Comments on: Gamestop PS3 and Wii Preorders

By: webonics

webonics — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:22:33 +0000

I think there’s likely going to be a overage in preorders for PS3 that the supply will not be able to meet. That will be pretty ugly. I want a PS3 but I’m willing to wait until the 2nd run so I don’t have to trample an old lady and a two-year old (or pay $8Billion dollars on eBay) so I can have one on Xmas day.

By: Brooke

Brooke — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:46:16 +0000

“I’d be willing to bet that $50 cash will reserve you a system just as well as $50 of product would.”

I agree, they probably would, however, $50.00 of trade in material can be worth a lot more than $50.00 in cash. They’ll probably value 5 PS2 games at $10.00 each, then sell them for $20.00 each, which is actually worth $100.00 to them.

“sony will most likely have more than enough in stock when its release bc they hopefully were paying attentiona and noticed how angry everyone got when there were shortages of 360’s”

I guess you didn’t read the articles last week stating that Sony is having production issues and is only slating 400,000 copies for North American release, and a mere 100,000 for Japan, which is roughly how many Nintendo DS’ are sold in that country per week!

The total worldwide PS2 availability will be somewhere around 2 million, which is about half of what they wanted to launch with (~4 million).

By: LKM

LKM — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:46:12 +0000

For those particular Gamestops, it looks like it does have to be something you trade in for your reserve. So you couldn’t simply fork over 50 bucks.

By: Ed Duran

Ed Duran — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:42:23 +0000

Does it have to be in product value or could i simply reserve it with 50 bucks.

By: LKM

LKM — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:36:58 +0000

It’s a test they’re running on some Gamestops. Let’s hope it’s not successfull.

By: Michael Vincent Wood

Michael Vincent Wood — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:37:23 +0000

ok first of all the xbox 360 is ten times the syaytem and second, there is no need to preorder, sony will most likely have more than enough in stock when its release bc they hopefully were paying attentiona and noticed how angry everyone got when there were shortages of 360’s

By: Rael B. Riolino

Rael B. Riolino — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:11:55 +0000

I just can´t wait to put my hands on this console!

How long shout it come to Brazil? :(

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:51:17 +0000

This is a trial taking place ONLY in Hawaii – it’s been confirmed as only there. Everywhere else you can pre-order with cash.

By: Calvin Walden

Calvin Walden — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:54:43 +0000

I have a feeling the PS3 preorders will be in short demand.