giancarlo123x
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Over 20 Xbox's and 0 PS4's at my local mall in Coral Springs, Florida.
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PS4/Xbox One Sunday Retail Stock Check: December 15-25
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That doesn't add up. "We have them, but we won't put them on the floor because too many people would buy them. Instead, we'll stick them in the back and only sell them if asked." That's a terrible way to run a store, and Walmart execs are some of the best in the business at running stores.
Alpolio
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THAT makes perfect sense. An EBay reseller bet on the wrong horse.
James Sawyer Ford
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Weird, I thought PS4s were going to have a massive shipment today? Or maybe they already sold out? Or are they holding it for Sunday
Apeopleman
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Best Buy is apparently getting a big shipment today.
They'd best sell it today then, it's the 22nd....
MrFortyFive
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Just checked 4 stores (Target, Wal-Mart, Meijer, GameStop). All of them had full cases of XB1s, but it's hard to tell how many they really had since only 4-6 will fit in a case due to the big boxes. No PS4s to be found except one at Wal-Mart.
Lots of PS3s, didn't see too many 360s, and a moderate amount of WiiUs. 3DS of all kinds everywhere.
Lots of PS3s, didn't see too many 360s, and a moderate amount of WiiUs. 3DS of all kinds everywhere.
Amazon got a pile and sold them Friday and Saturday.
Edit: You know today is Sunday, right?
Delusibeta
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By the sounds of it, it looks like the demand for the PS4 is still sky high, while it appears that the Xbone has enough in stock to satisfy its hardcore base.
I'd probably call that bad news for Microsoft, since the Xbone has saw nowhere near the demand that the PS4 is experiencing. Expect the Xbone to nosedive in sales.
Though I don't plan on buying either yet, I've been keeping track for fun. In two Walmarts and two Targets In Salt Lake City and nearby Centerville, I've seen 16 XboxOnes and 0 PS4s. I thought I saw a lone PS4 on a Best Buy shelf, but it was a display box.
I realize how anecdotal all of this is, and it could be attributed to restocking times or supply issues, but at least from a consumer's perspective the XboxOne is not the "hot Christmas item."
I realize how anecdotal all of this is, and it could be attributed to restocking times or supply issues, but at least from a consumer's perspective the XboxOne is not the "hot Christmas item."
Just what he told me when I asked. Says they have 40 in the back but only sell them on Sundays to get people in for the AD. And the only offer 10-12 for sale each Sunday. Offered to sell me one because I was in uniform. But they had none in the case so I tend to believe him. So either he was lying and they had none and he was going to look silly if I decided to purchase or he did have plenty in the back. Sure they will freely put them out once Christmas is over.
Plus you act as if Bestbuy hasn't been keeping supply off shelves till Sunday these past few weeks.
PS4 with 1 game bundles have been in stock at argos.co.uk for home delivery for a couple of days now. I think you could get one delivered before christmas if you order now and pay the extra £4 for next day delivery.
EDIT: XB1 also in stock at argos, including the base £429 model.
There's a difference between keeping them in the back for the Sunday ad (which makes sense) and keeping them in the back "so word doesn't get out and there is a mob". I mean, the entire purpose of the sunday ad to get the word out, right?
Katana_Strikes
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Tesco online have had them in all week at least. They either have had a huge shipment or the demand isn't there, which will be worrying for MS come next year if it's the latter.
Alpolio
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I know. I hear reports of PS4's out there, but no pictures. Almost everyone has a camera on their cell. It makes me wonder if the reports are true.
velvet_nitemare
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The point of the Sunday thing is to keep people coming in each week nothing to do with mob control. If they had a resupply each week they would welcome the hordes.
LiquidMetal14
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Checked in the Walmart in Inverness, FL, not a giant area but the clerk said they were going through PS4's much faster than XB.
spookyfish
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Yeah my uncle who worked for Nintendo said the same thing. He also got to see Street Fighter V.
turnbuckle
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Every single place I've been in the last couple of day have had both ps4s in stock and xb1. First time I've seen ps4s readily available (Kalamazoo, Michigan).
I stopped by my Best Buy in Portsmouth, VA to go look at any good Xbox 360 deals and used games they had. I figured now that the next gen was out, It'd be a good time to get a 360 on the cheap.
I said hello the the guy at the Geek Squad...and literally tripped over an Xbox One. I felt stupid but soldiered on. I think they had about 10 or so Xbox Ones lying around, no PS4s.
I also went to the Gamestop next door. About 5 Xbox Ones, no PS4s.
I said hello the the guy at the Geek Squad...and literally tripped over an Xbox One. I felt stupid but soldiered on. I think they had about 10 or so Xbox Ones lying around, no PS4s.
I also went to the Gamestop next door. About 5 Xbox Ones, no PS4s.
turnbuckle
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I guess I could have taken pictures but I hardly thought to. I can see why some people would troll, but doubt many members of gaf would do that. It'd be pretty funny to have a poster getting caught lying about it though.
Killing_Joke
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Haha i use to work at that gamestop.
If they have it in their ad for this week, this is the right way to do it. Why would you advertise a product as being in stock and not have any on that day? Why waste marketing dollars to get people to come in and purchase one, only to have it sold out the previous week. Best Buy and other retailers have been doing this. Holding stock for their ads so customers don't come in disappointed.
Edit: Just read the sarcasm, lol.
This is what my local gamestop manager said yesterday when I went in. They actually had plenty of Xbox Ones and zero PS4s. He said anytime they get PS4s they are gone within the hour. I'm in SoCal.
Cornbread78
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So I guess 3DS and 360 are gonna win Dec. NPD, right guys?
It's probably to prevent someone from trying to steal one, because they're pretty high-demand items right now and for the forseeable future. This is just to keep a random guy from picking one up and running with it. We do the same thing with high-dollar items at my Rite Aid store, just to make sure that the item has been purchased.
SoopaMan2K
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I'm looking to get mine on January 3rd. I would be really mad if I have to wait till March to get one.
Anyway, all the M&P(Mom & Pop) stores around me(Brooklyn, N.Y.) are selling PS4's at the price of the XBone. There's no way I would pay over $435(including the change) for this console.
Anyway, all the M&P(Mom & Pop) stores around me(Brooklyn, N.Y.) are selling PS4's at the price of the XBone. There's no way I would pay over $435(including the change) for this console.
Apeopleman
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You're a gentleman and a scholar.
What retard retailer would fill a customer facing shelf with empty boxes only to have no stock?
None with any ounce of sanity would be my answer.
You have no idea how hard it was
Saved me 400 bucks though.
turnbuckle
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The Wal-Mart I went to yesterday didn't have any vitas in stock and I saw someone pick up tearaway (for $40, no less). Heh, I told her it was $18 on psn this weekend but she said it was for a gift, something to put under a tree.
So vita and tearaway will be the surprise winners in December NPD
Local Wal-Mart here has been doing the same thing. They had 24 PS4s but were holding them in the back and required customers to ask for one. This was a Sunday too. I think it's pretty lame since everything is already locked behind glass so I don't quite see the reasoning.
serversurfer
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At least in the US, retailers are legally obligated to have a certain amount of stock available if it's in their ad, which gets printed well in advance of the sale date. If Best Buy is advertising PS4s in the Sunday flyer but sold their entire stock when it arrived on Thursday evening, they can be prosecuted for "bait and switch;" advertising a popular product you don't actually have in hopes of unloading your stock of the unpopular product once you've lured people in to your store.
Apeopleman
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Possibly to discourage people from buying more than 1. They are still in extremely high demand and selling at a 100$ markup on CL and ebay, and this way you have to approach a worker to go to the back. Chances are they'll remember your face and demeanor and you won't try to come back and buy another (should a scalper attempt it)
Having display boxes is retarded? In what universe?
Depends. Are we talking about display boxes or empty retail boxes which have barcodes and serial numbers on them?
TheXfactor
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xbox ones being everywhere is worrying for microsoft, supply has defiantly meat demand, they should be selling out at this stage of the game, not have stacks of 10 xbox ones at every store
Is it OK to start saying "pics or didn't happen" as a response to all these reports? I mean, we DO se a lot of pictures about Xbox Ones on the shelves, but not a single one with PS4's.
Unless all their consoles are placed in one country trying to overpower another console who hardly sees shelf time.
Just different marketing between both.
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