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This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on August 27th, 2020 in the Hardware category.
Me too, although it's a little alarming that they're worried about demand.
Getting your hands on a PS5 sounds like it'll be harder than first thought!
I remember the same tales with PS3. I walked into a game shop at 5pm on launch day and bought one right off the shelf - and there were dozens.This supply and demand thing reminds me of when the PS3 launched. They were in short supply too, but my wife, unknown by me, got 1 of only 30 pre-orders that were in our local Walmart.
According to google, Europe got it a few months after Japan, and the US, so they probably had time to build up inventory. I don't know, just thought it was funny, that my wife went through the trouble of being at Walmart, at midnight to get me a Playstation.I remember the same tales with PS3. I walked into a game shop at 5pm on launch day and bought one right off the shelf - and there were dozens.
According to google, Europe got it a few months after Japan, and the US, so they probably had time to build up inventory. I don't know, just thought it was funny, that my wife went through the trouble of being at Walmart, at midnight to get me a Playstation.
I remember the same tales with PS3. I walked into a game shop at 5pm on launch day and bought one right off the shelf - and there were dozens.
This is the discussion thread for a recent post on GTPlanet:
This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on August 27th, 2020 in the Hardware category.
The cynic in me thinks that the use of the PSN ID is a way to access the demand more accurately rather than relying on retail pre-orders where people may pre-order at more than one place.I guess using your PSN ID they can figure out how loyal you have been to the brand.
The cynic in me thinks that the use of the PSN ID is a way to access the demand more accurately rather than relying on retail pre-orders where people may pre-order at more than one place.
'We have 500k pre-orders!' No, you have 100k people pre-ordering at 5+ different places because you overhyped that there were going to be shortages.
I hope you are still married. She sounds like a keeper!
@MMX sounds like you have an excellent wife. Don't take here for granted.