Game Scores Higher Losses Amid Overwhelming Demand for Sony Console

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Computer games retailer Game conceded yesterday that it was unable to meet demand for a new console from Sony as it revealed first-half losses had widened sharply. Game said orders for the hand- held Sony PSP console had been so strong that all units had sold out of its 397 stores in the UK and Ireland within three weeks of its debut. Many customers who have paid a deposit for the Sony PSP have not received their console even though Sony dispatched 200,000 units to the UK after its launch on September 1, Game said.

But chief executive Martin Long said dismissed fears that Game could suffer similar woes to last Christmas when an 'unprecedented breakdown' in the supply of PlayStation 2 consoles led to sales falling by a fifth.

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Game Scores Higher Losses Amid Overwhelming Demand for Sony Console

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