PlayStation 5 - Now with FAQ in OP.

corcaigh07 · 19-10-2020 10:01AM

FedoraTheAura wrote: »

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/60ecc-essential-retail-outlets-for-level-4/?referrer=http://www.gov.ie/essentialretail/

Non-essential retail can do click and collect in Level 4. I think I read here that Smyths in Letterkenny has been doing this...

Likely to be 5 or 10 km travel limits involved, can't imagine it would be worth staying open for the residents within that kind of radius.

RGARDINR · 19-10-2020 10:05AM

Might be lucky if only for 4 wks but people including myself in regards the xbox might be click and collect there or post it out.

19-10-2020 10:10AM

Suspect they'll leave click and collect going regardless of how long our lockdown goes on for. Covers Christmas etc and allows retail to continue to some extent.

bennyl10 · 19-10-2020 10:38AM

corcaigh07 wrote: »

Likely to be 5 or 10 km travel limits involved, can't imagine it would be worth staying open for the residents within that kind of radius.

10k for exercise
For travel to ‘essential’ retail that won’t apply

Dubdude · 19-10-2020 10:39AM

Was in smiths y'day getting other bits and one of the guys told me if it goes to level 4 it will be click n collect and level 5 is delivery only.

Markitron · 19-10-2020 10:42AM

Dubdude wrote: »

Was in smiths y'day getting other bits and one of the guys told me if it goes to level 4 it will be click n collect and level 5 is delivery only.

Yea this is what I was expecting, it is just a matter of whether or not we are in level 5.

bennyl10 · 19-10-2020 10:43AM

Dubdude wrote: »

Was in smiths y'day getting other bits and one of the guys told me if it goes to level 4 it will be click n collect and level 5 is delivery only.

assuming they'd contact for addresses at that point?

Markitron · 19-10-2020 10:44AM

bennyl10 wrote: »

assuming they'd contact for addresses at that point?

They would have to, sounds like it will be a right pain in the arse for their staff.

Dubdude · 19-10-2020 10:51AM

Dubdude wrote: »

Was in smiths y'day getting other bits and one of the guys told me if it goes to level 4 it will be click n collect and level 5 is delivery only.

I would just like to add that this wasn't in regard to the PS5 release it was just a general chat regarding the store itself.

CiDeRmAn · 19-10-2020 10:57AM

Grumpypants · 19-10-2020 11:02AM

Smyths Staff on Nov 19th

CastorTroy · 19-10-2020 11:56AM

Wonder how much security I'll need to bring when collecting to fight off parents trying to get one.

Markitron · 19-10-2020 12:43PM

CastorTroy wrote: »

Wonder how much security I'll need to bring when collecting to fight off parents trying to get one.

Nowadays I'd be more worried about the 12 year old scangers with knives.

Kremin · 19-10-2020 12:47PM

Markitron wrote: »

Nowadays I'd be more worried about the 12 year old scangers with knives.

Lord help anyone collecting on Jervis Street

corcaigh07 · 19-10-2020 01:36PM

So PS5s are essential retail, grand!

jj880 · 19-10-2020 01:46PM

corcaigh07 wrote: »

So PS5s are essential retail, grand!

Facing a Christmas lockdown I would say most definitely.

Parsnips · 19-10-2020 02:44PM

Im going to be tortured,
Have 1 ordered for myself and another for my daughter.
I will not be able to even open mine until Xmas due to the deception of telling my daughter we couldnt get her one.

the sacrifices of a father. Damn it anyway.

Kylzer911 · 19-10-2020 02:53PM

Anyone know of any rogue stores/supermarkets that will sell them on the day without pre-order?

For the PS4 I randomly got it in Brown Thomas... probably a little early to tell, but has anyone heard anything?

Cheers!:rolleyes:

weiland79 · 19-10-2020 04:34PM

Parsnips wrote: »

Im going to be tortured,
Have 1 ordered for myself and another for my daughter.
I will not be able to even open mine until Xmas due to the deception of telling my daughter we couldnt get her one.

the sacrifices of a father. Damn it anyway.

This probably won't work for you but whenever I want a knew console and don't want the wife to find out i just buy it and put it under the TV in plain view.
She never pays close enough attention to the different black boxes under the TV to be able to tell the difference.

Penn · 19-10-2020 04:35PM

weiland79 wrote: »

This probably won't work for you but whenever I want a knew console and don't want the wife to find out i just buy it and put it under the TV in plain view.
She never pays close enough attention to the different black boxes under the TV to be able to tell the difference.

I think she'd notice the PS5

weiland79 · 19-10-2020 04:39PM

Penn wrote: »

I think she'd notice the PS5

Well yes she probably will notice it, it looks like Terminal 2 in Dublin airport.

She won't notice the series X next year though, pure stealth.

markcahill1985 · 19-10-2020 04:41PM

Looks like it will be level 5...

Creamy Goodness · 19-10-2020 04:46PM

markcahill1985 wrote: »

Looks like it will be level 5...

and for 6 weeks... we'd be through 2 of the 4 if we went into it when they first said it was needed.

billybonkers · 19-10-2020 04:55PM

Smyths will have collection available for in store orders.

Gamestop yet to respond, but they did say to me before they would allocate a collection slot for in store orders.

Harvey Norman/Argos etc will be open as they are "essential" electrical goods.

bennyl10 · 19-10-2020 04:55PM

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

and for 6 weeks... we'd be through 2 of the 4 if we went into it when they first said it was needed.

4.75(ish)

essential retail with click and collect for others may be allowed still

Mitch Connor · 19-10-2020 04:57PM

billybonkers wrote: »

Smyths will have collection available for in store orders.

Gamestop yet to respond, but they did say to me before they would allocate a collection slot for in store orders.

Harvey Norman/Argos etc will be open as they are "essential" electrical goods.

How many people do not live within 5km of the smyths/gamestop they';; have order from?

As for Smyths having click/collect. that was in Level 4. In Level 5 they have to simply close. Don't know if 4.5 will allow them to opperate click/collect.

martyos121 · 19-10-2020 05:09PM

Mitch Connor wrote: »

How many people do not live within 5km of the smyths/gamestop they';; have order from?

As for Smyths having click/collect. that was in Level 4. In Level 5 they have to simply close. Don't know if 4.5 will allow them to opperate click/collect.

I’m more than 5k from the Smyths I’ve pre-ordered from, it’s still the closest one to me but if I can’t legally travel to collect it, I have no idea how I’m getting it on release day.

Exclamation Marc · 19-10-2020 05:16PM

billybonkers wrote: »

Smyths will have collection available for in store orders.

Gamestop yet to respond, but they did say to me before they would allocate a collection slot for in store orders.

Harvey Norman/Argos etc will be open as they are "essential" electrical goods.

Gamestop told me yesterday in store that they'll be posting orders if locked down.

Wing126 · 19-10-2020 05:18PM

****e, So if i'm to get a new TV before the launch, I should probably do it this week right?

How Soon Is Now · 19-10-2020 05:21PM

****ing better get that Ps5 on the day! They already took the Gaa from me this year if they screw this up as well....

PlayStation 5 - Now with FAQ in OP.

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