FrankWza
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I think it's half way between this new excuse and the prelaunch DOA prediction. So $300 but more on Amazon because people go there before ebay and they are strict with resellers listing these items for a while now.
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PlayStation Portal has sold out two days after launch | Listings with inflated prices have started to appear online
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Kojima just got his Portal!
Senua
Gold Member
These are definitely the same people who can't see the difference between 30 and 60
MScarpa
Member
An excuse for what? It will be interesting to see how this plays out after the holidays. There will be returns, just how many is the question.
FrankWza
Member
And excuse for why it's sold out and fetching 50%+ higher markups on aftermarket sites. It went from DOA to being purchased predominantly by non-tech savvy parents and illiterates. Hopefully, all these resellers take returns because the people paying $300+ are going to have to resell themselves. Either way it has nothing to do with aftermarket. If you pay a 50-125% markup and you don't know you need a PS5....well, Theres a word for that.
This can be said about every retail electronics item ever. The Pulse Explore are already sold out of preorder. Maybe parents are buying them because they think they can listen to PS5 without buying one?
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Justb scrolling through questions and answers even on Best Buy site and see the question all the time like just the top and bottom one here, do I need a PS5 for this to work
ByWatterson
Member
Hell yeah.
Will be getting one whenever I can.
Will be getting one whenever I can.
FrankWza
Member
At retailers. He was using this to explain the $450 price on Amazon. I get people might be confused but if you're actively searching it out on aftermarket sites it takes mistake returns pretty much out of he equation.Justb scrolling through questions and answers even on Best Buy site and see the question all the time like just the top and bottom one here, do I need a PS5 for this to work
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I saw something the other day about check back in early December.PlayStation first store description said come back today for more stock. Still out of stock and that message has now been removed
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
If Sony sold around 100k Portals in week one in Europe, then I expect they did the same in NA. And I'd guess they would have sold around 50k in Asia.
So maybe they made 250k for launch and sold out in the first week and we're taking by surprise....
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Thought my nephew would be the ideal candidate for this thing and showing him mine at our Thanksgiving family gathering and he wasn't impressed at all with not being able to play it on the school bus
I guess the one I got him for Christmas will be going back to Best Buy though I am still rather enjoying mine
I guess the one I got him for Christmas will be going back to Best Buy though I am still rather enjoying mine
FrankWza
Member
They restocked today and sold out within minutesPlayStation first store description said come back today for more stock. Still out of stock and that message has now been removed
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Restocked where? The EU?
Sounds like you might be able to flip it for a markup if he doesn't want it.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Likely but would rather return it to Best Buy and let someone else get it for a normal price
Yeah no idea what their initial production and expectations were, we may see initial sales in the Japanese weekly charts to get a small indication. Or during their next quarterly results announcement.
onnextflix5
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Just saw DF’s take, they said the 2012 wii u game pad was miles better then this junk lol, it’s just a overpriced remote player,
Unknown?
Member
And the same who like Xcloud or Stadia.
FrankWza
Member
U. S.
FrankWza
Member
It restocked early this morning on PS Direct.This was US site on Sunday:
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
The Wii U can't be used outside of your house though.
How? I've been checking daily in the US with no chance to buy it.
FrankWza
Member
It was overnight A.M.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
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Mibu no ookami
Member
I have no idea why Sony doesn't take pre-orders again once items sell out to at least let people know if they can get certain items before the holidays.
I feel like Sony's community support is so trash.
I feel like Sony's community support is so trash.
CrimsonSquall
Member
Nah. It plays like a Wii U Gamepad at home as in 1:1 basically but you can play your games on it anywhere with wifi which is really nice because it’s an 8inch screen with dualsense functionality.
For $200 thats a dubya
FrankWza
Member
A little hype never hurts, especially this time of year. Retail workers had no idea what it was a week ago and now they are starting to get calls about it. Pretty great for an accessory.
The screen is sweet-spot good. I don't think people realize it unless they have it in hand.
magnumpy
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I can't tell the difference between 30 and 60. which is why I've become a heathen, worshipping at the alter of Satan bless his unholy dark name.
join us!!1 join us and relinquish your soul eternally to the dark lord!!1
MasterCornholio
Member
I think the big difference is developers don't have to do anything with portal. Curious to see how that will impact its sales.
Mibu no ookami
Member
I just mean on direct. It seems like they haven't learned anything from the PS5 launch. Limiting 1 per PS User account would ensure people could actually get these if they want them. And enabling pre-orders for future shipments can let people know if this is something they can get before christmas for their spouse or kids.
MasterCornholio
Member
This is a genius move by Sony because you are introducing cloud gaming the right way.
So many customers are happy with the latency and how this thing works that when you have a cloud device that can perform the same or better, people will accept it and flock to it without the resistance they once had.
Sony introduced remote play ages ago. All they did was give people the option to play it on a device with proper controls which is what many devices lack.
Also this device doesn't hurt the PS5.
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laynelane
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Sony introduced remote play ages ago. All they did was give people the option to play it on a device with proper controls which is what many devices lack.
Also this device doesn't hurt the PS5.
Yep, I've used remote play many times with my PS4. Just take my laptop and controller and play while resting in my bed. It's pretty comfy. That said, the Portal sounds like a step-up for this in many ways.
THE DUCK
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Every person that slams this device doesn't own it. Spent some more time with it tonight, it just works so well.
And the wii u comparison is silly, this has a massively larger and more usable screen, better controls, and it doesn't cut out if you move more than 15ft from the console.
Ps portal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wi u.
And the wii u comparison is silly, this has a massively larger and more usable screen, better controls, and it doesn't cut out if you move more than 15ft from the console.
Ps portal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wi u.
midnightAI
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Don't you mean that was John's take, who has never even held one never mind played a game on one. The same DF that said PS5 won't have proper Raytracing even though they were told explicitly that it had? That DF?
People do have these now, you know that right? People on this very forum have them in their hands, are playing them and enjoying them.
Actually, wait a minute, is your name 'Moss'? Is this you in this clip (the one on the left)...
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mrmustard
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I think it's not that most people doubt the functionality, it's more that they just don't have any use for it.
Ar¢tos
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The typical internet approach:
"A problem I don't have is a problem that doesn't exist, therefore any solution for such problem is stupid and pointless.
ME!
ME!
ME!
ME!
Nobody else matters in this world, only my needs are important!"
mrmustard
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Buddy, don't yell at me or get a heart attack. I just said why i think people complain, i'm not one of them.
ChuckeRearmed
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We will judge the success if Sony reports the numbers next quarter.
Senua
Gold Member
MasterCornholio
Member
The Wii Us gamepad isn't a console.
Now if you compare just the Wii Us gamepad to this device its a different story.
THE DUCK
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What is a success? It's r&d costs and tooling to build are quite low, and the success or failure of the ps5 will not be affected by it one bit. Do you track sales success of other peripherals in this price range like the dualsense edge?
I would contend that as long as sony sells what it builds, and people who buy it are happy, Sony probably sees this as a success. And something to use to tweak designs of future units and or portable console.
Psvr2, on the other hand, is a whole other beast, between its high cost, high r&d costs, and reliance on custom software, it's a lot harder to meet the goals there.
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FoxMcChief
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Both work great for me with WiFi. PS Remote Play app doesn’t seem to let me play over cellular connection anymore, even if I have 729 down and 120 up. Xbox app works with cellular though.
Likely a bug from firmware on either the app or the PS5. Xbox app had this similar issue earlier in the year and a patch fixed it.
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FoxMcChief
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Kojima is such a phony.
MidGenRefresh
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It will be interesting to see the return % numbers on this. There's probably a lot of people that purchased it without even knowing exactly what it is and even more with shitty home WiFi making it unusable.
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Keep dreaming.
MidGenRefresh
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Exactly the response I was expecting.
MasterCornholio
Member
Reminds me of when people were saying there would be massive returns with the PS5 once the comparisons came out.
I guess we have to wait and see what happens because the reality can be very different.