Shogun_of_Truth
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Heh, sounds like its like this everyone. This is great, even if every single xbone flies off the shelves at launch, Sony will still probably sell more consoles just be not screwing up their production.
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Gamestop PS4 preorder reserve slots more than double of XB1?
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Heh, sounds like its like this everyone. This is great, even if every single xbone flies off the shelves at launch, Sony will still probably sell more consoles just be not screwing up their production.
Man-is-Obsolete
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A lot of Gamestop employees also seem to be Microsoft fans as well, perhaps because largely their staff is made of people that grew up on the 360. Remember a lot of the 18-21 year olds that work there, majority of their staff, were 10-13 when the 360 launched. So it doesn't surprise me they are pushing the Xbox heavily. That's not to say Sony fans don't work there, but it is rare I run across many working there. I remember early in this gen the Sony hate in stores around me was crazy, employees literally telling customers they shouldn't be buying a PS3, or worse shouldn't be buying games for the PS3 they own already. Anecdotal sure, but I can't be the only one that has seen this.
It's a bit pointless if they get outsold by the PS4 3:1.
Man-is-Obsolete
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Yep, PS4 will sell out as well. And right out the gate PS4 has a larger install base.
I went to EBGames today to pre-order a PS4. I asked the sales rep if she had received a lot of pre-orders today and she said "yes," they were all out of XB-One but still had a lot of PS4s due to the fact that Sony had allocated more than double the amount of pre-order slots at their store. Either MS is going for the "sold out" look or they're not completely ready for the holiday season. I do live in Canada however so not sure if this is true for U.S. stores.
OldAsUrSock
Banned
No, they are definitely manufacturing if they want enough consoles out there without too many shortages.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
I went into my local GS today and it sounded like they were only getting 15-20 and said there were less Xbox Ones available. My buddy works at one in the mall and they got 30 PS4's, I didn't ask about how many Xbox Ones they had on preorder but he said they went in the first 3 hours.
I also feel like they're waiting to see which games are ready for launch, especially if they've got it together ready with a massive stock of PS4's in the pipeline.
yes, i remember them, and from what i recall they were generally on trend to what NPD was reporting.
Lots of people saying "tons of ps3s at my location, tons of ps3s at best buy here" etc etc. and the sales of the well supplied 600 dollar machine lagged significantly.
Whereas for Wii it was "my location got 30 of them and they were all gone very quickly"
Alligatorjandro
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I think my GameStop had 20.
rykomatsu
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Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Someone posted Amazon saying the standard version ships within a day or two of launch. If it's really that short of a span between launch and standard it's still a good deal. System could be sold out for months.
FairXchange
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Pre-ordered my PS4 today, count me in.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
GS and Amazon SHOULD push the PS4 over XBOne IMO. They both take trades. GS lives on trades. Why would either company purchas more of a system which will ultimately gelp them in the buy/trade ecosystem, especially if its their lifeline. GS HAS to offer XBOne to keep customers happy. PS4 caters more to their culture as a company(not necessarily to what employees at a given store want). There is little profit in console and new game sales. Unless MS has cut them in on used game sale profit in some form, I would think GS corporate wants you to buy a PS4
makingmusic476
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Ya know, GameStop employees probably won't be very fond of the Xbox One.
I worked at GameStop from 2008-2010, and one of the perks of working there is that you can "rent" games from the store. Basically, you're allowed to take home games for a day or two to play them, provided there's at least one additional copy of the game available to sell. You're technically only supposed to take home used games, but people would take home new games all the time as well. And they would often take home games that weren't even released yet.
Employees will be completely unable to do that with Xbox One games. And they won't be pleased. You don't want every single employee of the largest video game retailer in the country displeased with your product.
I worked at GameStop from 2008-2010, and one of the perks of working there is that you can "rent" games from the store. Basically, you're allowed to take home games for a day or two to play them, provided there's at least one additional copy of the game available to sell. You're technically only supposed to take home used games, but people would take home new games all the time as well. And they would often take home games that weren't even released yet.
Employees will be completely unable to do that with Xbox One games. And they won't be pleased. You don't want every single employee of the largest video game retailer in the country displeased with your product.
I didn't even think about that, haha.
I'm beginning to suspect you're a plant, just like Phil Harrison.
ShroudOfFate
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Agh I should've asked what the reserve slots were when I reserved my ps4. I imagine it's probably similar to what everyone else has been saying though.
makingmusic476
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That didn't go so well for the people that bought up launch ps3s.
I'm beginning to suspect you're a plant, just like Phil Harrison.
haha
but seriously though, if there's one thing nobody can possibly say about me with a straight face, it's that I'm a fanboy.
There are a couple other things that could be going on though...
1) Microsoft may want to have systems in store at launch for those who did not preorder. Anyone know if Gamestop usually has a set amount of preorder slots and then systems available first come first serve at launch?
2) Its still available on microsoft's own store:
http://xbox.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/html/pbPage.PDP/productID.282124000
Perhaps they are trying to sell more systems directly. They did give out the $10 credit after all for just signing up for a preorder notification.
1) Microsoft may want to have systems in store at launch for those who did not preorder. Anyone know if Gamestop usually has a set amount of preorder slots and then systems available first come first serve at launch?
2) Its still available on microsoft's own store:
http://xbox.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/html/pbPage.PDP/productID.282124000
Perhaps they are trying to sell more systems directly. They did give out the $10 credit after all for just signing up for a preorder notification.
Tallshortman
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There's a fine line between purposely constraining supply and letting your rival get a massive install base lead right off the bat. PS4 is looking very hot right now among the casuals as well as core gamers, the larger the install base the more people will want to join the more hyped console.
Yes the Wii was constrained but it also sold a shit ton of stock.
or wii u
Yes the Wii was constrained but it also sold a shit ton of stock.
or wii u
Gamestop preorders are only for Day one edition . Gamestop will start taking regular edition reserves later on and will get a separate stock of them about 1-2 weeks after the day ones are out.
MS wants to create a hype around the limited boxes nad make it a cool thing to own.
I know a few managers and Dm's at gamestop all the stores sold out of xbox one reserves in their area but they are expecting another 2-3 times the amount of stock for the non bundled verisons
MS wants to create a hype around the limited boxes nad make it a cool thing to own.
I know a few managers and Dm's at gamestop all the stores sold out of xbox one reserves in their area but they are expecting another 2-3 times the amount of stock for the non bundled verisons
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
Working at GS, I loved console launch night. I managed PS2 launch night. Epic. People begging to get one. People offering bribes. Someone paid $1500 for one from a person leaving the store with one. Before eBay days.
As an manager, stocking the boxes in the back anywhere they could fit(bathroom near toilet included).. Seeing the box before other people knew what it looked like. God things were different before everyone got Internet on everything everywhere. Lol.
People lined up at the gates waiting to get it. So much fun. Can't see this being different except, the supply is greater, and no one needs to sell body parts on the black market to get one.
LowerLevel
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They possibly don't own Vita. And for the off chance a dev "requires" the camera to play... Doubtful, I know, but after the cryptic tweet from Shuhei...
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/193204/Vita_Remote_Play_mandatory_for_PS4_games.php
who really knows? I mean, the Vita lacks a few shoulder keys alone. And here's to hoping the fidelity is better now, because doing it from my Ps3 now looks kinda bad tbh...
makingmusic476
Member
That, and it's like...
Let's say you have a few friends with next gen consoles. Some Xbox, and some PlayStation. You're trying to decided what to get. "We can trade games and shit" say the PlayStation guys. That's probably all it would take to make that decision.
Now let's say those PlayStation owners outnumber their Xbox counterparts 2:1 because of supply constraints.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
So, if I guess there are 4,471 GS stores with 20 PS4 systems in the US, on launch day, if there is a sell out, they sold 89,420 units. Not a bad install base on day 1 without figuring in other system sales from elsewhere. I wonder what the total system sales on day 1 will be in terms of quantities.
FlutterPuffs
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Haha no. That could be true when it comes to luxury items but the idea of having limited supplies on purpose on gaming consoles is probably the stupidest thing they can do.
http://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-video-games/zgbs/videogames/ref=sv_vg_11
The Xbox Day One edition is still available?
The Xbox Day One edition is still available?
I'm guessing Microsoft allocated more stock to amazon. It definitely was sold out before and fast
BobTheFork
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So, is there any chance, with a limited supply, that MS wants to steer more units to retail for Black Friday?
3rdamention
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This is being echoed quite a bit by GameStop employees over on Cheapassgamer...
Bam Bam Baklava
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I think MS is gonna have a lot of their stock go to their stores and website. Sony doesn't really have that problem.
nhlducks35
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Might as well keep it for a while since Amazon doesn't charge until it ships.
AgentP
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So they are going to sell out of a bundle to create hype, then stock a whole bunch of bare bones $500 boxes to create a larger group of disgruntled second class citizens. Well, MS is on a roll; WP8, Win8, Surface RT, etc. I can see this new plan really taking off and creating buzz to obliterate the PS4.
When I ordered ps4 at my GS they had about 20 already ordered out of 32 I think...but said they may get 10 more if they sell out in a week. Xbone had 4 on order out of 10 available. He seemed to enjoy making fun of Xbone lol I'm also pretty sure he was telling the truth cause I saw the sheet he marked my order on.