Asustek and Foxconn to produce PS3

[VG Aficionado]

Considering the drought of news is pretty much over, I'm not sure that this deserves its own thread, but here it goes anyway:

Asustek to produce PS3 for Sony in 4Q, Foxconn to follow next quarter (http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20061023PB203.html)
Apple Daily, October 23; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Monday 23 October 2006]

Asustek will be the major supplier for Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) for the fourth quarter of 2006, with Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry), to ship PS3s to Sony starting from February and March 2007, according to the Chinese-language Apple Daily.This will surely help reduce the shortages.

Dedicated to Crossbar ;) LOL!

[cliffbo]

but what about the ramps?

[VG Aficionado]

Huh? Is that beautiful backside talking to me? ;) Sorry, but I don't reply to asshole questions! :look:

[cliffbo]

Huh? Is that beautiful backside talking to me? ;) Sorry, but I don't reply to asshole questions! :look:

i'm just in a stupid mood VG, chill fella. i was just refering to the two ramps on the hand of that pic of HS you posted. back on topic... i would imagine that these two companies were already taken into account for the numbers of PS3 Sony could produce

[VG Aficionado]

i'm just in a stupid mood VG, chill fella. i was just refering to the two ramps on the hand of that pic of HS you posted. back on topic... i would imagine that these two companies were already taken into account for the numbers of PS3 Sony could produceYeah man, I had already realised, I was just kidding and punning :dur:

[Siraris]

I thought we knew this over the summer, that Foxconn and Asustek are producing the PS3. I was under the impression they had already started.

[VG Aficionado]

I thought we knew this over the summer, that Foxconn and Asustek are producing the PS3. I was under the impression they had already started.I guess it was just a (grounded) rumour back then.

[Crossbar]

Thanks VG, awesome news!!!!

How many factories are manufacturing PS3 parts now?

- Ya Hsin Industrial
- Unimicron Technology
- Nan Ya PCB
- Compeq Manufacturing
- Foxconn
- Asustek
- ?????

and probably a few Sony factories. ;)

[Raijin]

This is a dumb question but, producing? I mean building full PS3?

[curryking1]

Raijin, I don't know, but I would guess that they produce parts, not the whole thing, probably the computer chips.

[stanDarsh]

I'd say places like ASUS and Foxconn, probably make the motherboards, and controllers and assemble the processors onto the boards.

[F089/H]

alright..