Microsoft lowers Xbox One shipment forecast for FY 2013

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Microsoft lowers Xbox One shipment forecast for 2013, says paper
EDN, August 27; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 27 August 2013]

Microsoft has recently lowered its Xbox One shipment forecast for 2013 from seven million units originally to 6.2 million due to poor yield rates of the device's camera module, optical disc drive (ODD) and related assembly, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report citing market watchers.

Related upstream suppliers such as Global Unichip, Nuvoton Technology and Newmax, are expected to be impacted by the lower shipments, the report added.



http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/8/27/microsoft_lowers_xbox_one_shipment_forecast.htm


Original article as translated by google:

Microsoft's next-generation consoles Xbox One recently rumored as related components supply flow, and this year will berevised down shipments of over 10%, is expected to Creative (AKA a chip supplier) (3443), the new Don, the new Juke and other related supply chain is affected.

Creative yesterday (26) days rose 0.2 yuan, to close 87.5 yuan. Creative in consumer electronics applications due to somatosensory chips get Microsoft uses, and thus into the column Xbox One concept stocks.

Microsoft's new generation of game consoles Xbox One in this year E3 Game Show debut, and plans to continue in the countries listed in November, because Xbox One paragraph from the previous generation Xbox 360 launched more than seven years apart, so was all high hopes, hoping to save the game industry for four consecutive years of recession.

General estimate, Xbox One year product shipments expected to reach 7,000,000 units, however, the recent legal circles have been reported, due to the lens, optical drive and assembly of low yield, resulting in supply chain shipments ring true. (Seems to be KINECT)

Therefore, internal Microsoft Xbox One year has been revised down to 6.2 million units shipped, under the revised rate of over 10%, dragged down the supply chain operational performance of fear. Microsoft originally scheduled in November this year in 21 countries around the world launch of Xbox One, eight countries in Europe are already listed on the market postponed, according to information released by Microsoft, which means that because of Xbox One of the dashboard on the ground, with the first speech-language version supports Applications tripartite cooperation and other issues, so resulting in a number of countries listed on the market postponed the case.


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