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Sony: “PS4 ‘generally sold out at all retailers”

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Poetic.Injustice

Member
We are still early on since the releases of the X1 and PS4. Lots have been reported about the sales figures on the two consoles and it would seem Sony has a real winner on its hands. During an internal meeting, Sony stated its recent sales figures are overwhelmingly positive and the numbers of consoles being sold are still screaming.

“PS4’s are generally sold out at all retailers although regular supply is refreshing the channel,” Sony said on a slide shown during an internal presentation. Sony also mentioned,they have increased its market share among as what they describe as “heavy gamers.”

“[The PlayStation 4 launch] hasn’t been like prior ones… this is a story of engagement,” vice president of PlayStation marketing John Koller reportedly said. He continued, “When demand outstrips supply, the promise of what’s to come is really critical.”
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http://emgn.com/gaming/sony-ps4-generally-sold-out-at-all-retailers/
 
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Parablank

Member
Last time I went to my local Target (yesterday) there were no PS4s on the shelves. Is this just demand or could it be supply because they have to ship WW?
 
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Y2Kev

TLG Fan Caretaker Est. 2009
LIAR. I saw one at my local target. You liar Sony you lie you think you can get away with Lying but you were wrong Sony you were wrongggggg because I found a playstation 4 and now everyone and I mean EVERYONE knows about the time you lieeed on the internet in your internal presentation
 
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KoopaTheCasual

Junior Member
Y2Kev said:
LIAR. I saw one at my local target. You liar Sony you lie you think you can get away with Lying but you were wrong Sony you were wrongggggg because I found a playstation 4 and now everyone and I mean EVERYONE knows about the time you lieeed on the internet in your internal presentation
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BLOWNY is on a roll, amirite?!
 
R

RedRooster

Member
I'm buying all the ones I find in my city to scalp!
Seriously, I've yet to find any though. Our Best Buy manager said they got 30 in and sold them within an hour of opening on a weekday.
 
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Heysoos

Member
Well it's kinda hard not to, since the holidays they hardly send us any stock. We get 6-8 anytime we actually get a shipment. Which has been extremely rare recently.
 
S

Seik

Banned
An EB Games near where I live had a couple of PS4 last week. Quebec, Canada here.

Still, a guy that bought one while I was there seemed to be very surprised they had some in stock, so I guess that 'generally', this is true. :p

Y2Kev just made history, too. :D
 
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Krakn3Dfx

Member
Y2Kev said:
LIAR. I saw one at my local target. You liar Sony you lie you think you can get away with Lying but you were wrong Sony you were wrongggggg because I found a playstation 4 and now everyone and I mean EVERYONE knows about the time you lieeed on the internet in your internal presentation
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I saw one, too. At Target even. Likely not even the same Target.
 
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Arrogant Bastard

Banned
Generally agree. Anytime I'm at target, walmart, bestbuy, etc. I check the stock. I have seen two ps4's, both at walmart. I'm sure Sony is pretty pleased with how their console is selling...now just get some games on it.
 
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Salex_

Member
He continued, “When demand outstrips supply, the promise of what’s to come is really critical.”
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Does this mean they're going to start talking about what's coming after March soon? Although they're being quiet when it comes to their 1st party studios, they announced a lot of games with little to no info or release dates besides "2014". I really want to learn more about Rime and Lily Bergamo.
 
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Heshinsi

"playing" dumb? unpossible
Smart of them to use the word "generally", because it saves them from the anecdotal, "ahh, I just saw a couple at my local *insert store* a few hrs ago"
 
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Drainer

Banned
Australia's supply levels seem to finally be levelling out.

They're not quite impossible to find now. Just really hard.
 
C

chubigans

y'all should be ashamed
Finally saw my first PS4 in the wild at a Texas Target the other day, nearly tripped over some XB1s on my way out.
 
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SwiftDeath

Member
Y2Kev said:
LIAR. I saw one at my local target. You liar Sony you lie you think you can get away with Lying but you were wrong Sony you were wrongggggg because I found a playstation 4 and now everyone and I mean EVERYONE knows about the time you lieeed on the internet in your internal presentation
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Uh kev that was specially sent to that target so you could put a 5th PS4 in your solarium. Sony knows what's up
 
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Phades

Member
This sounded a lot like a local weather report complaining about the drought immedately before a storm hyped up to be the biggest of the year hit.
 
PAULINK

PAULINK

I microwave steaks.
Y2Kev said:
LIAR. I saw one at my local target. You liar Sony you lie you think you can get away with Lying but you were wrong Sony you were wrongggggg because I found a playstation 4 and now everyone and I mean EVERYONE knows about the time you lieeed on the internet in your internal presentation
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I don't know how Sony will recover from this bad rep they got now.
 
purpletentacle

purpletentacle

Member
I believe it. I've only once saw stock, at a Target in Buffalo two weeks ago (only 2). Since then, nothing.

January numbers should be interesting.
 
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Curufinwe

Member
Impeccable said:
*Except New Zealand
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The joke is getting annoying now, since that guy's anecdotal story isn't supported by the online evidence.

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KoopaTheCasual

Junior Member
level44 said:
Must have missed this. What happened?
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The now banned user, oconnomiyaki, saying dumb things. His greatest hits include:

- PS4 demand has "fallen off a cliff" in NZ, because I saw some in a store one time.
- That picture of 63 PS4s is clearly 42, and I am willing to spend 3 pages arguing about it.
- "Nintendo deserves to go out of business" (because I had trouble transferring a 3DS file)
- The PS2 did not have a good gaming library.
- Microsoft paying Youtube reviewers to break the law isn't that bad.

Can you guess what fanboy faction he represents?
 
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kaching

"GAF's biggest wanker"
Y2Kev said:
LIAR. I saw one at my local target. You liar Sony you lie you think you can get away with Lying but you were wrong Sony you were wrongggggg because I found a playstation 4 and now everyone and I mean EVERYONE knows about the time you lieeed on the internet in your internal presentation
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Sounds like Tretton owes you a T-bill!
 
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