PS4 Pre-Order Thread! Where are you getting yours?

Snake Plisken

Just wondering where boardies are going to get their PS4's? Are they going to buy it online? Buy it from the likes of Gamestop/Smyths/HMV/Xtravision? Or going Amazon/other online retailers?

beercr8te

I've pre ordered mine in Smyths toyshop:D

SureYWouldntYa

Smyths is usually good for the bundles. Got the PS3 launch with them and a new one 2 years ago and worked out cheaper than Gamestop XtraVision etc.

How Soon Is Now

Pre ordered today in gamestop.

Payed twenty off it was told can pay the rest as much as like whenever up until week comes out.

Was also told not to worry to much about bundles because they might not even be doing them??

beercr8te

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

Smyths is usually good for the bundles. Got the PS3 launch with them and a new one 2 years ago and worked out cheaper than Gamestop XtraVision etc.

Too true buddy, I found them great always.

Varik

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Payed twenty off it was told can pay the rest as much as like whenever up until week comes out.

So you can't just show up and pay on release.

jaxdasher

Got mine at the usual Gamestop in Dun Laoghaire. Closer than town for me.

heebusjeebus

I pre-ordered on Gamestop online.

simons104

Couldnt we order this from the US? The PS4 isnt region locked - $399 = €299

Tom_Cruise

Going to go to Gamestop Friday to pre-order. Hoping to pay 20 or so euros a week of it so ill at least have the console mostly paid for come the release.

Captain Chaos

simons104 wrote: »

Couldnt we order this from the US? The PS4 isnt region locked - $399 = €299

Delivery would be expensive then it will get stopped by customs on the way in. It then gets hit with a customs handling charge and then the Irish VAT rate on the system price including the shipping costs. Better buying it here.
Also you'd need an EU power lead for it too.

Including shipping from the US, VAT and the customs fee you are looking at over €400 in the end.

Snake Plisken

just pricing a 12gig ps3 there for a friend and it's €177 in Argos, but in Smyths its a whopping 229? Makes me worried about what Symths are going to charge on the PS4!
Also I've a funny feeling stock is going to be limited on launch due to demand being greater then supply and with the influx of 360 users jumping ship! If demand is great in US/Japan Europe might get pushed out until next year like they did with PS3.

Varik

Snake Plisken wrote: »

just pricing a 12gig ps3 there for a friend and it's €177 in Argos, but in Smyths its a whopping 229? Makes me worried about what Symths are going to charge on the PS4!
Also I've a funny feeling stock is going to be limited on launch due to demand being greater then supply and with the influx of 360 users jumping ship! If demand is great in US/Japan Europe might get pushed out until next year like they did with PS3.

No announced release date or time for Japan, it's the US and EU first and then they'll release it in Japan.

shuhei yoshida said that so on a podcast a day or 2 ago.

Nyum Nyum

Pre-ordered mine at Amazon.

Klair88

Pre-ordered mine in Gamestop as i want to pick it up Day 1 at mid-night release. Plus i used to work there for a bit so they know me, I also told them that i won't be continuing my with my pre-order if i can't get it Day 1 at midnight.

I secured my Pre-order 2 days after the reveal in feb. I'll be damned if little timmy decides he wants a PS4 a day before release and daddy gets him one! :mad:

Richard Dower

SMYTHS.

Captain Chaos

Sony boss speculating that PS4 demand may outstrip supply and there could be shortages after Sony raised their projects PS4 sales following Mondays reactions.

PlayStation boss Andrew House confirms sales projections boosted ahead of launch following "favorable reaction" to Monday presentation.

Consumer enthusiasm for the PS4 could lead to supply issues, House noted, saying, "Demand may well outstrip supply."

http://uk.gamespot.com/e3/sony-raising-sales-projections-for-playstation-4-6410071/

Snake Plisken

That's not good news for us Playstation Fans, you would really want guarantees from whoever you pre-order the console from that they will actually have a confirmed supply to cover any pre-orders they may have taken! Maybe if Microsoft change their DRM demands on Xbox 1, some of the 360 fanboys might stick with their Xbox 1 orders!

Captain Chaos

Snake Plisken wrote: »

That's not good news for us Playstation Fans, you would really want guarantees from whoever you pre-order the console from that they will actually have a confirmed supply to cover any pre-orders they may have taken! Maybe if Microsoft change their DRM demands on Xbox 1, some of the 360 fanboys might stick with their Xbox 1 orders!

Guarantees mean nothing at shop level, Sony have final say. Remember PS3 in 2006? Sony pulled the stock ready for the EU launch at the factory level changed it for the US and shipped it there due to shortages in the US. Leaving us to wait till March '07. I can see it happening again. Right now the majority of console gamers in the market for a new console want a PS4.

Richard Dower

So we're back to the bad old days of 10 units per store?....no matter i'm 1st on the list in Childers Rd. Limerick.......:D

Captain Chaos

Richard Dower wrote: »

So we're back to the bad old days of 10 units per store?....no matter i'm 1st on the list in Childers Rd. Limerick.......:D

Nah, we have far less shops now. Look at all the ones that have closed up. We have far more per store than ever.:D

Snake Plisken

I wonder would you be better pre-ordering from the likes of Amazon, as if they push out the launch in the EU till next year, you won't have to leave €20 sitting in Gamestops or Smyth''s account!

FutureGuy

Preordered from Gamestop in Limerick City centre. I have over 200 paid off it in trades and I'll probably have it all paid off in trades come release.

maquiladora

Pre-ordered mine in Smyths, 20 euro.

Clover

Pre-ordered mine in Gamestop with a €20 deposit a few weeks ago.

Garseys

pre-ordered mine today at Gamestop Tallaght. Said that I should definitely have it at launch anyway.

EDDIE WATERS

Pre ordered mine in Gamestop.

Varik

Anyone know what'll happen if I order now on the gamestop site with bundles.

MadYaker

If you know somebody who lives in the US you could order it on an American website, have it delivered to them and then get them to ship it to Ireland for you. That way you would avoid irish VAT and import duties. I have done this with other stuff in the past. I haven't worked it out for the PS4 but even including shipping it should work out cheaper.

TheDoc

Waiting on it to be out a few months to skip what will be inevitable hardware issues and a completely slack launch catalogue of titles.

Then I'll order from Amazon.com since the console is completely region free.

Also the retail stores never have enough stock to fit demand, where as Amazon have never let me down yet. Comes in at €299 including delivery from Amazon, a solid €100 cheaper which means I can factor in a game or two ( remember that obviously the games will be that little cheaper too)

TheDoc

MadYaker wrote: »

If you know somebody who lives in the US you could order it on an American website, have it delivered to them and then get them to ship it to Ireland for you. That way you would avoid irish VAT and import duties. I have done this with other stuff in the past. I haven't worked it out for the PS4 but even including shipping it should work out cheaper.

Using the likes of Parcel motel or one of those services, you can have delivered direct via Amazon. And you normally don't get touched with any customs or charges.

I've had tablets, apple products and laptops delivered without issue from Amazon US via Parcel Motel. Also on occasion Amazon US ship to Ireland, changes from time to time

PTH2009

are there any bundle pre orders eg get another remote or game etc

can you pre order off gamestop or smyths website and collect in store on the day of launch

BTW is there any point in buying GTA 5 on the ps3 in september if it is going to be available on the new cloud service on the ps4 which will be out hopefully by dec 13

F1ngers

PTH2009 wrote: »

can you pre order off gamestop or smyths website and collect in store on the day of launch

Gamestop want full price if you pre-order online.
Smyths, you have to book in-store according to their website.

Notorious97

If you preorder so you get a number or something, or is it that we al preorder and whoever shows up first gets them?

Sorry probably a stupid question but i cant recall ever preordering something before haha

F1ngers

Notorious97 wrote: »

If you preorder so you get a number or something, or is it that we al preorder and whoever shows up first gets them?

Sorry probably a stupid question but i cant recall ever preordering something before haha

I would say it's first come first served in pre-orders.
If they get 200 consoles in then the first 200 to have pre-ordered will get them.

Notorious97

F1ngers wrote: »

I would say it's first come first served in pre-orders.
If they get 200 consoles in then the first 200 to have pre-ordered will get them.

Cool thanks! Time to return to a playstation me thinks, i miss unchartered!!

PTH2009

F1ngers wrote: »

I would say it's first come first served in pre-orders.
If they get 200 consoles in then the first 200 to have pre-ordered will get them.

someone will be killed at one of these launching events if they go onsale on midnight on day of release

Tom_Cruise

Just a random question - if you were to have a few ps4 consoles on the release day and there is a long wait for new ones to come back in stock, could you sell them for a profit?

cadete

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Just a random question - if you were to have a few ps4 consoles on the release day and there is a long wait for new ones to come back in stock, could you sell them for a profit?

excellent question

Captain Chaos

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Just a random question - if you were to have a few ps4 consoles on the release day and there is a long wait for new ones to come back in stock, could you sell them for a profit?

Happens every console launch. There were PS3s up on Ebay for mad prices after the US ran out of their first batch, looking for $700-$800.

Same happened here with the Wii for a while. The shops were getting them in dribs and drabs and they were being sold as soon as they came in.

F1ngers

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Just a random question - if you were to have a few ps4 consoles on the release day and there is a long wait for new ones to come back in stock, could you sell them for a profit?

D'uh.

IF there is a long wait...

There will be people pre-ordering more than one in the hope that it happens.

Snake Plisken

TheDoc wrote: »

Using the likes of Parcel motel or one of those services, you can have delivered direct via Amazon. And you normally don't get touched with any customs or charges.

I've had tablets, apple products and laptops delivered without issue from Amazon US via Parcel Motel. Also on occasion Amazon US ship to Ireland, changes from time to time

Was thinking of going the Amazon US route as well don't they offer a pre-pay your duty charges on some items shipped to Europe, I remember when I wanted a region A Blu-ray player I ordered off a game crowd in Canada who shipped it over to me via DHL and I didn't get hit with any imports duty, must dig out their names.

Also I do think that demand will be a lot higher then it was with PS3 as that set me back around 600 euros I seem to recall, was able to walk into Tesco Maynooth and they had plenty of stock, this was 2-3 days after launch.

Otacon

Pre-ordered mine via the GAME website. And now the waiting game begins...

bk

Careful with ordering one from the US. While games won't be region locked, DVD's and BluRays will be region locked, so you won't be able to play your DVD's and BluRays on it.

There may also be other unknown restrictions, such as having to use the US PS store, etc.

the groutch

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Just a random question - if you were to have a few ps4 consoles on the release day and there is a long wait for new ones to come back in stock, could you sell them for a profit?

I did that with the Xbox 360, bought it then in Feb/March with 3 or 4 games with the extra few quid I'd made.

Thing is there's two consoles releasing together this time, and the WiiU is still in it's infancy too, so there's no guarantee of any of them selling out.
And even if it did, how much more than RRP are people going to pay? This is 2013, not 2005 when people had money to burn.

F1ngers

Just pre-ordered mine in gamestop in the Square.
He said there were about sixty pre-orders so far.

Captain Chaos

Pre ordered at Gamestop in Clare Hall earlier and I was number 40 on the list there. They said they were told to keep taking them unless told otherwise.

TNT2k_

Need some quick advice as to where to pre order the PS4. I was going to do it in gamestop but then I started thinking about bundles. In my experience I've always found gamestop to be a rip off on new releases, so I'm thinking smyths now. Any difference between stores?

To clarify, when you preorder the console is that all you're getting? I'm hoping you get a game included for €400.

Captain Chaos

TNT2k_ wrote: »

Need some quick advice as to where to pre order the PS4. I was going to do it in gamestop but then I started thinking about bundles. In my experience I've always found gamestop to be a rip off on new releases, so I'm thinking smyths now. Any difference between stores?

To clarify, when you preorder the console is that all you're getting? I'm hoping you get a game included for €400.

It's just your name on a console, you can change it to any bundle they come up with anytime before release. Smyths are generally better with deals and bundles but there are none handy for me. I'm not going near Jervis street during the christmas rush if I can avoid it, I'll pay the bit extra and pick it up in 10 mins instead

No shop knows the prices of the games yet or the release titles 100% so no one can make any bundles yet.

maximoose

What titles are you all gunning for at launch?

Otacon

Knack is probably the most interesting IMO. Followed closely by Killzone.

I have read unconfirmed reports that the free-to-play games like DC Universe Online and Planetside 2 are going to be launch games also so they are also on the list.