According to Next Generation, a Pacific Crest analyst speculates that Sony's PS3 will "most likely" be released Nov. 1 and that the North American launch would contain about a million units. The Japanese launch would take place over this coming summer, with roughly the same number of units and the European release would follow in early 2007. It's a believable launch cycle, with modest quantities. Just for reference, one million PS3s would triple the Xbox 360's launch shipment numbers (but, the company shipped 1.3 million units by the time the holidays were over). I have a feeling that still won't be enough.

Analyst: PS3 in November With Just 1M Units [Next Generation]

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