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SCEA: PS3 Supply May Be "Tight" In Coming Months
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RustyNails
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So I was informed that my 80GB phat is showing symptoms of an incoming YLOD (Heavy Rain's graphics acting weird). I honestly don't believe it, but who knows. I was looking at stores where I could trade my phat for a slim while its in good condition, but goddamn, its running dry everywhere. Gamestop and Gamecrazy are out of stock, called them this morning. They don't know when the new stock is coming in.
Walmart
Fry's
BestBuy
Target
I honestly don't want to sell my phat on Ebay even though I can get pretty good deals. Reason is because I don't wanna sell a potentially faulty system to some dude who is willing to fork out $350 for it. Gamestop said they can only trade about $130 for store-credit. What do you guys suggest I do?
Walmart
Fry's
BestBuy
Target
I honestly don't want to sell my phat on Ebay even though I can get pretty good deals. Reason is because I don't wanna sell a potentially faulty system to some dude who is willing to fork out $350 for it. Gamestop said they can only trade about $130 for store-credit. What do you guys suggest I do?
RustyNails
Member
I can order from Canada even though I live in US? Shipping charges?bizatch said:
But that's not my main concern. My main concern is selling my PS3
RustyNails said:So I was informed that my 80GB phat is showing symptoms of an incoming YLOD (Heavy Rain's graphics acting weird). I honestly don't believe it, but who knows. I was looking at stores where I could trade my phat for a slim while its in good condition, but goddamn, its running dry everywhere. Gamestop and Gamecrazy are out of stock, called them this morning. They don't know when the new stock is coming in.
I honestly don't want to sell my phat on Ebay even though I can get pretty good deals. Reason is because I don't wanna sell a potentially faulty system to some dude who is willing to fork out $350 for it. Gamestop said they can only trade about $130 for store-credit. What do you guys suggest I do?
Heavy Rain seems to be a buggy game so I suggest you do nothing. If it breaks I'd contact Sony and pay $150 for a refurbished slim.
RustyNails
Member
Thanks for the advice. Are refurbed Slims reliable?Massa said:
Edit: I was thinking maybe take the $130 trade value from Gamestop and buy the brand new 120GB slim for $20 more rather than pay $150 for the refurb deal from Sony. But the problem is Gamestop's stock is unreliable.
Its all moot though, because like you said Heavy Rain is glitchy. But I'm trying to be careful.
vicissitudes
Banned
:lol :lol :lol Just saw this, wtf people are scalping the PS3 now? What is this, 2006?makingmusic476 said:
pharmboy044
Member
NVM
Psychotext
Member
Can you smell six months without sales too?KAL2006 said:
Fox Mulder
Member
Kolgar said:
it would be pretty stupid for this to be anything other than Sony underestimating demand. Sure, it takes time to ramp up production, but to purposefully hold back consoles right as some huge games release is goddamn insane.
yurinka
Member
I think Sony said something about PS3 being cheaper to produce in March. Maybe they had some major changes manufacturing it and this is why they had this delay shipping (and will sell it at the same price).
I think Sony didn't understimated demand, since as I remember they aren't going to reach their stimated FY sales, nope?
I think Sony didn't understimated demand, since as I remember they aren't going to reach their stimated FY sales, nope?
yurinka said:
They were on a pace to exceed the estimate. I guess it depends on just how low supply has been this month, and how widespread the shortages have been. Seems like it's a US-only phenomenon. If so, they'll likely make the number anyway.
It'd be nice if some video game journalist would pick up the phone and ask SCEA what the deal is. I guess that's too much to expect.
so yeah... 92648 SoCal, gamestops are out of 120 GB and 250GB units... there are some left 90 miles away. And there is an single gamestop with 250GB 20 miles away (i think their search shows 100 mile radius which is >100 gamestops).
unless something happens really fast, sony is so screwed...
unless something happens really fast, sony is so screwed...
UtadaBarkley
Member
Argh, how annoying. I have $200+ of GameStop credit, and was looking to buy a PS3, but no GameStop within 100 miles has any... Ugh, talk about bad timing.
johnnylineup
Neo Member
This is too funny. I didn't believe this story when it first came out. I also didn't believe my friend today when he told me he's been calling all over the place for a ps3 and can't find one. I (we) live in philadelphia, obviously there is no shortage of stores that normally carry consoles but apparently he can't find one anywhere. I still have my doubts that he's tried calling everywhere but I guess this thread does give his story a little more cred.
edit: at work and left out a word
edit: at work and left out a word
vicissitudes
Banned
Is this an actual shortage or just much higher demand than usual? In January there were some reports of shortages but the PS3 still sold about the same amount as the 360. Are those numbers going to go down dramatically in February, or is this just an increase in demand?
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
i don't know if this has anything to do with their supply issues, and the new product codes that we saw recently, but my friends 60gb crapped out on him, and he had an interesting conversation with sony on the phone. they basically told him he could pay them about $30 less if he just gets a 120gb slim shipped to him instead of getting his 60gb repaired. ($150 + shipping + tax)
said they seemed a bit aggressive on the phone with the offer. like they were hoping to not have to keep a phat out in the wild.
said they seemed a bit aggressive on the phone with the offer. like they were hoping to not have to keep a phat out in the wild.
Don't know if this has been mentioned in this thread but I heard rumors (via folks I work with in retail) that there's been some sort of labor dispute in China that's impacted PS3 production and caused supply issues. Supposedly said dispute is now cleared up and the little black beauties are now rolling off the assembly line again so hopefully everyone will have them back in stock again soon.
I know that my store used to keep several dozen of the things on hand at all times before Christmas but since the new year hit we've been lucky to get a handful in a shipment and of course those are gone the day we get them. If the same thing is going on in multiple regions (and it sounds like it is) then Sony probably lost alot of money this month in hardware sales.
I know that my store used to keep several dozen of the things on hand at all times before Christmas but since the new year hit we've been lucky to get a handful in a shipment and of course those are gone the day we get them. If the same thing is going on in multiple regions (and it sounds like it is) then Sony probably lost alot of money this month in hardware sales.
pharmboy044
Member
tokkun said:
I guess Sony did take your whole "ball is in your court" statement to heart and restocked Amazon...
OldJadedGamer
Banned
Commanche Raisin Toast said:
They've been offering this for a while now. I think it has to do more with them not wanting to keep super old parts in stock to keep fixing the old fat units. Plus, the clock works fine in the slim.
My friend called around to pretty much every electronics store in DE yesterday--none to be found. Not 120 GB, not 250 GB, not even some left over fatties. I'm hoping for a restock sometime around the launch of GOW3, so I can use some various giftcards I've been hoarding, and then I won't have to have it shipped.
My friend though seems more desperate than I am--he's ready to drive into PA and pay tax just to get it this week. :lol
My friend though seems more desperate than I am--he's ready to drive into PA and pay tax just to get it this week. :lol
UntoldDreams
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JaseC said:
PS3 final future SKU form.
TheLegendary
Member
Don't know if it's just my area but the shortage has only gotten worse recently. I've called every Best Buy, Gamestop, etc within a 50 mile radius and nobody has it nor do they have any idea when they'll get any. From what some have said they havent gotten any shipments in weeks so it seems like a production issue to me.
No major online stores have it either except for Amazon which is through some third party merchant. Damnit, as soon as I'm in the market for the thing they have to disappear. Pretty bad timing with The Show, FF13 and God of War all coming out around the same time. Yikes.
No major online stores have it either except for Amazon which is through some third party merchant. Damnit, as soon as I'm in the market for the thing they have to disappear. Pretty bad timing with The Show, FF13 and God of War all coming out around the same time. Yikes.