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[MarshMellow96]

I could see a promotional 'launch' thing taking the heat off the Xbox launch a little bit, but I could also see online pre-orders going out early doing that too. It'd be insane for shops to have to get all their stock ready so quickly.

 

[Covfan]

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/game-selling-epic-adventure-gaming-holiday/0123994 is the big Game announcement. Nothing to do with next gen consoles

 

[SJRB]

Sweet Cerny! Tretton be praised if this is true.

 

[Ishan]

would be awesome if true but but but dont think its realistic

 

[ec0ec0]

it couldn't have been better.

 

[agm2502]

I really don't think this 'Game' announcement is anything to get excited about, they are just a retailer so it is strange how they would know any Sony announcements that aren't known by media outlets, no one else is teasing an announcement today. This is probably news on a trade in offer or something.

Edit: Seems it was nothing to get excited about.

 

[lefantome]

The answer is

just asked to the local clerk who is well informed and told me to prepare for shortages...everything has been preordered for a long while.

 

[Spider_Jerusalem]

I've just called a friend who works at GameStop here in Italy. He says at his store they don't know anything about this but he thinks the user could have misundestood another kind of messaging they're sending out right these days: they require everyone who has to trade in consoles and games to get PS4, to bring them at the store no later than the 22th, one week before the console launch over here.

So, maybe that guy thinks he'll be able to get his PS4 the 22th, while he only has to bring in his console/games.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

I've just called a friend who works at GameStop here in Italy. He says at his store they don't know anything about this but he thinks the user could have misundestood another kind of messaging they're giving our right these days: they require everyone who has to trade in consoles and games to get PS4, do bring them at the store no later than the 22th, one week before the console launch over here.

So, maybe that guy thinks he'll be able to get his PS4 the 22th, while he only has to bring in his console/games.

This seems like the most likely explanation.

 

[Corto]

Would be a hilarious launch night at the larger GAME stores in the UK if it were true. Bots and Ponies in the same queue!

 

[Always-honest]

I just pissed, shat and came in my pants a bit.

 

[John_B]

Checking the internal site of a nordic electronics retailer. They only mention that they can go ahead and sell the next-gen games already even though the systems are not yet available.

Also they don't expect much demand for the Xbone games.

 

[Queen of Hunting]

if it means anything my original guaranteed delivery date was december 12th, but just yesterday it was moved up to 29th november

 

[Vizzeh]

Game are calling me next week to arange to come into store to discuss what accessories and games I want..they plan on asking us to pre-pay so we can just walk up to the till, show receipt and walk out without queues 'get gaming quicker' scheme.

They tried this with ghosts and were out of the shop for 12:40..not everyone pre paid then and theres likely more ghost games than ps4 consoles, so it should be a quick affair

 

[CozMick]

Good news if true, A cross platform launch night that has the chavs preparing to mug people distracted and attracted to the more expensive xbone while I slip away quietly away from the city centre with my ps4.

 

[Hixx]

Can't believe anyone thinks this will be true.

Online retailers are beginning to process Xbox One orders this weekend, nearly 2 weeks before launch day! If the PS4 launch is going to be bigger, do you really think they'd announce it this late? It'd be a nightmare for retailers.

 

[Mr Moose]

Is this really happening??? Oh gawd! Please let it be trueeee!

Probably not true but we can dream. I've already got Ghosts for PS4, so meh, bring on my Killzone bundle.

 

[Y2Kev]

I have to say I don't understand the two week delay in Europe really.

 

[Addnan]

This is on Reddit.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

I have to say I don't understand the two week delay in Europe really.

Me neither. The additional 250k units won't make much of a difference IMO, I really think they should have just gone for a global (minus Japan) launch on the 15th with whatever they had.

 

[Vizzeh]

I have to say I don't understand the two week delay in Europe really.

Primary reason has to be logistics and console production. But constantly hearing rumours that playstation pre orders are being brought foward.. talk nownof phase 3 guaranteed before xmas

 

[Corto]

I have to say I don't understand the two week delay in Europe really.

It's Karma for all the Plus Goodness we had before...

 

[GribbleGrunger]

This is on Reddit.

STEP 2

 

[Vizzeh]

This is on Reddit.

I suspect someone is trolling

 

[DBT85]

Better not be the 22nd lol. I moved shifts around at work to have the 29, 30, 1 off work!

 

[Moobabe]

I suspect someone is trolling

Would be pretty easy to check

 

[Takamura-San]

And people thought that Walmart was good at sniping.

 

[nib95]

I have to say I don't understand the two week delay in Europe really.

Ensuring plenty of stock for both the US and EU? Plus a somewhat tactical manoeuvre to ensure Microsoft release in the gap between the two launches? That way they have the launch gain in the US (where Sony need it) but give the launch gain to Microsoft in the EU (where Microsoft need it), so they're both happy instead of trying to one up each other in the launch release date race.

 

[iNvid02]

This is on Reddit.

what the fuck

I've always thought if the stock is ready, do it. Or at least give retailers permission to sell early if they have their stock.

dont want to imagine what it would be like for retailers fulfilling 2 consoles on the same day

 

[Audioboxer]

I've always thought if the stock is ready, do it. Or at least give retailers permission to sell early if they have their stock.

 

[Dougald]

People actually believe this?

 

[maquiladora]

This is nonsense.

 

[Raist]

Ensuring plenty of stock for both the US and EU? Plus a somewhat tactical manoeuvre to ensure Microsoft release in the gap between the two launches? That way they have the launch gain in the US (where Sony need it) but give the launch gain to Microsoft in the EU (where Microsoft need it), so they're both happy instead of trying to one up each other in the launch release date race.

But a 2 weeks delay is nothing compared to the amount of time they've been producing and shipping that stuff. It's not like they're shipping everything they got to NA till the 15th and then start shipping to the EU. In other words, there should most likely already be a sizeable stock of consoles in EU.

 

[guit3457]

go go go

 

[plasmawave]

So it's going head to head with the X1?

 

[Callibretto]

shouldn't there be government intervention before riot and civil war happen as 2 fanboy sides go at each other during the midnight queue. lol

 

[Bluforce]

WAIT WHAT!

If true...

 

[Raist]

go go go

That was the Wii launch wasn't it?

 

[Callibretto]

go go go

looks like a real life zombie apocalypse. lol

 

[Sanke__]

I have to say I don't understand the two week delay in Europe really.

Its probably to give them extra time to finalize how many consoles are going to the US vs Europe through the holiday and to just put as many as possible into the US on launch day.

 

[Beelzebubs]

This is on Reddit.

Well checking Asda site I get this:

 

[Cobano]

In Sweden Sony still hasnt given any official date for the Killzone bundle (just game and system). I've had it preordered before it was announced, called my gamestop yesterday and they still dont have a set date for the thing. Frustrating as fuck.

 

[wotta]

Not happening. You can close this thread now.

 

[Sethos]

In Sweden Sony still hasnt given any official date for the Killzone bundle (just game and system). I've had it preordered before it was announced, called my gamestop yesterday and they still dont have a set date for the thing. Frustrating as fuck.

In Denmark, the distributor Sony made a deal with has only allowed 3 major outlets to carry the PS4 and those places are pretty much sold out. So if you've pre-ordered ANYWHERE else you are pretty fucked, as those places need to find different outlets to get their PS4.

So I'm not even sure to be getting a PS4 this month =/

 

[Krisprolls]

In Denmark, the distributor Sony made a deal with has only allowed 3 major outlets to carry the PS4 and those places are pretty much sold out. So if you've pre-ordered ANYWHERE else you are pretty fucked, as those places need to find different outlets to get their PS4.

So I'm not even sure to be getting a PS4 this month =/

Then again, why would you live there ?

 

[Caayn]

go go go

O_O What was going on there?

 

[gruenel]

Then again, why would you live there ?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/14-reasons-everyone-needs-to-move-to-denmark-immediately

 

[Noisepurge]

In Sweden Sony still hasnt given any official date for the Killzone bundle (just game and system). I've had it preordered before it was announced, called my gamestop yesterday and they still dont have a set date for the thing. Frustrating as fuck.

Finland says the Killzone bundle, that only comes with the game, comes out 2 weeks after the initial release date.

And we dont get the 2 Dualshock + Killzone bundle at all :/

 

[Plasma]

I doubt they would change the release date this close to launch, would be great to get it a week early though.

 

[Alx]

O_O What was going on there?

First day of the annual sales in France, somewhat similar to Black Friday in the US.