PlayStation 3 Launches With Shootings

While the wait is over for those whose patience paid off, the waiting game continues for the rest of the crowd who were greater than the number of machines in stock. After hints of reduced launch numbers which many fans refused to believe, Sony COO Jack Tretton confirmed that there were fewer units shipped to stores than the original target of 400,000. While official numbers are unavailable, the shortfall is expected to be in the tens of thousands.

I am sure that this is not the type of “bang” Sony was looking for on launch day. There are people out there sick enough to shoot others simply to get their grubby hands on a new console. Not surprisingly though, thanks to low launch numbers these stories ran rampant.