They did decide to go out and publish a bunch of numbers, which are in some ways meaningless
If you go by zombies killed, PS4 is doomed...
They did decide to go out and publish a bunch of numbers, which are in some ways meaningless
They did decide to go out and publish a bunch of numbers, which are in some ways meaningless
I had no luck. I got there early and the guy told me I missed the ticket giveaway by about 6 minutes. I have mine already, but this one is for my kid, and I'm getting sick of this ticketing bullshit. I buy all of my shit at this BB or Amazon, and I'm about to give up BB because of the smug douche of a manager that kept telling me that they had none in the store while they were hoarding them. Sour grapes, maybe, but what happened to going to a store and buying something that was advertised? I think I need to go save the last humans and blow off some steam.
Edit: if anyone is looking for an Xbox One, they had plenty. Smug douche said he only handed out one ticket. I almost bought one just to exchange for a PS4 when they are actually available.
Yep handed them out when I posted then went back . Now people are waiting for opening. Good luck dude
p.s. is it like 100 degrees or what?
There's a gradient. I didn't really think that needed to be said. There's a threshold of banter that is permissible. Full members and older gaffers understand that, and tread the line carefully. This is why we have a ToS (hint: actually read the ToS, it's kind of important). Everyone is free to speculate numbers, but as soon as you cross the line of ad hominem, and generalize in that respect, you're in dangerous territory. I've seen both participants of such an argument banned within minutes.
Read the ToS and advice threads. They'll teach you what not to say on GAF and will help you not get so close to the line, in the future. There's a reason why many industry figures have GAF accounts. It's a pretty troll free forum due to it's zero tolerance policy.
Lol. It was definitely not hot where I was.Managed to get one...ticket #60 or so...
Yeah it was getting pretty damn hot in that parking lot, haha.
I am just now reading Spectrum's posts. You're stupid and are just making guesses. The reason why the Xbox One is more on store sleves than the PS4 is not because of similar demand and Microsoft can supply more consoles to stores. It's because the PS4's demand is MUCH higher than the Xbox One's and when shipped, they sell out in minutes.
The PS4 demand > Xbox One demand. It's simple.
All PS4's and X1's sold out within minutes at my local BB.
If you go by zombies killed, PS4 is doomed...
I knew this upon buying my PS4. I'm sure many did. Still have games to finish on PS3 thanks to PS+.People should wait anyway. In retrospect I wish I had, there's nothing to play on this thing for a few months yet.
Settle down, man. The fight is over. Let's stay on topic.
How many of each?
a young mom with her kids asking about the PS4, was told they were sold out and to try early next Sunday. When the sales dude told them they had plenty of Xboxes in stock she declined and left, even as he was trying to make the argument that the Xbox was better. Thinking that $100 price difference really is a deciding factor for people
Or, the kids asked for a PS4 so that's what she wanted?
They looked like they were 7 and 5 years old, not really sure they would be choosing consoles but you could be right
They looked like they were 7 and 5 years old, not really sure they would be choosing consoles but you could be right
Lol. It was definitely not hot where I was.
Only dissapointing thing about today is that I didn't pick up a single street pass.
Don't you f*cking hate that? I didn't pick up a street pass at the PS4 or XBone launch wtf!
I know !! I know!!Guess why?
I'm not calling him a douche because I didn't get a PS4, I'm calling him a douche because he is a smug douche. I'm in that store like twice a week and he is always a smug douche. Thanks for calling me a douche and assuming I don't understand how crazy the demand is though. Classy.It seems like you're the douche here. Do you know anything about demand? They held products for the ad. The demand is SO high for this, just like it was with the Wii and the PS2. They sold out. In minutes. Sorry.
From calling the ticketing system bullshit (would you rather there be a stampede?), to whining that they didn't have enough units for everyone PLUS you (rare console launch window, Christmas shopping rush DUH), to even saying yourself this may all be a case of sour grapes--- you really don't come off as someone who has a very logical stance on ANYTHING.I'm not calling him a douche because I didn't get a PS4, I'm calling him a douche because he is a smug douche. I'm in that store like twice a week and he is always a smug douche. Thanks for calling me a douche and assuming I don't understand how crazy the demand is though. Classy.
Yes! You would think in a line of 50+ people all of whom there to buy a video game system that at least a few would bring a 3ds...Don't you f*cking hate that? I didn't pick up a street pass at the PS4 or XBone launch wtf!
Went to pick up a ps4 for my brother this morning.
Arrived 8:30 - line had about 55-60 people.
By 10am the line was about 90.
They started giving out tickets at around 9:45. Xbox One tickets were given out first and only about 15 were taken. PS4 tickets came out second.. i got number 32 and the highest i saw was 51. When we got inside they had 2 separate checkout lines one for each console. Xbox line was done within 20 minutes and by the time I got to checkout the PS4 line behind me just kept growing.
Anecdotal evidence - PS4 blew the One out of the water. Also BB employees kept going around and telling people that PS4 requires Playstation Live to play online and pushing the $800 bunduru saying that if you just buy a PS4 2 games and a controller you're already looking at $750 lol.
Anecdotal evidence - PS4 blew the One out of the water. Also BB employees kept going around and telling people that PS4 requires Playstation Live to play online and pushing the $800 bunduru saying that if you just buy a PS4 2 games and a controller you're already looking at $750 lol.
Went to pick up a ps4 for my brother this morning.
Arrived 8:30 - line had about 55-60 people.
By 10am the line was about 90.
They started giving out tickets at around 9:45. Xbox One tickets were given out first and only about 15 were taken. PS4 tickets came out second.. i got number 32 and the highest i saw was 51. When we got inside they had 2 separate checkout lines one for each console. Xbox line was done within 20 minutes and by the time I got to checkout the PS4 line behind me just kept growing.
Anecdotal evidence - PS4 blew the One out of the water. Also BB employees kept going around and telling people that PS4 requires Playstation Live to play online and pushing the $800 bunduru saying that if you just buy a PS4 2 games and a controller you're already looking at $750 lol.
Went to pick up a ps4 for my brother this morning.
Arrived 8:30 - line had about 55-60 people.
By 10am the line was about 90.
They started giving out tickets at around 9:45. Xbox One tickets were given out first and only about 15 were taken. PS4 tickets came out second.. i got number 32 and the highest i saw was 51. When we got inside they had 2 separate checkout lines one for each console. Xbox line was done within 20 minutes and by the time I got to checkout the PS4 line behind me just kept growing.
Anecdotal evidence - PS4 blew the One out of the water. Also BB employees kept going around and telling people that PS4 requires Playstation Live to play online and pushing the $800 bunduru saying that if you just buy a PS4 2 games and a controller you're already looking at $750 lol.
Do you remember being 7? Because when I was 7 there was a pretty damn big line drawn in the sand separating the genesis and snes kids. I'm not surprised at all.
So can we estimate how many units Best Buy stores got on Sunday?
Between 30-60 each?
Fuck yeah. Sega does what Nintendon't.Do you remember being 7? Because when I was 7 there was a pretty damn big line drawn in the sand separating the genesis and snes kids. I'm not surprised at all.
So can we estimate how many units Best Buy stores got on Sunday?
Between 30-60 each?
In my Best Buy district, which is composed of 13 stores around the DC/Maryland/Virgina metro area we received a little over 860 consoles between the stores. The lower end was in the 30s and the higher end was about 70-80-100+ for the bigger stores. Best Buy overall has about 1100 stores. That's sounds like a pretty healthy stock for one day. After 3 hours since opening, when I checked worked there was like only 75 left shared across all the stores.
My store sold out all 50+ consoles before 1pm as they were all ticketed in the morning line. We also had Xbox stock come in at about 25 and we still had about 15 left after all the PS4s were sold out and had 7 left when I left work 4 hours later. The Ones will no doubt sell out, but the contrast to the PS4 was a crazed frenzy; there is nothing like seeing a wall of people line up towards customer service to just buy a gaming console who waited outside for at least an hour when it was 28 degrees cold.
So can we estimate how many units Best Buy stores got on Sunday?
Between 30-60 each?
I'd like to know this as well.
From some of the earlier comments that compared it to their launch allotment, it seems like it's roughly 1/3 - 1/2 of what they received at launch. Pretty big shipment, wonder if all retailers received around that much.
Yep.
In my Best Buy district, which is composed of 13 stores around the DC/Maryland/Virgina metro area we received a little over 860 consoles between the stores. The lower end was in the 30s and the higher end was about 70-80-100+ for the bigger stores. Best Buy overall has about 1100 stores. That's sounds like a pretty healthy stock for one day. After 3 hours since opening, when I checked worked there was like only 75 left shared across all the stores.
My store sold out all 50+ consoles before 1pm as they were all ticketed in the morning line. We also had Xbox stock come in at about 25 and we still had about 15 left after all the PS4s were sold out and had 7 left when I left work 4 hours later. The Ones will no doubt sell out, but the contrast to the PS4 was a crazed frenzy; there is nothing like seeing a wall of people line up towards customer service to just buy a gaming console who waited outside for at least an hour when it was 28 degrees cold.
Went to pick up a ps4 for my brother this morning.
Arrived 8:30 - line had about 55-60 people.
By 10am the line was about 90.
They started giving out tickets at around 9:45. Xbox One tickets were given out first and only about 15 were taken. PS4 tickets came out second.. i got number 32 and the highest i saw was 51. When we got inside they had 2 separate checkout lines one for each console. Xbox line was done within 20 minutes and by the time I got to checkout the PS4 line behind me just kept growing.
Anecdotal evidence - PS4 blew the One out of the water. Also BB employees kept going around and telling people that PS4 requires Playstation Live to play online and pushing the $800 bunduru saying that if you just buy a PS4 2 games and a controller you're already looking at $750 lol.
Yup, they went around to everybody and started trying to sell their bundle. I started telling the people around that you are only buying 600 worth of stuff and they rest is just their bologna they are trying to sell you. The girl in front of me buying it for her boyfriend was buying in to their protection plan and the guy started saying it's good because a lot have been breaking, trying to scare her, and then said if you don't and it breaks after 15 days then you are out of luck and you have a brick. I told her Sony will fix it or get you a new one and they have their own protection plans you can sign up for that are cheaper
Even worse, one BB employee was talking to the girl and she was saying her boyfriend likes sports games and the guy says you know what's really big right now? NBA Live . .
I immediately stopped him there