http://www.el33tonline.com/post/2013/12/13/ps4-officially-sells-out-in-south-africa-within-24-hours/
Thanks Kaswa101 for the link.
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PS4 officially sells out in South Africa within 24 hours
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Thanks Kaswa101 for the link.
CheDominik
Member
I don't know how much stock they allocated to SA but this is impressive nonetheless. It's fascinating how much global buzz Sony created with the PS4-
We have confirmation of 3 on GAF. So extrapolating from that to the universe it's at least 6.
Connected world, domino effect.
I am still doubtful they are going to sell out in Asia if it's indeed hundred of thousands units allocated here. I'm not sure why, most people who want to get a PS4 in my country already PO back in Feb or E3 through Amazon or other online retailers.
CheDominik
Member
I'm pretty sure the allocated stock includes preorders though. So we don't know how many PS4s will be on store shelves.
Syph Medwes
Member
Typical Microsoft shill underestimating at usual. I'd say the number is way closer to 8.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
I can no longer trust anything that comes out of South Africa. There could be some random ass dude just faking this news.
PS4 only sold 43,750K per country based on the latest available information.
People love the Xbone, it's selling 153,846K per country. More than three times as much!
Cha
Member
Apparently the CEO of Ster Kinekor entertainment acknowledged that there would not be enough supply to meet the initial demand. Pre-orders took priority. More stock coming.
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2013/12/playstation-4-unveiled-bad-news-for-south-africa/
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2013/12/playstation-4-unveiled-bad-news-for-south-africa/
fastest selling in a day, but not in a month*
too many numbers , just say the xbone sells more on average per country
I didn't know we had any South African Gaffers.
It's a proven fact. #MicrosoftFacts
RoadHazard
Gold Member
That's almost exactly what I payed for mine here in Sweden. 6200 rand = 3962 SEK. I payed 3890 SEK for mine, which is around what most people who pre-ordered early payed. Since then the demand has made the price go up to around 4400 SEK.
(Our VAT is 25% and is included in the price, don't know what it is in South Africa.)
Major Nelson loves you.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
In socialist Sweden taxes pay you! Or something. But yeah, or sales tax is high as shit. Although the average for the EU is like 20%, so it's not all too outrageous in that sense. The US is really the exception out of most western countries, with its mostly very low sales taxes. And we don't really think about it the same way over here I think, as the VAT is always included in the price you see, it's not something that gets added on afterwards.
My ex girlfriend works at a very big national retail giant who i spoke to like 5 minutes ago and confirms the crazy demand for the thing.
Her store sold out their entire shipment of 20 consoles on Wednesday morning. That was like a few hours they had them and they all sold out before afternoon hit.
All other branches sold out as well. Waiting on new stock next week.
They are turning customers away because she says all they ever ask when the enter the store is for PS4's.
Im going to have a scoot around a few malls tomorrow to see if i can find any cause one of my friends is still driving around looking for one but can't find anything.
Yo.
The online retailer that I used when I was still living in SA (I'm in Spain at the moment), who are normally pretty cheap and competitive with their pricing, are taking pre-orders for R6,899. That's almost twice what my monthly salary was (working 45 hours a week) before I left 3 years ago. Crazy.
My pretty modest salary in Spain could buy me 3 every month.
How are they pricing the PS4?
there is no pre-order system?
PodcastFips
Member
How many have been robbed?
jk, but my 7 weeks internship down there wasn't the greatest time
#DEAD #MS#LOGIC
TheRealTalker
Banned
The console sold out in a burst
Very chaotic maybe even barbaric compared the elegant way of keeping balance every single day of the month...
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Yeah, I guess the average monthly salery is significantly higher here in Sweden (and most of Europe, probably) than in SA, so in that sense that price is certainly high.
Dead Prince
Banned
We have no trouble supplying unlike our competitors. we are selling more daily at an increasingly large rate.
She works as a sales consultant at House & Home and they're going for R6299,00 currently.
Not sure how much that is in American dollars.
@Darkwing:
No there is no pre-order system at that retail chain. It comes in the store and leaves just as quickly lol.
She says she has never seen demand like this for any item they had in store before. Everyone is asking for PS4's.
A lot less countries means a higher average. What is it now? 48 countries to 13?
Dead Prince
Banned
with less countries it allows us to focus on them at a personal level.
Agreed. I like how the Xbox One has a fully functional One Guide in the UK and works flawlessly with our 50hz TV standard.
Dead Prince
Banned
We strive to give what consumers what in their all in one multimedia entertainment system. We constantly are listening to your feedback and take it to heart and every day we are working diligently to improve the service faster than the system sells per day.
Bawhahaha!
Well if they sold more than there last console we just need to get the numbers on the last launch and we can get an idea.
lol. I hope you are joking.
ChoklitCow
Member
DMPrince keeps this up, and he is going to get hired.
tfur
Member
Gud damn, people just dont give a fuck. They want the damn thing lol
BumblebeeCody
Member
Way hey! Good for them. I find it odd that Japan still don't have it.