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

seanand · 23-11-2013 01:12AM

xv reminds me f this shop who one day i got 20.01 of petrol and the gave me back 29.99 i was literally gobsmacked. never been in ther since and i pass it nearly every day

Wing126 · 23-11-2013 01:14AM

Bit of new info on this whole xtravision debacle - http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1r8ene/a_warning_to_irish_xbox_one_ps4_buyers_rant/cdkssjs

Don't know how likely this actually is to be true though.

Dunnie1982 · 23-11-2013 01:36AM

jonerkinsella wrote: »

Contact Sony lads. Do not waste your time with the suits in XV. SCE ie(Sony Computer Entertainment ,Ireland) know that the Paddys are very loyal to their products and will not let XV mess with their customers .

Right lads.

After some research ,here's the best I can do...for now.

" Postal Contact:

Consumer Services
Sony Computer Entertainment Ireland
Segrave House
20 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2

Email:

You can contact us by email at - support@ie.playstation.com

.....

Does anyone want to word an email that we can all send to Sony. Don't want to come off all preachy to Sony either. I paid for a product and hope to receive what I paid for, we just want to be treated fairly as customers. The staff in Xtra-Vision are only be following orders and it's not fair on them either, it's the greed at management level that looks to be causing all the hassle. I would have ordered mine at GameStop or Amazon if I had known that this was going to happen, I was also under the assumption that I would be offered a bundle closer to the release date like all the other retailers who offer pre-booking, but that's not the case in Xtra-Vision.

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

I know it only a cent but imo it's just plain wrong not to be given the change you are owed IMO.

A company with as many daily transactions as Xtra-Vision and they all add up. I'd imagine it's a lot of pennies over the course of a year.

JohnBoy26 · 23-11-2013 01:43AM

Dunnie1982 wrote: »

A company with as many daily transactions as Xtra-Vision and they all add up. I'd imagine it's a lot of pennies over the course of a year.

That's what I was thinking. It's a clever but horrible way to do business IMO. They know that most people won't kick up a fuss over a cent. Tbh it turned me against the place.

Captain Chaos · 23-11-2013 01:46AM

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

That's what I was thinking. It's a clever but horrible way to do business IMO. They know that most people won't kick up a fuss over a cent. Tbh it turned me against the place.

Well it looks like 1c and 2c coins won't be in circulation by the end of next year anyway. All 5c prices rounds up or down.

JohnBoy26 · 23-11-2013 01:54AM

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Well it looks like 1c and 2c coins won't be in circulation by the end of next year anyway. All 5c prices rounds up or down.

I'm aware of that but currently xtra vision is the only place where this has happened to me. IMO they still have the ability to give the correct change so they should be doing so.

uprooted tradition · 23-11-2013 02:02AM

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

They'd be very foolish to continue with it. It not going to bode well for them if they do.

Tbh in my experience it's not the only bad policy XV have introduced. As I already mentioned they won't give you a Sim card unless you purchase top up off them.

Another thing I noticed about Xtra Vision is that if your owed a cent in change you won't be given it. So if you buy a game for €49.99 and hand over €50 you won't get your cent back. Even on the receipt it will say Balance due €49.99, Cash €50.00, Change given €0.00

I know it only a cent but imo it's just plain wrong not to be given the change you are owed IMO.

Funnily enough, it never really occurred to me but XV in Tramore had been doing that "owe you a penny" thing for a long time (the store is closed now) but it happened so often that it must have been company policy,

bennyl10 · 23-11-2013 02:14AM

jvrk wrote: »

Which one?

William st

MarkY91 · 23-11-2013 02:37AM

so many complains on their fb page and now a reddit conversation about this xtravision ****e. seems to be spreading like wildfire now. surely they will change this by friday

gamejunkie · 23-11-2013 02:45AM

MarkY91 wrote: »

so many complains on their fb page and now a reddit conversation about this xtravision ****e. seems to be spreading like wildfire now. surely they will change this by friday

hopefully they get their act together before then and offer to refund the stuff they made the xb1 customers buy as well....and hopefully they go into remission the day after they sort everyone out with their consoles

c*nts

MarkY91 · 23-11-2013 02:51AM

gamejunkie wrote: »

hopefully they get their act together before then and offer to refund the stuff they made the xb1 customers buy as well....and hopefully they go into remission the day after they sort everyone out with their consoles c*nts

i told my ma about this and even she was going mad. she listens to joe duffy everyday and she said someone should ring him

who wants to ring and represent the boardsie crew :P?

jaybe1 · 23-11-2013 03:00AM

DUBLINHITMAN wrote: »

Brown thomas just sorted me out
awesome job no bs
collect on friday after lunch
xv go fookyourselfs
unfortunately the staff will be getting the blunt of it and not the cheeky pricks up the line

not sure who mentioned brown thomas earlier today may have been 'johner'
I few others too
Ill say a prayer to the gaming gods for yous all that did mention brown thomas
feel free to add my psn dublinhitman

No problem hitman was me that spread the word happy to help and save myself and others from the misery of dealing with XV. Enjoy !!

jaybe1 · 23-11-2013 03:05AM

Groinshot wrote: »

I picked up my Mega Bundle in BT today thanks to you jaybe1, muchos appreciado. Did they tell anyone what time they could pick them up at?

No problem can't wait to tell XV to shove it now. Happy to help out.

jonerkinsella · 23-11-2013 03:55AM

Xtravision at the PS4 launch next week ,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NLFMP61Fc&list=FLKV5aZNNGdqpuJkyZwjt4vw

AWKWARD

phill106 · 23-11-2013 07:44AM

See what happened when simply games tried it?
http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2013/10/08/simplygames-ps4-ransom-whats-really-going-on/
and
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/simply-games-says-ps4-upgrade-offer-is-largely-a-retailer-lead-initiative/0122223
and
http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/08/uk-retailer-simplygames-asking-customers-to-pay-for-higher-ps4-bundles-to-secure-day-one-order-report/

Northern Monkey · 23-11-2013 08:15AM

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Another thing I noticed about Xtra Vision is that if your owed a cent in change you won't be given it. So if you buy a game for €49.99 and hand over €50 you won't get your cent back. Even on the receipt it will say Balance due €49.99, Cash €50.00, Change given €0.00

I know it only a cent but imo it's just plain wrong not to be given the change you are owed IMO.

I haven't bought anything from them in a while, so I'm not sure if they are still at it, but gamestop used to do exactly the same thing.

Phil_aherne · 23-11-2013 09:59AM

Has anyone got any new info on argos about the ps 4??????

ComeraghBlue · 23-11-2013 10:08AM

i just pre-ordered the console only at Brown Thomas Cork. 100% deposit and there on launch day.

they also have the killzone bundle with the camera and extra controller but I'm not into kill zone so just getting the console

so happy now!!!!

Mr Moon · 23-11-2013 10:10AM

Put in an order for Dublin Brown Thomas, waiting for a call back to confirm it went through. She said they had a few available still.

Phil_aherne · 23-11-2013 10:14AM

Just ordered mine out off top an aswel!!!,!!

Phil_aherne · 23-11-2013 10:18AM

Phil_aherne wrote: »

Just ordered mine out off top an aswel!!!,!!

Topman I meant

ComeraghBlue · 23-11-2013 10:26AM

3 left in Cork Brown Thomas

fenris · 23-11-2013 10:27AM

Got the last one in BT Duberlin!,
Now to cancel xtravision

Cwarim · 23-11-2013 10:37AM

fenris wrote: »

Got the last one in BT Duberlin!,
Now to cancel xtravision

You must have been the guy who rang as I was at the desk, the girl there said 'this is the last one' as she picked up the phone. They had a massive binder full of receipts and names etc. Bloody exciting!

Anyway, thanks to all the boardies for keeping us up to speed, never would have got one without you, you've made Christmas for me, delighted.

If you're still missing out, I'd say tesco extras on launch morning are your best bet. I went to the Xbox One launch at Tesco Clearwater in Dublin as a 'scout mission' for the PS4 launch. It was pretty damn disorganised. They open at six, I believe. I got there just after 6am and there was just a crowd of about 8-10 people standing around. No queue, no numbers.

A guy came out and said they had 6 xboxs. 2 people left (I guess they knew they were numbers 7 and 8). Then they checked the back and there were only 4. Two people not best pleased. Smacked of staff putting two aside, but literally noone there (nice as they were) had any idea about the xbox.

They couldn't sell them until 8am, but ending up letting them go at 7.40 as what was the point in waiting any longer, the queue was done. They were black Day One editions, too.

I asked the guy about PS4 stock and he said they just wouldn't know, and you couldn't trust what you were told as their supply could change hourly, as they weren't regular Tesco suppliers.

My plan was to get there at 5am, and if I was one of the first 10 people there to wait it out and hope I got lucky. An honest guess is that they'll get 6-10 PS4s, though it might be more.

I'm still going to go, but at 6.30 now, and see if I can't get a Killzone bundle. Anyway, I think this might be your best bet if you've missed the BT chance and you're willing to get up early.

Good luck, and thanks all!

phill106 · 23-11-2013 10:47AM

srumball wrote: »

How do you know you are getting a bundle from XtraVision? They are not doing any I thought?

I have a mega bundle booked, it is now on my receipt from the till too

george67 · 23-11-2013 10:51AM

The girl told me I was last one as well. happy days

Oafley Jones · 23-11-2013 11:01AM

ComeraghBlue wrote: »

3 left in Cork Brown Thomas

Strange place. Did you go in or over the phone. Where would they sell them inside?

Cwarim · 23-11-2013 11:06AM

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Strange place. Did you go in or over the phone. Where would they sell them inside?

I don't know about the Cork shop, but in Dublin they have a 'Marvel room' that sells their recommended christmas gifts, mostly bags and stationary and stuff like that. That's where they were handling the PS4, as it falls under the Christmas gift catagory. There's no audio-visual or electronics section in the Dublin BT.

Cork might be the same. Can't say for sure.

jvrk · 23-11-2013 11:22AM

bennyl10 wrote: »

William st

Waiting on a call from parkway.

Djcgamble · 23-11-2013 11:51AM

Think brown Thomas deserve a round of applause for the way they handled everything excellent all round and thanks to all on this forum been checking for a solid month and a half for stock on launch day as my pre order was messed up, Thanks lads.

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