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[fader]

those poor Chinese kids must be busting their fingers making those PS4's....

 

[Gestault]

That sounds like a recipe for disaster.

Yup. Wow.

 

[Xamdou]

I highly doubt those little GameStop stores can store unlimited amount of PS4's.

 

[coldfoot]

Jack Tretton: "If you can find a store in North America where the PS4 hasn't been available on shelves for more than five minutes, I'll give you 1200 bucks"

 

[Nafai1123]

Sounds like Sony may be able to get way more systems out this holiday than Microsoft. Sales-age should be interesting.

 

[black_vegeta]

Dat Foxconn speed...

Working dem doubletime hours

 

[Felix Lighter]

When you bet on the early adopter, you better have a solid stock day one.

 

[params7]

Sony set to conquer this world. Overdrive production in their factories.

 

[outsida]

Gonna be a lot of angry PS4 pre-orderers.

 

[Samyy]

If I dont get mine I will be....not really that angry
But it will suck.
Please know what your doing.

 

[lupinko]

my gawd.. if Sony can get this thing out in October.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jujjs5Qnit8

 

[Sporran]

Just show me the god damn packaging.

 

[la flama blanca]

You guys are funny. Sony is prepared.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

Oh man, I'm glad I didn't preorder at Gamestop. It's going to be nuts if they fuck this up.

 

[Danlord]

Just show me the god damn packaging.

.

 

[Dunlop]

You guys are funny. Sony is prepared.

Nobody is prepared for "unlimited" they didn't even have the casing 4 months ago

 

[AndrewDean84xX]

I pre-ordered at a gamestop. I was able to get in on the first list of 25 reserves. This better not make it so it's a first come first serve fucking thing.

 

[Freki]

Nobody is prepared for "unlimited" they didn't even have the casing 4 months ago

"we will let you know when to stop preordering based on limited quantities." - Doesn't sound that "unlimited" to me...

 

[TheClimaxan]

You think Amazon won't have issues with overpromising too?

They better not considering I pre-ordered a launch day bundle.

 

[Brimstone]

Sony is targetting Xbox owners that are ticked-off by Don Mattricks policies.


Gamestop is the most important retail channel to allocate extra units.

 

[Chamber]

You guys are funny. Sony is prepared.

Between this and how many orders Amazon has taken and are still taking, they're almost certainly overselling. Haven't even mentioned stores like Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Toys R' Us, etc.

I'm not feeling good about this at all.

 

[LiK]

They better not considering I pre-ordered a launch day bundle.

Amazon tends to do better with preorder allotments from my experience but who knows.

 

[Wynnebeck]

Bestbuy $25 down, and most definite midnight release!

Oh snap really? Looks like I'm going to BB. $25 is a hell of a lot better than $100.

 

[Takuya]

Nobody is prepared for "unlimited" they didn't even have the casing 4 months ago

Did you read the full paragraph?

"we will let you know when to stop preordering based on limited quantities." - Doesn't sound that "unlimited" to me...

This.

 

[onQ123]

What if the 12 or 16 million number was real? that shit would be crazy to come out swinging like that it would be pretty much over for Xbox One & Wii U because the devs would flood to the PS4 trying to cash in.

 

[Binabik15]

APU yield problems?

Yoshida: *laughs*

Cerny: *laughs*

 

[SirIgbyCeaser]

If sony out-manufactures MS by at least 5million year after year. They'll be market leader.

Who knows how much that limited supply slowed PS3 down.

 

[inner-G]

Oh snap really? Looks like I'm going to BB. $25 is a hell of a lot better than $100.

BB will charge/return the amount several times to make sure the money is covered on your card. Just FYI.

 

[ElNino]

Oh snap really? Looks like I'm going to BB. $25 is a hell of a lot better than $100.

Why not just order online and do zero dollars down?

 

[MThanded]

Can amazon get increased reserves so i can get a launch day system upgrade.

 

[RumblingRosco]

If sony out-manufactures MS by at least 5million year after year. They'll be market leader.

Who knows how much that limited supply slowed PS3 down.

When was PS3 ever supply constrained? I thought they were demand constrained for the first year?

 

[BigDug13]

BB will charge/return the amount several times to make sure the money is covered on your card. Just FYI.

They'll make sure $400 is available on your card even if your card might not be the method of payment and there's no reason for them to charge you until the system is in your hands? That sounds stupid.

 

[DBT85]

Interesting that despite everything over the last few months, people still doubt Sony can deliver.

 

[CurlySaysX]

Sony manufacturing ps4s in the cloud confirmed.

 

[darkistheway]

Sometimes this place is such a bubble - unlimited preorders doesn't mean anything except that Sony isn't going to be supply constrained. It's not like 4million people are going to show up at Gamestop on launch day and demand their PS4.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Can amazon get increased reserves so i can get a launch day system upgrade.

Well they did that to me already.

Dear Amazon.com Customer,

Thank you for pre-ordering the PlayStation 4.

We are writing to inform you that we received additional PlayStation 4 "Launch Day Edition" consoles and have upgraded your order from the "Standard Edition." We've also upgraded your shipping speed to free Release-Day Delivery at no cost to you. This means you'll receive your order the day the console is released (the two editions are identical other than the release-day promise).

You do not need to take any action or make any changes to your current order. Thank you again for your order.

 

[Crimson_Gold]

BB will charge/return the amount several times to make sure the money is covered on your card. Just FYI.

That doesn't happen if you pre-order in the store. Only happens when you pre-order online

 

[BattleMonkey]

Didn't they do this with ps3, they had no reserve limit from what I recall so folks were waiting for months to get their systems after launch

 

[Insty]

They'll make sure $400 is available on your card even if your card might not be the method of payment and there's no reason for them to charge you until the system is in your hands? That sounds stupid.

If you preorder online that is correct. If you put 25 down in store though you just pay the difference when it's released, no back checking.

 

[flyingmonkeywhoa]

Is this the result of using off the shelf parts, rather than custom parts?

Would Sony even be able to do this if they had added backwards compatibility....with that stupid Cell processor.

 

[Karak]

Didn't they do this with ps3, they had no reserve limit from what I recall so folks were waiting for months to get their systems after launch

I think most companies did at one time or another. Not just Sony. They have all had trouble getting systems into peoples hands at one moment to the next.

If sony out-manufactures MS by at least 5million year after year. They'll be market leader.

It won't happen year after year.

 

[flyingmonkeywhoa]

IN LOVE

 

[B.O.O.M]

There's going to be tears and a lot of scalpers making big money this year.

But then it wouldn't be a console launch without it.

wiiu?

OT: I doubt it will be unlimited always. It's just unlimited at the moment. It will change after a while for sure

 

[casmith07]

A lot of this "there's no way!" talk reminds me of the "just wait, Sony will announce the same used game restrictions and DRM" crowd.

I like to say wait and see. It seems feasible that they could hit their sales goals by the end of 2013 if a) production is buzzing at their forecasted rate and b) demand is similarly moving at a substantial clip.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

It's uncomplicated architecture unlike XB1, so no doubt Sony is feeling very confident on the numbers

 

[marc40099]

They said they would have 15 million by launch....

 

[vdo]

It amaze me that some gamers can't understand Gamestop.

Just because you preorder with them, doesnt mean you're getting it at launch. It DOES mean Gamestop is getting money from you and including it in other parts of their company, months before an item is available.

You could be #15 at your local gamestop for a ps4 preorder, and not be guaranteed a ps4 at launch.

Its basically "yeah, give us your money now, we'll get you one eventually."

But then why wouldn't they do the same with Xbone? There would be no reason to limit any preorders for any system if that was the strategy.

 

[BadWolf]

They have lost the DRM/always online advantage but the price difference and larger shipments will definitely help to make up for that.

Is the word on the 180 still the same? That MS is behind on production and less units are available for sale compared to the PS4?

 

[Seanspeed]

Cloud manufacturing.

 

[patrickthehedgehog]

*does double-take*

BLACK!? As in, there's an option soon enough to indicate that on the box!?