Agnostic2020
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Post bookmarked once the sale figure comes out we ll come back to this but u ll have more excuses.
Ps is the most popular gaming brand in console space . Deal with it bud
Post bookmarked once the sale figure comes out we ll come back to this but u ll have more excuses.
Post bookmarked once the sale figure comes out we ll come back to this but u ll have more excuses.
Ps is the most popular gaming brand in console space . Deal with it bud
Scalpers are counting on unwavering allegiances to all boxes, video cards and brands. How are you trying to spin this as if Sony is the only company impacted by the bots? If so, that is bad news for their competition.I’m sure that what the scalpers are counting on, unwavering allegiance to a box.
Well, everyone is locked in their homes this time with more free time. Not the same climate to make a comparison.
Scalpers are counting on unwavering allegiances to all boxes, video cards and brands. How are you trying to spin this as if Sony is the only company impacted by the bots? If so, that is bad news for their competition.
I'd drop the hammer on a PS5 right now if one became available even though I'm saving money for holiday next week. Couldn't give a fuck really. My girlfriend and I can sleep on the streets for 1 night while away on holiday. Sacrifices have to be made. This is the life of a gamer. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the foreseeable future. We can take the hit.By any metric, in any financial or social climate, to sell the same amount of product in half a day as your last product did in three months is ridiculous.
Sony must be shitting a brick about meeting demand. That’s terrifyingly high interest.
They apologised for the pre order mess. Not sure how you extrapolate that as them apologising for their marketing?
It would be absolutely unprecedented if it ends up being true that no PS5s are available to purchase on the release day, either online or in physical stores. Guess where all those disappointed buyers would go with their hard-earned cash? I do not think Sony is foolish to allow their competitors to benefit from this.
I’m just pointing at that their marketing isn’t “perfect” and far from it like people seem to believe. I’ll put more weight to PS5 success from the fantastic foundation which is coming strongly from the PS4 than what PS5 marketing team did honestly.
Well, everyone is locked in their homes this time with more free time. Not the same climate to make a comparison.
And there are alot of Scalpers nowadays who buy something just to sell it on eBay.Well, everyone is locked in their homes this time with more free time. Not the same climate to make a comparison.
And there are alot of Scalpers nowadays who buy something just to sell it on eBay.
No. I just mentioned a fact, you will be surprised how many PlayStation 5 consoles will be sold for horrendous prices on eBay at the launch day if not already. And this also applies to the XBox Series X.Does this news make you upset?
COVID won't affect this purchase though. After new consoles don't happen that often.Yup, far less people with jobs too.
Jim has been part of management since forever: https://www.sony.net/pressroom/executives/Jim_202006E.pdfThat's definitely not his achievement at all, but the previous management's.
Based on what we know so far, I would say that this is not an accurate comparison.People should look at Nvidia's RTX3000 series launch to see where this is going
COVID won't affect this purchase though. After new consoles don't happen that often.
Well, everyone is locked in their homes this time with more free time. Not the same climate to make a comparison.
What evidence do you expect? Consoles haven't been released yet.Any evidence to support that?
True. They are very similar. That transition even destroyed Dreamcast or something Legendary.That's part of it. The other part is the fact that the PS3 to PS4 transition had a lot of uncertainty around it whereas the PS4 to PS5 is pretty much the smoothest console transition since the PS1 to PS2 one.
Any evidence to support that?
My pre-order was placed on June 10, so yeah.Not sure if Daniel is right on this one. In the quote isn't clear if he means 12 weeks of preorders or 12 weeks after PS4 release (in the USA):
"The Japanese tech company pre-sold as many PS5 consoles in the first 12 hours in the United States as in the first 12 weeks for its predecessor PlayStation 4 device, Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said in an interview. "
Did they open the PS4 preorders in USA more than 12 weeks before its launch?
U better have preordered if u wanted one I guess
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Sony seeing 'very considerable' PS5 demand ahead of launch
Sony Corp <6758.T> is seeing "very considerable" demand for its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console via pre-orders, its gaming chief said, as the tech firm targets pole position in the race to tap the growth of gaming globally with the device's Nov. 12 launch.mobile.reuters.com
Switch sales numbers suggests there is plenty of demand for consoles that people actually want to buy.can’t afford Your house payment? Buy a ps5 any ways. Seems legit...
Not that many people were not able to afford the house payment. Not to mention even if they couldn't - buying a console would not affect anything at all. So a lot of people buy new goods - like IPhones for example - even if they have issue with money.can’t afford Your house payment? Buy a ps5 any ways. Seems legit...
because last gen was so good they want to play it all again!Who could imagine that such a successful generation with an incredibly strong last year and an exciting new console would lead to this?
Doesn’t make sense. People should be jumping over each other to buy the other box because
What evidence do you expect? Consoles haven't been released yet.
All the indicators shows that hardware has not been sold worse than last time without the pandemic or whatever. Even stuff like Nvidia cards was sold out fast. And those are the expensive toys. And Nintendo consoles are continuously sold in huge quantities. Phones, etc.There's no evidence to draw a comparison because we didn't have consoles during the last pandemic. You're basically just saying things.
You don't get my point. Compare current Sony with ~ 2009 - ~ 2018 SonyNot sure if Daniel is right on this one. In the quote isn't clear if he means 12 weeks of preorders or 12 weeks after PS4 release (in the USA):
"The Japanese tech company pre-sold as many PS5 consoles in the first 12 hours in the United States as in the first 12 weeks for its predecessor PlayStation 4 device, Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said in an interview. "
Did they open the PS4 preorders in USA more than 12 weeks before its launch? Edit: He may be right, PS4 preorders in the USA started June 10th, 2013. PS4 was released November 15th, 2013. So yes, preorders started 5 months before release, more than 12 weeks (3 months).
Jim has been part of management since forever: https://www.sony.net/pressroom/executives/Jim_202006E.pdf
But the success of a console is the achievement of a huge team of both the corporation and their partners, including 3rd party developers or marketing companies. It isn't an achievement of a single specific person.
All the indicators shows that hardware has not been sold worse than last time without the pandemic or whatever. Even stuff like Nvidia cards was sold out fast. And those are the expensive toys. And Nintendo consoles are continuously sold in huge quantities. Phones, etc.
PS4 was a transition from the dubious PS3 generation. PS5 is a transition from the successful PS4 generation. Just like mentioned before - it is similar to the transition from PS1 to PS2 and everybody knows how much hype did it have. It is the next generation of the console - for such events people sometimes are even preparing in advance.I'm seeing boosts here and there. Many things are selling well but I've seen nothing like the preorders for PS5. The ps4 sold incredibly well and PS5 is outright destroying it.
No.I did a quick search, and apparently PS4 sold 5.3M units in the first 3 months.
Is Jim Ryan saying PS5 sold more than that in the first 12 hours of pre orders? This is crazy
This is pure marketing, fueling the hype machine.
It would be absolutely unprecedented if it ends up being true that no PS5s are available to purchase on the release day, either online or in physical stores. Guess where all those disappointed buyers would go with their hard-earned cash? I do not think Sony is foolish to allow their competitors to benefit from this.
COVID19 or not, Sony have been cranking out PS5s since June, long after China managed to contain the virus (internally) and bring back manufacturing to normal levels.
On top of this, there will be a lot of unopened returns after scalpers realize that people are not stupid enough to pay 2 times the normal price. I hope that in future Sony handles preorders direct-only, one per mailing address.