Sony Computer Entertainment America has finally come out and admit it- initial shipments did not meet their target of 400,000 on day 1 (as if we didn't kinow that already).

According to a statement released by David Karraker, their communications boss, things are still on track for that 1 million unit target by the end of 2006 with new stock coming in regularly via air freight.

"While initial day-one launch shipment goals weren�t achievable due to early manufacturing issues, those problems have been resolved and we do remain focused on having one million PS3s in the pipeline by December 31, 2006," Karraker said.


"We will continue to utilise airfreight delivery for PlayStation 3 to assure a steady stream of systems for North American consumers through the end of the year."

This comes just after a study done by research firm NTD found a grand total of 197,000 PS3's were sold during November- not even half of what they had promised for day 1. Also noted in the report is the number of Nintendo Wii sold (476,000) and XBox 360, the only console not running into supply problems (511,000). It's not all bad, however- sales of PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable systems took a sharp rise as shoppers made do with alternate choices.

"The six year old PlayStation 2 continues to dominate the market, outselling all other computer entertainment systems in November, including much newer systems from the competition," Karraker said.



"These figures clearly demonstrate the strength of the PlayStation family of products in the US... [They] bode very well for SCEA as it offers a computer entertainment system for every taste and budget this holiday season."