Every gamestop employee I ask about this just keeps saying "not gonna happen". Like they aren't contemplating it happening which is dumb.
The manager at my local Gamestop, which is a big one, said they're getting 30-40 Xboxs and more than 100 PS4's at launch.
Or do you think they could be pulling a Wii and lowering the stock to create buzz?
"Got any Wii's in?"
"Nope.
"AWWWWwww.... Guess I'll call Wal-Mart "
Xbox One, by comparison, is already noted to have significantly diminished supply compared to PS4's allotment, and yet its day one launch edition is STILL available for order.
If I were MS, I would be really worried about falling far behind in install base early. At some point because of the higher price even when availability of product is stable, the PS4 will continue to outsell the 180 as long as it costs more. So spotting Sony too much of a lead early on will create an insurmountable advantage, especially since the 180 is not likely to be purchased by anyone outside the United States at this point.
Wow. Sony executives must be sitting pretty right about now. Even amazon launch edition outside of bundles are gone.
That's not a bad idea, though i would be too giddy of having a ps4 and opening it than selling it for more than 399.
If I were MS, I would be really worried about falling far behind in install base early. At some point because of the higher price even when availability of product is stable, the PS4 will continue to outsell the 180 as long as it costs more. So spotting Sony too much of a lead early on will create an insurmountable advantage, especially since the 180 is not likely to be purchased by anyone outside the United States at this point.
That's what's scary.
The manager at my local Gamestop, which is a big one, said they're getting 30-40 Xboxs and more than 100 PS4's at launch.
100 PS4s?
There's like no more room to walk.
Yeah same with XB1. The guy told me that they would ship the amount that was preordered to each store.
100 PS4s?
There's like no more room to walk.
Oh man can you imagine the launch day lines!
Being off the shelf parts other than the GPU's - the ps4 should be easy to produce en masse moreso than the PS3 was, atleast.
A custom chip that contains the cpu and gpu is not exactly off the shelf.
What's the difference between the Launch and Standard editions?
Yikes I forgot about that.Holy crap, are we gonna be hearing news reports about stick ups and armed robberies for the PS Quadruple this Holiday season?
Sure seems like it with what a hawt product it is right now.
I'm still fairly certain that A LOT of these preorders are gonna be unfulfilled come launch day.
Or positive, depending on how you look at it.
I pre-ordered on Amazon as soon as the price was announced during the conference. Wasn't gonna take chances. And Gamestop has been known to take more pre-orders than they can fulfill at launch, so I wasn't gonna deal with them.
Holy crap, are we gonna be hearing news reports about stick ups and armed robberies for the PS Quadruple this Holiday season?
Sure seems like it with what a hawt product it is right now.
It's like I was saying in the other thread... unlike Sony, MS doesn't have Japan and (non-UK) Europe to fall back on to fill in the performance gap with a major North American underperformance. If MS flubs hard in the UK and America, they're essentially fucked.
Holy crap, are we gonna be hearing news reports about stick ups and armed robberies for the PS Quadruple this Holiday season?
Sure seems like it with what a hawt product it is right now.
I have one pre-ordered from Amazon, but it looks like my Best Buy is still taking in-store pre-orders. What does it cost to pre-order one there? I'd do it online but putting $400 on hold is just insane.
Holy crap, are we gonna be hearing news reports about stick ups and armed robberies for the PS Quadruple this Holiday season?
Sure seems like it with what a hawt product it is right now.
While people are killing themselves on launch lines, I'm going to be cozy at home, waiting for Amazon/UPS to drop off my shiny new console.
Being off the shelf parts other than the GPU's - the ps4 should be easy to produce en masse moreso than the PS3 was, atleast.
November NPD results/sales that we will get in December are going to be absolutely glorious (just to see what actually happens). Can't wait for it.
I pre-ordered on Amazon as soon as the price was announced during the conference. Wasn't gonna take chances. And Gamestop has been known to take more pre-orders than they can fulfill at launch, so I wasn't gonna deal with them.
No, they won't. We'll see PS3 with 1.1 million, 360 with 1.7 million, X1 with 200.000 and PS4 with 350.000. And that is a best case scenario from todays perspective. In a reality with new iPads and other tablets you can cut every number by 20 %. Oh yeah, that and the $1 billion marketing budget that will be in full effect come September, that will most likely reverse the whole situation to X1 outselling PS4 in the US.
No, they won't. We'll see PS3 with 1.1 million, 360 with 1.7 million, X1 with 200.000 and PS4 with 350.000. And that is a best case scenario from todays perspective. In a reality with new iPads and other tablets you can cut every number by 20 %. Oh yeah, that and the $1 billion marketing budget that will be in full effect come September, that will most likely reverse the whole situation to X1 outselling PS4 in the US.
The key part you're missing is that even if XBO suffers the same "fate" as the PS3, MS can't hope to recover, because they have no markets to fall back on and say "Wow...we fucked up, lets make the XboxTwo a beast, by gamers, for gamers!"It's like I was saying in the other thread... unlike Sony, MS doesn't have Japan and (non-UK) Europe to fall back on to fill in the performance gap with a major North American underperformance. If MS flubs hard in the UK and America, they're essentially fucked.
Or positive, depending on how you look at it. Even though now that Microsoft reversed their DRM strategy, there is a clear message here... some things gamers are willing to fight for. And that means that in the future, even if only for a second, they will stop to consider what happened her this time before they do it again. So basically, if gamers proceed to ignore the system and the Xbox One has a rough start, the lesson Microsoft will have been taught will resonate a bit more.
Sony had to learn a similar lesson when they tried to tell us to get a second job for their painfully bloated, overdesigned and overpriced PS3 with the shittier versions of all multiplatform games and a mediocre controller. They learned that gamers do have a limit, and loyalty only goes so far.
I am not sure Sony would have learned that lesson if PS3 didn't have the rough start it did; I'm unsure Microsoft will learn the lesson unless XBO suffers a similar rough start.
there isn't a chance in hell they will be able to fill in all of these pre-orders for day one
my two local eb games had 29 and 42 PS4 pre orders respectively by the Friday of E3 week.
Please. Like the tension of the mailing service not delivering your new uber toy on time isn't comparable to queue pains..While people are killing themselves on launch lines, I'm going to be cozy at home, waiting for Amazon/UPS to drop off my shiny new console.