Official PlayStation 4 Thread

[Swarley]

Is Amazon's PS4 BF4 Launch Edition bundle going to be released on Dec 31st, or is Amazon's date not updated? Either way I preordered.

Just a placeholder date. You can more than likely count on sometime between October 29th and November 19th.

[Twigg4075]

Is Amazon's PS4 BF4 Launch Edition bundle going to be released on Dec 31st, or is Amazon's date not updated? Either way I preordered.

I noticed that too. I'm sure it's because Sony still has announced an actual date so companies always use December 31st as a placeholder date.

[Handleit_44]

Sony gave GameStop the go ahead to take an unlimited amount of preorders for the PS4

In a memo given to GameStop stores this morning, Sony has given the go ahead to take an unlimited amount of preorders for the PlayStation 4.
Here is the information GameStop stores received today.

1. PS4 Reservation New Information
Starting now, through this weekend and until further notice, Sony has allowed us to take unlimited preorders beyond your current allotments. In other-words, the flood gates are open for PS4 system reserves, we will let you know when to stop preordering based on limited quantities.

A source gave us this information and has been verified with a second source. We've been told that many GameStop locations weren't close to fulfilling their PS4 preorders due to a high allocation count. One store was cited to have initially 24 PS4's allocated for preorders, which then increased to 138 systems throughout the week. Currently that location has 66 preorders for the PS4. In contrast with the Xbox One, there's 12 preoders with an allocation of 18.

Last week, Andrew House, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, told The Wall Street Journal that "demand may outstrip supply," after Sony raised their internal sales projections for the next-gen console. Jack Tretton from Sony was told by GameStop executives that the chain would buy "every single unit" that Sony can produce if they could.

According to this leaked memo, it seems like GameStop may just be doing that. Either Sony has just given GameStop a huge supply of PS4 systems or this is a push to fulfill their previous allocation numbers. Either way, this seems like out of the norm for a console that is expected to be in short supply.

[SethMode]

Either they are super confident in how many consoles they can manufacture by launch...or some people are going to be really bummed when they're cashing in their preorder in March 2014.

[Twigg4075]

Either they are super confident in how many consoles they can manufacture by launch...or some people are going to be really bummed when they're cashing in their preorder in March 2014.

I'm thinking it's way more the latter. How on Earth can you tell the biggest game retailer in the World to just go ahead and take "infinite" pre-orders? You know why? Because Gamestop will come out looking like the bad guy when all those orders aren't filled. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of G$ but in this case that would be a really shitty thing to happen to them.

Who are customers going to be screaming at? Sony for not meeting demand or GS for not filling the pre-orders? Exactly.

It's a win-win for Sony and quite possibly a lose-lose for GS.

[Swarley]

I think we're going to have another holiday season '06 on our hands.

[Twigg4075]

I think we're going to have another holiday season '06 on our hands.

I'm not sure it will be that bad as it looks like a ton of people are pre-ordering online from places like Amazon. That was nowhere near as prevalent back in 2005 and 2006.

[Handleit_44]

I'm just glad I got my preorder in at Amazon as soon as they opened.

Launch Edition.


Fuck dealing with the masses at retail stores.

[Twigg4075]

Fuck dealing with the masses at retail stores.

Camping out and waiting in line for a console is almost as bad as texting in lieu of Voxer.

[Swarley]

Camping out and waiting in line for a console is almost as bad as texting in lieu of Voxer.

As an older person, sure. But come on, that experience would be fun as hell for a kid/teenager.

[Primetime]

Camping out and waiting in line for a console is almost as bad as texting in lieu of Voxer.

What is Voxer?

[jms493]

I waited on line over night for PS2 in college...drunk and fun. (State College Target). Played the shit out of Tokyo Extreme Racer.

[Swarley]

I waited on line over night for PS2 in college...drunk and fun. (State College Target). Played the shit out of Tokyo Extreme Racer.

You old bastard.

[jms493]

You old bastard.

[TeflonDonny]

lol I had 2 PS2s before they hit the stores

It's crazy the type of merchandise they let temporary employees handle