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UK: Xbox Series X/S pre-orders on 22nd September start at 8am (retailers listed)
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I imagine they are having an awful time. Please let us know if they say anything of interest.
try doing what Winstano said
We did very briefly... did they just give up?
Edit: ah yeah, looks like 2011 is when it ended: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business...is to close,"large majority" alternative work.
They did. They overspent massively trying to create a footprint in the UK.
Why Best Buy failed and what we can learn
Why Best Buy's UK launch failed, and what we can learn from it
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Agree for normal pre-orders I managed to get and S and X. Sounds like Smyths dropped the ball for All Access people though.
It's almost impressive how much they've fucked this up, was all ready to give smyths my money but will likely just stick with amazon now
I'm just going to stick with a PS5 until my GPU sub runs out in May, and then decide whether MS deserve my service.
Have you had an all access sub before? Because if not you're gonna be SOL :(
If you're looking to set up a new all access account, you can't do it online with Game...
Only works if you an existing all access member. No new applications.
Same here, it's been a total mess and all I come away with is a ding on my credit report and needing to check I don't get charged in November.
If this had gone smoothly I was all ready to recommend All Access to everyone I know but it's been a disaster in every conceivable way and I think I'd tell someone to stay away now.
They're all gone for anyone who doesn't already have all access.
And just to check again, has anyone successfully got througg all access at Smyths?
It is Klarna too. How many checks are they making on people? People are buying a console not a bleeding house.
Thanks for posting though. Hopefully they manage to send out an email to everyone impacted ASAP.
EDIT. Apologies for the double post.
People. Stop trying Smyth's if in UK. it's totally sold out. Initially of X, but now both it seems.
Unless the website is lying.
Unless the website is lying.
That might explain why they're refusing people. Not because our credit isn't good enough but because too many people are putting in credit requests. Might be worth waiting a few weeks for things to calm down or for Microsoft to use someone else like Clearpay.
Still seeing Series S available at some places like Amazon. I thought they would be gone this late in the day.
Has Microsoft made a lot of the S or is it just not selling as well as the Series X and PS5 ?
Has Microsoft made a lot of the S or is it just not selling as well as the Series X and PS5 ?
to be fair, and i dont feel like being very generous to smyths, game or anyone right now, but our orders did all crap out specifically when we were running through the klarna credit check.
This is some House of Cards style situation.
There was a fuck up with Klarna, so both GAME and Smyths took down AA online. Looks like there's still a fuck up, and that's why GAME only offered it to existing customers, not out of some fucking loyalty. I'm guessing both GAME and Smyths knew that even though they went live, that they wouldn't be able to accept orders, due to Klarna fucking up.
There was a fuck up with Klarna, so both GAME and Smyths took down AA online. Looks like there's still a fuck up, and that's why GAME only offered it to existing customers, not out of some fucking loyalty. I'm guessing both GAME and Smyths knew that even though they went live, that they wouldn't be able to accept orders, due to Klarna fucking up.
honestly who even knows. I won't be using them for anything again, easily the worst website I've ever tried to buy something from.
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I think most people pre ordering a console the moment they go live are in for the top range model.
Yeah. I'm trapped though. I got All Access last year before it was famous and started playing arenas.
So unfortunately I'm stuck with them unless I want to be paying for 2 plans at the same time.
I definitely think the taking down of Smyths and Game have to be related to the Klarna issue in some way. They obviously were having problems this morning when Game kicked it all off and they pulled the plug realising Klarna couldn't keep up. MS probably compensated them both for keeping their websites down for the best part of the day, but then they rushed back into it and hence this cock up.
Klarna have told me that you don't get a black mark on your credit history for a rejected credit application, unless you try again, which sounds like bullshit to me. I'm going to check Experian.
Klarna have told me that you don't get a black mark on your credit history for a rejected credit application, unless you try again, which sounds like bullshit to me. I'm going to check Experian.
For what is essentially a credit-driven fixed term contract, I wouldn't even trust Clearpay with it.
It's why Apple use Barclays for their financing and iPhone Upgrade Program mechanisms.
This. The hardcore want power. S is for casuals and I don't mean that reductively. It literally is.
My issue is that I believe that they knew they wouldn't be able to process new applications; GAME decided to play dirty by acting like they were being loyal to existing customers, and Smyths tried to cover it up by keeping their mouths shut.
Or people like me who can't get a series X to fit on the shelf under my bed.
Fair play. I thought the preorder issues were facing was across the board.
apparently the pricing was too competitive for them here and they couldn't build a clientele. I was gutted I really liked them and not having to buy at a Currys if I wanted to shop in a store was a boon.
MS should have offered an All Access deal on new furniture.
I actually love the way S looks. But I just can't pass up that power. I'll rearrange my life around the box.
Is there a thread anywhere that the US launch pre-orders are being discussed cannot find anywhere
Xbox Series S/X Preorder Mega Thread (Worldwide Preorder Details in OP) - Starts Sep 22nd
Launch date: November 10, 2020 Stock tracker: https://www.stockinformer.com/checker-xbox-series-x-console https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-series-x-xbox-series-s-retailers Worldwide preorder info: Worldwide All-Access info: All Access available for preorders on September 22nd from the...
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Smyth's have just obliterated any good reputation they had after today. What an absolute mess All Access has been.
Someone I know had a credit check done BEFORE the site checked stock and told them there were no consoles left. Why on earth doesn't it check stock before it does a credit check and potentially affects people's credit ratings? It should go: Check stock > if stock, reserve console for set period (say 15 minutes) > perform credit check > if passed, process payment.
Someone I know had a credit check done BEFORE the site checked stock and told them there were no consoles left. Why on earth doesn't it check stock before it does a credit check and potentially affects people's credit ratings? It should go: Check stock > if stock, reserve console for set period (say 15 minutes) > perform credit check > if passed, process payment.