The 'I've successfully ordered a PS5' thread

GhostyMcGhost · 17-11-2020 07:52PM

RGARDINR wrote: »

I see news story on skynews its getting worse about orders backlogged at ports in England saying xbox series x and new ps5 are getting delayed in containers over there marked for UK and Ireland

https://news.sky.com/story/christmas-orders-may-not-arrive-on-time-as-covid-and-brexit-stockpiling-cripple-major-uk-port-12134655

Nothing in it. Using PS5 and xbox as a headline grabber to be honest. A bit click-baity and certainly won’t impact the launch this week

Cyrus · 17-11-2020 07:53PM

Hope everyone gets sorted folks not sure if it’s comparable but I had no series x preorder and got one direct from ms Monday night last week delivered Thursday so I’d wager there will be a few ps5s around aswell.

occne · 17-11-2020 07:55PM

CSF wrote: »

Absolutely. I’d been ordering from them exclusively during Covid under some misguided belief that they were the most reliable. No reason to now.

Smyths is the only retailler i'd ever buy a console from. I'm heading to the store first thing Thursday morning to pick up my 2 orders. Kept in the loop from them from the start, no panicking about delivery, online payment dates, trying to phone customer services etc. They also texted to say they would keep my consoles for nearly 2 weeks in-store if i couldn't pick them up due to covid. No other retailler here would do that.

Berty · 17-11-2020 07:55PM

Hate to burst your bubble but an 11 year old doesn't believe in Santa. My niece pretended she did for months because she was afraid that if she said she didn't believe she wouldn't get presents.

Now if your child is home schooled on a permanent basis then maybe but there is always some sh*t in school who gathers everyone around and says "You won't guess what I heard"

matt360 · 17-11-2020 07:56PM

Looks like I've been charged twice by GameStop! One payment gone and one 'pending' with the money taken from my card. Paid through PayPal.
Has this happened to anyone else?

bazzz · 17-11-2020 07:57PM

DaveyDave wrote: »

Smyths and Argos are always €5-10 cheaper. The €5 pre-order discount in Smyth's is good for games I know I'm getting on day one. Don't know why people shop in GameStop.

I shop at GameStop because of the usually good trade-in deals and the loyalty membership deals you get on top of your trades and purchases.
I know the majority here hate GS and yet some still shop with them. Yes they are one of the more expensive retailers game wise.

They've never let me down on any console pre-orders up to date.
The only exception this time round why my pre-order online might be late, would be because of postal delays and the pandemic.
Other than those current circumstances they usually have my pre-orders delivered to me, a day before release.
Also I added earlier GS will be using UPS as well as An Post for their PS5 pre-orders, this time round.

billybonkers · 17-11-2020 08:00PM

Zero-Cool wrote: »

The courier is definitely opening it tonight to play the bollox off it.

Some serious horror stories in the US from people who had theirs shipped by FedEx.

I'd say DPD have started picking them up is all.

Doubt it will be here early.

Kremin · 17-11-2020 08:06PM

Berty wrote: »

Hate to burst your bubble but an 11 year old doesn't believe in Santa. My niece pretended she did for months because she was afraid that if she said she didn't believe she wouldn't get presents.

Now if your child is home schooled on a permanent basis then maybe but there is always some sh*t in school who gathers everyone around and says "You won't guess what I heard"

I have a cousin who's 14 and wholeheartedly believes in Santa to this day

Klair88 · 17-11-2020 08:08PM

billybonkers wrote: »

Some serious horror stories in the US from people who had theirs shipped by FedEx.

I'd say DPD have started picking them up is all.

Doubt it will be here early.

No change on my side unfortunately. Mine will only be collected tomorrow I reckon and delivered for launch. Suits me as long as I get it Thursday

billybonkers · 17-11-2020 08:27PM

Wonder if you work in Smyths or GS would you even get one early?

Would the managers allow that carry on? Would they take one for themselves end of the night or anything?

Suppose they are used to midnight launches and would be in the store all that day prepping so no real point. But not that the shops are "closed" you reckon anyone has picked one up early...

rob808 · 17-11-2020 08:29PM

billybonkers wrote: »

Wonder if you work in Smyths or GS would you even get one early?

Would the managers allow that carry on? Would they take one for themselves end of the night or anything?

Suppose they are used to midnight launches and would be in the store all that day prepping so no real point. But not that the shops are "closed" you reckon anyone has picked one up early...

I would imagine they be able to perorder one before the public.

johnny_ultimate · 17-11-2020 08:34PM

TBH, when there’s now barely 24 hours until release day, the ‘early’ part of ‘getting it early’ has fairly diminishing returns at this stage :pac:

Hayezer · 17-11-2020 08:35PM

Anyone with a Currys pre-order hear anything from Currys? Radio silence since putting down the 5 euro deposit

Exclamation Marc · 17-11-2020 08:38PM

matt360 wrote: »

Looks like I've been charged twice by GameStop! One payment gone and one 'pending' with the money taken from my card. Paid through PayPal.
Has this happened to anyone else?

Pending one will likely drop off seven days after it was placed.

Exclamation Marc · 17-11-2020 08:40PM

In GameStops defence, they've handled in-store game preorders really well.

I only ever use GameStop for trade ins as their value is second to none when offers are on.

Can't speak to the console orders but they've surprised me with in-store game orders.

RoyalCelt · 17-11-2020 08:45PM

TheWatcher182 wrote: »

Also, GameStop are away more expensive for games! Only ever go them as last resort. Preference is always Smyths or Argos

Speaking of the devil, they finally emailed me tonight with the coupon code for my controller.

In fairness they were grand for the ps3/4 launch and would have been fine for this but for Covid.

I'm all digital now except when buying games that don't get good psn deals but in that case I order off CEX.

rob808 wrote: »

I would imagine they be able to perorder one before the public.

Or else they just pre ordered months ago or even a year ago when the public could pre order but nobody was arsed.

CSF · 17-11-2020 08:48PM

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

In GameStops defence, they've handled in-store game preorders really well.

I only ever use GameStop for trade ins as their value is second to none when offers are on.

Can't speak to the console orders but they've surprised me with in-store game orders.

The key thing here though is that they appear like they’re about to mess up on something that people REALLY care about.

If I’d say, ordered a Switch game and it came a day or 2 later than I expected, my life would continue with very little frustration but they are about to hurdle into a torrent of fury that is going to seriously damage their reputation.

The last thing any company needs is tonnes of people fuming about you on social media, when there are so many competitors in that market for online sales now.

Oafley Jones · 17-11-2020 08:49PM

Cancelled my Amazon preorder last week. Serious pangs of regret now.

blaze1 · 17-11-2020 08:53PM

Is it bad I'm almost hoping the young lad opens the door to the courier this week so I (I mean he) doesn't have to wait till xmas :pac:

Ericaa · 17-11-2020 08:55PM

Berty wrote: »

Hate to burst your bubble but an 11 year old doesn't believe in Santa. My niece pretended she did for months because she was afraid that if she said she didn't believe she wouldn't get presents.

Now if your child is home schooled on a permanent basis then maybe but there is always some sh*t in school who gathers everyone around and says "You won't guess what I heard"

I fully believed in Santa until I was 12, and that was with all of my 6th class classmates telling that me he's not real. I just thought that they were all gimps :pac:

billybonkers · 17-11-2020 08:57PM

blaze1 wrote: »

Is it bad I'm almost hoping the young lad opens the door to the courier this week so I (I mean he) doesn't have to wait till xmas :pac:

Look at it this way.

It would be an early Christmas present he will never forget. Let him know it's his big gift and enjoy it on release day, maybe pick up a new game for Dec 25th.

I'd love if my parents had ever done that for me. That's just me though.

Unless it's from Santa. Don't f**k with Santa

madmoe · 17-11-2020 09:07PM

Does anyone know if the Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones will work with the PS5?

Thanks,
M

RoyalCelt · 17-11-2020 09:10PM

Mad to think without covid we'd be all queuing tomorrow night.

Kremin · 17-11-2020 09:15PM

madmoe wrote: »

Does anyone know if the Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones will work with the PS5?

Thanks,
M

If they're Bluetooth, no they won't work

Mikiek14 · 17-11-2020 09:16PM

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Cancelled my Amazon preorder last week. Serious pangs of regret now.

Well ya have both harvey norman and amazon to go to for orders on launch day.

kirkfx · 17-11-2020 09:46PM

dan786 wrote: »

No thats not how it works, you cant just "rock" up to the shop. They wont be getting stock, even if by some miracle they do, it will have to be reserved on their site and will be gone in seconds.

Oh I agree with you. I was saying it sarcastically.

Riesen_Meal · 17-11-2020 09:53PM

matt360 wrote: »

Looks like I've been charged twice by GameStop! One payment gone and one 'pending' with the money taken from my card. Paid through PayPal.
Has this happened to anyone else?

That happened to my colleagues son also when he was ordering via GS, weird...

Atomic Pineapple · 17-11-2020 10:00PM

matt360 wrote: »

Looks like I've been charged twice by GameStop! One payment gone and one 'pending' with the money taken from my card. Paid through PayPal.
Has this happened to anyone else?

Pending transaction might never go through and will probably just dissappear.

Berty · 17-11-2020 10:06PM

Different banks call them different things and it's like when they present for it twice but they only batch one of them. Some call them pending and some call them Ghost transactions. Be grand.

Some can vanish overnight and some take a few days, some then disappear when one of them is batched on their systems.

matt360 · 17-11-2020 10:12PM

Normally I wouldn't be too worried but now there are a whole load of 'what if' scenarios running through my head..."what if they don't see the one that went through but see the 'pending' one and don't send me my console!?' &#55358;&#56614;&#55356;&#57339;&#55357;&#56835;

The 'I've successfully ordered a PS5' thread

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