dan786 wrote: » Anyone planning to use Argos UK , note that they cancel all orders to Parcel Motel, Parcel Wizard, Addresspal etc so dont bother if that was your plan. Also Argos tend to use their own delivery vans their so the shipping label just contains a unique code to tell drive the address so full address is not printed on them so could get lost after its delivered to one of the above services.
gimli2112 wrote: » I get that but what's the big deal waiting until January? I remember playing Shadowfall when the PS4 launch, it wasn't a particularly awesome experience. I'd get it if there was a must have launch title or something people really wanted to play, immediately.
gimli2112 wrote: » Why is everyone so keen to ensure they have one for launch? I can understand if it's a Christmas present for a kid but as has been said there's nothing really at launch, what's wrong with waiting? Full disclosure I got caught up in the hype and tried pre-ordering one but I'm over it now.
dan786 wrote: » UK do pre-orders that go live at midnight. Irish dont do preorders so will be release day.
Exclamation Marc wrote: » I was in there today trying to get one for a friend and the manager turned the screen to show me the message sent around all to stores from management at 1pm that they had already filled their allocation in the previous hour and not to guarantee any more consoles. He showed me that he could still preorder consoles but the price was 99,999 to indicate that they hadn't stock to match it right now.
MrManBuz wrote: » When you say Argos, are we taking Argos UK here or the Irish branch?
Exclamation Marc wrote: » I wouldn't just blame Sony.. Retailers started taking preorders without even contacting people who had registered interest. I know some got the Smyths mail but I categorically didn't. And I registered two email addresses just in case. If I hadn't got lucky with a Boardsie tip off last night, I'd be livid. Further, retailers have an appalling preorder system where they take no money allowing people to order multiples with no collateral. Never mind just randomly opening preorders. And then Currys and Gamestop have a cowboy approach to the whole thing where its likely neither have the stock to match. Nobody is coming away from this looking good.
dan786 wrote: » Dont want to sound mean but in all fairness if that was the case you should have been looking last night not a day later. Most retailers sold out last night and then Amazon sold out in 30 mins this morning. Smyths did have a few today but as far as I know they were cancelling duplicate orders hence they were coming in and going out of stock. You only option now if to keep looking and pray that there is a second wave of preorders but will be very hard to get one pre Xmas. Argos are the only ones left but you will have to stay up all night and they only get 10 per store so will likely be gone to staff/friends/families before they even open.
loughrey wrote: » Really hope Smyths cancels orders where a person has ordered more than one. Should be a strict quota of one per customer to give everyone a chance and eliminate Irish scalpers
Mr Crispy wrote: » Exactly. Sony have handled this very poorly.
GhostyMcGhost wrote: » 24 hours ago there was no info on preorders, price or release date..... Sony specifically told people they were not going to drop the console without warning. They did exactly that Nobody expected retailers to instantly release the preorders at 12am, when you consider Microsoft had a proper date/time communicatedhttps://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-responds-to-ps5-pre-order-chaos-with-promise-of-exact-pre-order-time-for-xbox-series-x-xbox-series-s
dan786 wrote: » Dont want to sound mean but in all fairness if that was the case you should have been looking last night not a day later. Most retailers sold out last night and then Amazon sold out in 30 mins this morning.
Exclamation Marc wrote: » Yeah, I don't disagree on that. It's the likely reason. I just think if anyone was on the fence about the console (either financially or due to desire) who has a PS4 is now likely thinking there's now no need to get a PS5 and they'll put their money to an X Box until something significant comes the way of the PS5. Extremely short term and almost cannibalising some part of its market.
rach784 wrote: » Been searching all day for one, missed out pre ordering with smyths last night, anybody help!!where can i get one guaranteed for xmas 11 year old son its all thats on his christmas list. been searching all day on symths been close to getting one then out of stock anybody manaed to get one lately from them worth keep checking or not. thanks
gimli2112 wrote: » there's such a large player base on PS4 they don't want to miss out on the sales, would be my guess PS5 will sell anyway just not as well initially
unhappys10 wrote: » Am I missing something here?image hoster
