The Old Sony Megathread

[Your Mom]

6 hours ago, DavidMarrio said:

They seem to have cocked up with the pre-orders as apparently it they went up on a lot of websites without any warning despite the plan being we'll announce a date for pre-orders

With this fuck up they may have convinced me to get an Xbox. It's really upsetting that companies never have enough at launch

[Bobfoc]

I saw that scalpers were selling pre-order priority slots on eBay, while others were already selling the consoles at inflated prices.

[Chris2K]

When I went on Amazon I was looking for the pre-order date, stumbled on it being available, and got one while I could thinking that this wasn't going to last long.

[Your Mom]

Happy for anyone who got it but still mad about this

[Bobfoc]

Sony says there will be more pre-orders available soon, but an exact date hasn't been announced. With the Series X and S pre-orders coming on Tuesday, you'd think they'd want to do it before then.

[Meacon Keaton]

Doesn’t really matter for those who want the PS5 and not the Xbox.

[Bobfoc]

No, but there are bound to be those who are on the fence. It wouldn't be out of the question for people who missed out on the PS5 to order an Xbox instead.

[Meacon Keaton]

I guess I just feel like most people prefer one or the other and they're not going to drop $400 on something they don't necessarily want, just because they may have to wait another couple weeks. Like you could tell me I have to wait six months before getting a PS5 or I can get an Xbox tomorrow, I'd still wait for the PS5. 

[Lint]

4 hours ago, Mr. Meacon Moneybags said:

I guess I just feel like most people prefer one or the other and they're not going to drop $400 on something they don't necessarily want, just because they may have to wait another couple weeks. Like you could tell me I have to wait six months before getting a PS5 or I can get an Xbox tomorrow, I'd still wait for the PS5. 

Same.  The few people I game with online are all on PSN.  I have no interest in getting a Xbox

[Bobfoc]

There are still a fair number of people who want both, and they're the people who could be swayed. For example:

On 17/09/2020 at 18:59, Your Mom said:

With this fuck up they may have convinced me to get an Xbox. It's really upsetting that companies never have enough at launch

In the long term, the PS5 will surely outsell the Xbox consoles by a considerable margin because it has a bigger fanbase, and also because Microsoft is also putting its games on PC, with streaming options to be rolled out elsewhere. Even so, let's not forget about the many console-only players who still want to play every game. They'll be interested in getting both systems along the line, but something like this could influence which one they buy first.

[db07]

I ended up getting one for November. My friend missed out, but she's happy to wait till January, so she pre-ordered for then.

[Bobfoc]

GAME in the UK and Gamestop in the USA will apparently have more PS5 pre-order stock tomorrow.

[Baddar]

If you could let me know when Amazon are getting some here, that'd be great. Got to pre order one for my nephew.

[Ruki]

59 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

GAME in the UK and Gamestop in the USA will apparently have more PS5 pre-order stock tomorrow.

Walmart Canada too. 

[DavidMarrio]

I've had an interest registered on ShopTo but I don't know whether to just try and get one from elsewhere as well just in case 

[tristy]

I still think the pre-order craze is just something stirred up by Microsoft and Sony - I have no real need for a PS5 the day it releases, but if they're out there around Thanksgiving or Christmas, I'll grab it.

Not going to lie though, I came real fucking close to pulling the trigger on the Xbox Series S the other day on the Microsoft website. I might still do it eventually, just in the off chance that future Doom/Wolfenstein/Fallout/etc games are indeed exclusives.

[Dang117]

I know GAME were doing the £10.00 deposit in store is it the same for there online?

[tristy]

Of course, 2 hours after I posted the above, I get an email from Sony saying I've been selected to pre-order tomorrow at 12PM.

Well fuck.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Pre-order done through Game! Excited now 

[Dang117]

Managed to grab a pre-order with Spiderman Miles Morales from Game excited now! Was quite crafty by game weren't showing as active stock

Edited September 25, 2020 by Dang117