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My Gamestop has over 600 preorders for the PS4 (Sold out until February)
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ChosenPredator
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My gamestop aka ebgames in canada has a big healthy mix of X1 & ps4 on order
I believe it, I guess. In my town of 100k there were over 350 Pokemon X/Y pre-orders at Gamestop.
Depending on how much demand there is on eBay, I foresee a lot of returns exactly 1-2 months from launch. The PS4 does not seem supply constrained from what Sony has been openly stating, and once the flippers begin to realize that, 30-90 days from launch a lot of returns will begin to flood the stores. Go ahead and check the prices for PS4's on eBay and if those prices don't hold up you'll be getting your preorder before Christmas.
There are two GS stores in my town of roughly 50,000.
One store has 74 PS4 and 26 XB1 reserves.
One store has 78 XB1 and 33 PS4 reserves.
These numbers very closely line up to their Ps3/360 sales volumes, so it's either customers staying with what they know or the staff at those particular stores being biased one way or another.
Gamestop numbers nationwide are much closer between the two than you would think.
Edit: And I agree that they weren't telling the OP the whole truth in order to make them come in and get their system right away so it didn't clog up their backroom. Supply will be tight, but there will be far more PS4's out there than the US has *ever* seen at the launch of a system.
schwabdizzle
Banned
Because your preorder money goes into a savings account were Gamestop and draw interest.
Americanmushroom
Banned
Are you limited on the amount of preorders you can take? Cause those numbers be higher if you said yes to every customer? How does it work? do you get new info per week on how much pre orders you can take?
Pinko Marx
Banned
Personally I'd flip it. Make dat money.
Americanmushroom
Banned
Well that doesnt make much sense... Are the salesmen that persuasive to customers coming in to preorder one?
I'd be a bit more fine with that if I actually got the thing day 1 as I don't have time to keep driving around and looking for the system. But I will be really, really upset if I get there and they tell me i might have to wait until nexr year. U'll probably stop going to gamestop for good.
I also hate how Sony and Microsoft promote that behavior. I knew I should have been worried when sony opened the pre order floodgates.
Byakuya769
Member
I have yet to see any ps4 go for more than 650 on eBay, where are people getting 800-900? Are people just trying to gin up demand for their preorders?
boredofcanada
Member
You and a million other people
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Not saying you're totally wrong but if they are taking preorders through February they are talking multiple shipments. They're not just gonna get 600 PS4s for day one and have to fnid space for them in their back room.
The Wii U did sell out quickly from pre-orders.
However I got a call from both of my local Gamestops asking if I wanted to pick up a black Wii U a few days after launch due to being on the waitlist.
I don't know what happened but all the hype for the Wii U died off in an instant.
It's impossible to say that the same will not happen to the PS4 or Xbox One but I doubt it given the demand for both consoles at this rate.
Fox Mulder
Member
it's free money for them. Even if you cancel, they made interest on it the whole time.
well that, and the fact that it shows an increase in their market share leading to better deals with the manufacturers going forward.
SpartanN92
Banned
It depends on the price for me, if they reach stupid levels on ebay I would be happy to hold out on playing it for a few months until second son drops. Luckily I got my mega pack on preorder so we'll see in a few weeks.
Am I missing something? I'm looking at completed auctions on Ebay right now and everything for the PS4 is between $550 and $650. There are a few that are higher than that but they seem to be bundles with extra games. Not even close to 8-900.
AllBusinessJr
Member
Yep. $650 is pretty close to as good as it gets for just the console. After fees, that's less than a $150 profit. Then, you get you consider if that's worth the risk. (Hint: it isn't)
Could change if launch supply is really low, but I have a feeling that the days of hugely profitable console flips are over and gone.
And I will be there to serve those with my second ps4 if they want to go this route
Speedy Blue Dude
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I pre-ordered at my store as the first one in line for the Xbox One and about 27 for the PS4 (I went in like 3 days later for the PS4). If I don't get one at the Midnight Launch for my 200+ pre-order store, Ima be mad. 
theytookourjobz
Junior Member
Did any of you guys that preordered pay it off in full? If they don't have a console for those that did, that is bad fucking business.
Honestly, I hope that everybody trying to scalp PS4s/Xbones on launch gets burned. I have one of each preordered, and I'm not even sure if I'm going to keep the Xbox One. If I don't, I'm going to cancel the preorder and let it go to somebody who will hopefully play it instead.
GalacticaN7
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I live in Washington and roughly 30-40 minutes from MS headquarters, so it's a very MS centric area (though I'm a Sony fanboy in a sea of people who berated me all this last gen)......and I have no idea what the numbers are so maybe in a few hours I'll call one of the Gamestops up and inquire about my chances of getting a PS4 or XBone and how long the wait.
Maybe they'll give me numbers.
Maybe they'll give me numbers.
Doing this from a mobile...bear with me
lmfao you told him. damn.
Edit: I'm talking about that dude that was getting on you lol.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
Haha, when I mentioned to a gs employee that this Holiday season is going to kill me, he replied telling me that he has to work both Xbone and Ps4 launches. Poor guy.
Dark Octave
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600 in one store is insane. That Gamestop better have a back room that looks like this:
VicDaMoan03
Member
Pre-ordered my PS4 about a week after it was announced and I have slowly paid it off completely. I'll be pist if they don't have my PS4 day one.
That said, I may post it on craigslist for 24 hours for something like $750. If I sell it, fine I will pick up another in a couple months. If not, thats cool too..
That said, I may post it on craigslist for 24 hours for something like $750. If I sell it, fine I will pick up another in a couple months. If not, thats cool too..
VicDaMoan03
Member
Doing this from a mobile...bear with me
What am I looking at? Is this pre-order or shipment quanities?
SpartanN92
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Dark Octave
Banned
I'll probably do something like that. If I can't sell it for something stupid, I'll sell it to a friend for retail price (I just want to turn my GS credits into real life cash). If I can get 750 on it, I might just bite the bullet and get a TESOL certificate.
VicDaMoan03
Member
Gamestop? Did you have to cutoff pre-orders or is this with open pre-orders the entire time?
GalacticaN7
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Bam Bam Baklava
Member
From what I could tell so far there have been no indication of supply problems for pre-orders but we'll see man. I won't be relieved until it's in my hands.
Nightengale
Member
Any comments on what I asked?
Reason for you to assume that one district's make-up = national make-up.
SpartanN92
Banned
The preorders for both were cut off, but you see the top sku that is just regular Xbone (not day one)?
Those are extras that we opened up reserves to every now and then. We'd get a random email at open that says "you have 1 Xbone for reserve today". They did that a couple of times. If they hadn't they would have been almost neck and neck with a slight PS4 advantage of 2 units.
Killroyskbg
Member
Well in the US and perhaps UK were the 360 dominated current gen I can see preorders will be close but still that seems to favor Sony in my opinion. The whole point for Sony this gen was not to give Xbox the advantage of going first and increasing the user base like last gen and they got that covered. And being runner up in sales current gen and now possibly ahead in these territories is another huge win.
Also the PS4 releases in A LOT of more countries long before the Xbox creating the same kind of user base 360 had this gen. The problem for Xbox is that those countries (EU for example) is already pro Sony and it will only diminish Xbox´s market in those countries even more. Especially when all hardcore gamers get their PS4 since they don´t want to wait for the Xbox and guess what console the friends of theirs will pick up.
However releasing in all those countries means less allocations for all areas and that might benefit Xbox if Sony can´t satisfy demand while Xbox can and people buy the one available.
There is a reason Sony left Japan behind since they got that market covered and I expect the same treatment for all areas were Sony dominates. In other words countries like the US, UK... where the battle will be even Sony will push more consoles and less in others even thought the demand might be higher in those. At least that is what i would do. But since they are not opening preorders like Xbox currently is (as someone said earlier) I really don´t know.
Also the PS4 releases in A LOT of more countries long before the Xbox creating the same kind of user base 360 had this gen. The problem for Xbox is that those countries (EU for example) is already pro Sony and it will only diminish Xbox´s market in those countries even more. Especially when all hardcore gamers get their PS4 since they don´t want to wait for the Xbox and guess what console the friends of theirs will pick up.
However releasing in all those countries means less allocations for all areas and that might benefit Xbox if Sony can´t satisfy demand while Xbox can and people buy the one available.
There is a reason Sony left Japan behind since they got that market covered and I expect the same treatment for all areas were Sony dominates. In other words countries like the US, UK... where the battle will be even Sony will push more consoles and less in others even thought the demand might be higher in those. At least that is what i would do. But since they are not opening preorders like Xbox currently is (as someone said earlier) I really don´t know.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Who's to say who is telling the truth out of this guy or the OP? You don't need to be so confrontational; clearly he's seen these figures from work and doesn't have free access to that information without compromising his job. If you don't agree so strongly, just choose not to believe him. But posting 'evidence' would be very difficult.
EDIT - obviously I was wrong!
Surprised to see the numbers for Killzone Shadow Fall so low. Interesting summary though.
Americanmushroom
Banned
Doing this from a mobile...bear with me
It's not that i dont believe you but wheres the reference for PS4 non launch edition? Also, no xbone games at all?
SpartanN92
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Previous experience. Also based on next gen game preorders as a whole.
I'm not saying there aren't odd stores or districts that sway one way or the other but when they are neck and neck like this it's usually a pretty good indicator.