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PS5 & XSX Pickup: The Struggle Continues |OT|
- Thread starter Quasaromega
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No fucking clue, sadly. Microsoft and Sony have been pretty shit in terms of communication
Yup I'm still holding out. Tomorrow we will know for sure one way or the other.
Sorry....I just posted that as quickly as I could for anyone else to have a shot
Yes!!!!
Yeah this one was rough and took 2.5 hours. Hopefully it isn't another Kohl's situation. At least it went quick once the site came back up, so that gives me hope. Still won't be able to rest until it ships...
I miss the days of hanging out in a parking lot overnight, playing games and going on snack runs knowing you'll leave the next morning with a system in your hand.
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It's not really even that tho. Because there's likely nothing to communicate. It's a launch, and one during a pandemic at that. They have no idea.
People should be anticipating March/April at BEST for that "walk in and grab them" experience. Likely even later.
Me and a friend did it once, to get a Wii. Not overnight, we got in line at a store at 12pm or 1pm, were like 20th in line, and at midnight got our Wiis (the store had 100 of them - a lot of people in the back of the line got turned away). Sure, it was cold and wet, but it was a fun experience, hanging with other gamers, shooting the breeze, playing DS games and Magic. My friend's girlfriend would periodically come and give us warm drinks. It was like a mini PAX, it was great.
I'd say that's way better, way less frustrating, than getting a console this year, thanks to the scalpers. I *got* mine, coming tomorrow, and I'm still not happy with the way it's handed. In large part because I'm the *only* one of my friends to manage to get a console, but also because I had to fight to get it, came close and kept losing until finally got a break at Costco.
Hopefully they do, last night was by far best buying experience compared to Target/Walmart and even Sony direct failed attempts I had
Between the previous console launches, iPhones, and BF deals, I am glad we are done with the sometimes 12-16 hour lineups. Corona this year really exaggerated the issues with pre-ordering and launch in general, but even then the amount of resellers getting systems is a tiny amount compared to customers. Demand is just that much higher this time around.
Most people in my groups got theirs pre-ordering on the first day.
I totally disagree there. I'd say resellers are getting 90% of them using bots. I mean, I've seen lists of over a hundred units bought by *one person*. I'd bet if scalpers weren't a thing, this console release would have gone fairly smoothly - some people will still have not have gotten theirs until December, but most enthusiasts who went to the effort would have gotten theirs by launch day.
Right now, a week after launch, there are almost 12,000 PS5's on eBay. Imagine how many were on eBay on launch day. And that's only counting eBay.
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Just got my cancellation email from Kohl's. Expected but still disappointed. At least I got 180 Kohl bucks to spend...
Just look at total sold listings on Ebay, one of if not the largest platform for resellers. These numbers are nowhere near what they are projected to produce between launch and March, I believe 11-15 million were being reported.
CA: 12,230
US: 33,110
UK: 13,131
Oh we aren't done with those long line ups lol...GS has the PS5 in store for Black Friday, those lines gonna start Thanksgiving Day.
I know lineups are not done but having online prioritized these days is a better experience overall.
It would be an incredible experience if they could weed out the bots/scalpers....unfortunately I don't know how that problem is going to get fixed.
Retailers need to have checks that actually work, BB last night had 2FA as you were checking out. Checkout and website queues that actually work, the CAN retailer queues could be bypassed or were broken. Actually enforcing one system per household, or even one system of either sku so you buy one edition and can not buy one of the other. More buy online in-store or curb side pickups.
I hope the percentage isn't that high, but if it is, I wouldn't be totally shocked, either. In addition to ebay and other auction like sites like Mercari, there are countless local listings everywhere. Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist...everywhere I look locally, people are selling them as well. It's crazy.
Agreed, I actually thought Best Buy's approach last night was the best I've seen yet...and I'm not just saying that because I was able to get one through them.
yea same here. could have easily stayed up but decided to sleep, thinking it wasn't gonna happen.
So now I try to stay up all night to get one and of course nobody puts up more consoles. If I go try to get something to eat I'm sure they will pop up in the 5 minutes I'm away though. Happens every time.
Now we just get to wait and see what happens to all that Kohl's cash, lol.
Just got cancelled by Kohls. whats worse is they havent given me my money back yet. I only have enough game console money for one go around so couldn't do Best Buy. I hope my money is back by wednesday so I can try again. I have learned from this not to trust a system from a non game store. I cant believe you guys were so hyped over BJs. That seems extremely shady to me and I think should be to everyone after the kohls incident. I hope I have the money back by Wednesday so I can try Best Buy.
I'm never getting this console. :(
I'm never getting this console. :(
think sneaker sellers have been trying to fight this for quite some time now, the bots are pretty clever/flexible.
and of course at the end of the day - does a retailer care if at the end of the day a sale is made?
