According to Digitimes, Chinese-language newspapers Apple Daily and Commercial Times are reporting that Asustek has started shipping small batches of the Playstation 3 to Sony. These units would be part of the four million consoles that Sony is seeking to have ready by the end of the year. Digitimes also quotes Apple Daily as saying that Chinese manufacturer Foxconn will be building Playstation 3 consoles as demand grows. The reports come from Taiwanese component suppliers for the Playstation 3, who say that they have delivered 200,000 component sets to Asustek for manufacturing. While no confirmation has come from other sources at this time, production lines for the Playstation 3 would have to start ramping up soon to meet Sony’s November launch date. Sony has reportedly been facing low yields for both the Cell processor and the Blu-Ray optics; how much this will affect their assembly line schedule remains to be seen.