, Thrax?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    None have been returned.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    What has been the common problem with the PS3? I know of a few issues but they have only plagued a few consoles to my knowledge.
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    That's some serious returns... I remember when I worked at Best Buy and they offered a $20 DVD player. We had a 18% return rate. They SUCKED... but for $20, how can you complain. BUT FOR $500!!! :wow2:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    Sledgehammer70 wrote:
    What has been the common problem with the PS3? I know of a few issues but they have only plagued a few consoles to my knowledge.

    DOA. :(
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    DOA.
    A Sony rush job to get them to market?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    Did the PS3 ever appear anything <i>but</i>? :\
  • demon-slayerdemon-slayer
    edited January 2007
    Wow I'm glad I desided to get a 360 instead of a Ps3 then. That is unbelievable, over 10% of the $500 consoles broke. Plus only 131, and I thought getting a 360 was hard (early on).
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited January 2007
    Thrax wrote:
    To date, my Best Buy has sold 131 PS3s since its release.

    The return rate due to product failure is 11%.

    Honestly, its a first generation version of the PS3, future revisions of the PS3 should lower the failure rate.
  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    For $600, I expect it to work right out of the box.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    I siad that about a $8000 PC.. that didn't happen! My client was pissed.. as was I.

    My PS3 works just great TBH :) Just stay away from Logitech Surround sound :(
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