The 'I've successfully ordered a PS5' thread

Varik · 13-10-2020 8:43pm

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

I asked this on the other thread but curious if anyone on here can advise. I've been trying to get my pre-order address changed with Smyths but they're insisting this isn't possible. Apparently an post are legally obliged to attempt delivery to the address provided so Smyths can't legally intercept the package. This sounds like complete nonsense to me but at the same time I can't see why they'd just make it up. Anyone in a similar situation?

If it had been posted already I'd agree with them but it's not. Their system doesn't have that option and they'd rather not have a long conversation if someone won't accept no for an answer.

People make up **** all the time to sound knowledgeable too.

wes · 14-10-2020 12:36am

Varik wrote: »

If it had been posted already I'd agree with them but it's not. Their system doesn't have that option and they'd rather not have a long conversation if someone won't accept no for an answer.

This sounds hard to believe as well. Surely worse case, they could send in a DBA to change the address.

3DataModem · 14-10-2020 6:12am

This may have been posted above already; GameStop seems to have a pretty good idea of its expected stock. One store I spoke to confirmed August 23rd is the approx cutoff for the 499 model, and a LOT later for the 399 model... i.e. deposits prior to this date will get one on launch, deposits after probably won't. I was skeptical about this "pre-order-that's-not-a-preorder" but they seem pretty organised.

3DataModem · 14-10-2020 6:13am

tiredblondie wrote: »

I'm gonna presume if i haven't pre-ordered, there's not a chance in hell of getting one in time for Christmas??

I think you have a great chance, especially if willing to take a 399 model (no disc).

McFly85 · 14-10-2020 9:37am

Midlife wrote: »

If this is recurring, then it's intentional IMO.

I wonder how many of the disappointed Sony Christmas hopefuls will purchase a load of other stuff and then get a ps5 next year anyway.

I say this is cynical marketing and not incompetence.

I don’t think it is, as it’s not always been launched everywhere in November.

If you look at the last 2 generations, both Microsoft and Sony have released their consoles in November. To me that points to each company not wanting the other to get a massive head start with a free run at Christmas, so releasing whatever stock they can make is better than waiting until they have enough for demand. I really can’t imagine either company purposely not making as many consoles as they can for marketing purposes.

Duffers1983 · 14-10-2020 11:34am

Forbes: PS5 And Xbox Series X/S Pre-Orders: New Stock Coming October 13, When And Where.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2020/10/12/ps5-and-xbox-series-xs-pre-orders-new-stock-coming-october-13-when-and-where/

More coming online in America so hopefully more for Europe too

ssshhh123 · 14-10-2020 11:35am

3DataModem wrote: »

I think you have a great chance, especially if willing to take a 399 model (no disc).

Where woild i get this? On list in smyths and gs already

Atomic Pineapple · 14-10-2020 1:19pm

Duffers1983 wrote: »

Forbes: PS5 And Xbox Series X/S Pre-Orders: New Stock Coming October 13, When And Where.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2020/10/12/ps5-and-xbox-series-xs-pre-orders-new-stock-coming-october-13-when-and-where/

More coming online in America so hopefully more for Europe too

Only for time travelers it seems.

Fiftyfilthy · 14-10-2020 1:31pm

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

I asked this on the other thread but curious if anyone on here can advise. I've been trying to get my pre-order address changed with Smyths but they're insisting this isn't possible. Apparently an post are legally obliged to attempt delivery to the address provided so Smyths can't legally intercept the package. This sounds like complete nonsense to me but at the same time I can't see why they'd just make it up. Anyone in a similar situation?

Encountered this problem a few years ago , ordered something for my nephews and put my sisters maiden name as the address instead of her married name (complete accident )

As it was well known I couldn’t stand my brother in law, I tried everything for smyths to edit the details

That couldn’t

Was a pity as family fireworks ensued over this

RedXIV · 14-10-2020 1:43pm

3DataModem wrote: »

This may have been posted above already; GameStop seems to have a pretty good idea of its expected stock. One store I spoke to confirmed August 23rd is the approx cutoff for the 499 model, and a LOT later for the 399 model... i.e. deposits prior to this date will get one on launch, deposits after probably won't. I was skeptical about this "pre-order-that's-not-a-preorder" but they seem pretty organised.

I spoke to them this morning asking about a different issue with my preorder and even after mentioning I had preordered months and months ago, they still slipped in "we can't guarantee one for Xmas" without me asking.

I wonder if each store is operating with different assumptions? i.e. Rural stores might be doing better with lower demand vs Dublin based high demand ones?

Markitron · 14-10-2020 1:55pm

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

Encountered this problem a few years ago , ordered something for my nephews and put my sisters maiden name as the address instead of her married name (complete accident)

As it was well known I couldn’t stand my brother in law, I tried everything for smyths to edit the details

That couldn’t

Was a pity as family fireworks ensued over this

Suuuuuuure it was

Berty · 14-10-2020 2:38pm

RedXIV wrote: »

Rural stores might be doing better with lower demand vs Dublin based high demand ones?

There are NO rural gamestop stores. The lowest population store is likely to be Dungarvan but hardly rural either.

Demand is one thing, supply is another. Dublin stores, individually, won't get more units because they have more residents living nearby. I'm sure there are internal metrics GS uses to allocate stock but there's not going to be "Let's give Swords more because more people live there"

jvrk · 14-10-2020 2:46pm

In all fairness how can a company like gamestop not know their allocation for in store preorders when console is 5 weeks from been released. It seems like the highest of highs **** show from them.

Markitron · 14-10-2020 3:14pm

Berty wrote: »

There are NO rural gamestop stores.

Tbf, to a lot of people rural = outside of the M50

lertsnim · 14-10-2020 4:04pm

RedXIV wrote: »

i.e. Rural stores might be doing better with lower demand vs Dublin based high demand ones?

All the farmers will have them snapped up long ago. Farming Simulator will hopefully get a nice frame rate and graphical boost on the PS5 to keep us all outside Dublin going through the winter.

Markitron · 14-10-2020 4:26pm

lertsnim wrote: »

All the farmers will have them snapped up long ago. Farming Simulator will hopefully get a nice frame rate and graphical boost on the PS5 to keep us all outside Dublin going through the winter.

Ray-traced puddles in mucky grass - gonna be a game changer

Berty · 14-10-2020 4:59pm

Markitron wrote: »

Tbf, to a lot of people rural = outside of the M50

By the posters reckoning then rural people in Ireland will have more PS5s than non rural people.

As a "rural person" I'm happy then for this reversal of fortunes.

.G. · 14-10-2020 7:10pm

jvrk wrote: »

In all fairness how can a company like gamestop not know their allocation for in store preorders when console is 5 weeks from been released. It seems like the highest of highs **** show from them.

They are talking absolute sh!te.

Smyths knew exactly how many units they were getting and allowed preorders for exactly that amount. Then they knew exactly how many more they were getting in the next round and allowed pre orders again for exactly that amount.

Gamestop are fully aware of how many they have guaranteed but since they've been letting people preorder one for over a year with no idea of how many they'd get they now have to continue to play this game, stringing them along. They are hoping and praying more stock lands before they have to tell people who pre ordered that they defo aren't getting one. They'll drag it out as long as they can before they have to admit they fecked up.

RocketRaccoon · 14-10-2020 8:01pm

jvrk wrote: »

In all fairness how can a company like gamestop not know their allocation for in store preorders when console is 5 weeks from been released. It seems like the highest of highs **** show from them.

They know exactly how much they'll be getting and will have the individual stores allocated too. They were greedy and as I said earlier in the thread, anyone who preorders with them needs their head examined.

jvrk · 14-10-2020 8:23pm

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

They know exactly how much they'll be getting and will have the individual stores allocated too. They were greedy and as I said earlier in the thread, anyone who preorders with them needs their head examined.

Like to be told when preodered back in November was only other person to preorder console in the store to be told we can't tell you if you will get 1 or not is a joke. Never again am I gonna use gamestop .

Markitron · 15-10-2020 1:44pm

Simplygames just put up some more pre-orders for the digital edition but they were gone in less than a minute. Might be worth keeping an eye on them.

Grumpypants · 15-10-2020 4:56pm

Game just gave me a fright.

Sent an email with "Important update about your Pre-Order." Then just said the games are releasing on the 12th but the console is the 19th so we will post everything in one box for the 19th!!

Danny552 · 15-10-2020 5:05pm

jvrk wrote: »

Like to be told when preodered back in November was only other person to preorder console in the store to be told we can't tell you if you will get 1 or not is a joke. Never again am I gonna use gamestop .

This is true I booked my ps5 only few weeks ago have a friend in there and will keep mine aside for me then will just say to someone else they only got so many in there wasnt enough. They take there own first and sort out family and friends then to the public. It's all about who you know . For most who didnt pre book months ago probably wont get there ps5 until after xmas .

RedXIV · 15-10-2020 7:34pm

Danny552 wrote: »

This is true I booked my ps5 only few weeks ago have a friend in there and will keep mine aside for me then will just say to someone else they only got so many in there wasnt enough. They take there own first and sort out family and friends then to the public. It's all about who you know . For most who didnt pre book months ago probably wont get there ps5 until after xmas .

And they wonder why they are going out of business

jvrk · 15-10-2020 7:52pm

Danny552 wrote: »

This is true I booked my ps5 only few weeks ago have a friend in there and will keep mine aside for me then will just say to someone else they only got so many in there wasnt enough. They take there own first and sort out family and friends then to the public. It's all about who you know . For most who didnt pre book months ago probably wont get there ps5 until after xmas .

I'd belive it as said will never spend a penny in gamestop again ever.

RocketRaccoon · 15-10-2020 8:17pm

Danny552 wrote: »

This is true I booked my ps5 only few weeks ago have a friend in there and will keep mine aside for me then will just say to someone else they only got so many in there wasnt enough. They take there own first and sort out family and friends then to the public. It's all about who you know . For most who didnt pre book months ago probably wont get there ps5 until after xmas .

Very common practice with them, speaking from experience.

Potential-Monke · 16-10-2020 2:45am

Things must have changed since I worked in GS (over 10 years ago). At that time there was a policy that if there was enough stock for demand, staff can take one of them but only 1 per staff member. I don't think there was a stock shortage for any preorders I was working there for, but I remember being told that if there were shortages, preorders take precedent. It just meant that if we wanted something, we'd put our pre-order in as soon as the system went live, but again, only 1.

Probably all depends on the manager too.

Lord Spence · 16-10-2020 10:33am

jvrk wrote: »

I'd belive it as said will never spend a penny in gamestop again ever.

They tried this with me on PSVR launch but I kicked up a massive storm in the store, said they had none left and then one magically appeared on the back store room.

FixitFelix · 16-10-2020 9:19pm

Danny552 wrote: »

This is true I booked my ps5 only few weeks ago have a friend in there and will keep mine aside for me then will just say to someone else they only got so many in there wasnt enough. They take there own first and sort out family and friends then to the public. It's all about who you know . For most who didnt pre book months ago probably wont get there ps5 until after xmas .

Ooohhh you're hard

rob808 · 16-10-2020 10:00pm

Danny552 wrote: »

This is true I booked my ps5 only few weeks ago have a friend in there and will keep mine aside for me then will just say to someone else they only got so many in there wasnt enough. They take there own first and sort out family and friends then to the public. It's all about who you know . For most who didnt pre book months ago probably wont get there ps5 until after xmas .

Thank god I perorder in smythstoy.im glad I cancel my ps5 in Gamestop going by what you said I would had never not got one till next year.

prettyboy81 · 16-10-2020 10:30pm

Don’t forget places like Power City & Brown Thomas usually get stock & sell on first come first served.

jaydrum22 · 17-10-2020 9:06am

Any idea when smyths will charge for preorders

Zero-Cool · 17-10-2020 9:23am

jaydrum22 wrote: »

Any idea when smyths will charge for preorders

Usually the day before or when you collect it on the day.

nedd · 18-10-2020 7:16am

Question around Argos Click and Collect. If I manage to bag one the night before launch in Argos am I guaranteed it will be there for collection?

jonerkinsella · 18-10-2020 9:59am

nedd wrote: »

Question around Argos Click and Collect. If I manage to bag one the night before launch in Argos am I guaranteed it will be there for collection?

No. I'm sure the lads on here will chime in on horror stories of staff swiping them before you collect. It was rampant during the PS4 launch.

martyos121 · 18-10-2020 10:24am

If you get there at opening time, you're dead safe, thats how I got a PS4 on launch day. You need to be waiting at the door for them to open even with a reservation though, as someone came in straight after me with no reservation and they sold him someone else's with little fuss.

If you get one reserved (and for the PS4, it went live on the site at 6am I think), just be there outside the shop half an hour before they open up and you'll get it.

Oh, and staff were completely prohibited from buying any of them back then, so I assume it'll be the same again. They obeyed that rule in my local store, but it depends on the managers really.

nedd · 18-10-2020 12:23pm

What's the point of the click and collect if you have to queue anyway?

jj880 · 18-10-2020 12:30pm

nedd wrote: »

What's the point of the click and collect if you have to queue anyway?

For a console I can see their thinking. A sale to someone who queued (click n collect or not) is more likely to generate more sales on games and accessories from the store than someone who breezed in later that day at their leisure.

benny79 · 18-10-2020 9:13pm

Do argo's do preorders for ps5? My little lad wants one of Santa and this be his last year
I'd say he's 11.. went to smyths today to preorder obviously to be told there sold out and I'd be doing well to be get one before xmas and that gamestop over sold there pre orders and now they cant guarantee customers that have pre ordered

Kamu · 18-10-2020 10:17pm

benny79 wrote: »

Do argo's do preorders for ps5? My little lad wants one of Santa and this be his last year
I'd say he's 11.. went to smyths today to preorder obviously to be told there sold out and I'd be doing well to be get one before xmas and that gamestop over sold there pre orders and now they cant guarantee customers that have pre ordered

Argos do not do pre-orders here in Ireland, However on Wednesday evening, the 18th November check the Argos site after they close as their system will update with the page to reserve a PS5 for collection the following day.

The page can go live anytime from the moment the store closes to early morning the next day.

Remember that many people will be trying to do the same.

benny79 · 18-10-2020 10:27pm

Kamu wrote: »

Argos do not do pre-orders here in Ireland, However on Wednesday evening, the 18th November check the Argos site after they close as their system will update with the page to reserve a PS5 for collection the following day.

The page can go live anytime from the moment the store closes to early morning the next day.

Remember that many people will be trying to do the same.

Is it not out Nov 16th?

Kamu · 18-10-2020 10:31pm

benny79 wrote: »

Is it not out Nov 16th?

https://goosed.ie/irish-ps5-price-and-launch-date/#:~:text=PlayStation%205%20Launch%20Date%20In,in%20Ireland%20on%20November%2019th.

Nope, releases the 19th November in Ireland and the 12th in America.

TheW1zard · 18-10-2020 10:34pm

How much will the ps4 pro be when the ps5 comes out!?

Connavar · 18-10-2020 11:02pm

Seeing some people saying that GameStop stores will send out pre orders if the shops aren't open.
Has anyone who heard this not fully paid off the console? Any idea how it works in that case?
Had planned on trading in my PS4 towards it so this probable lockdown is a pain(could drop it in tomorrow but don't want to spend a month without a console especially in lockdown)

jonerkinsella · 19-10-2020 9:23am

Connavar wrote: »

Seeing some people saying that GameStop stores will send out pre orders if the shops aren't open.
Has anyone who heard this not fully paid off the console? Any idea how it works in that case?
Had planned on trading in my PS4 towards it so this probable lockdown is a pain(could drop it in tomorrow but don't want to spend a month without a console especially in lockdown)

I was only in there yesterday.
The plan is, if you have partial payment, GS will send you a link to your email for the remainder of the payment on your account, You pay this and they mail it to you.

Connavar · 19-10-2020 9:52am

jonerkinsella wrote: »

I was only in there yesterday.
The plan is, if you have partial payment, GS will send you a link to your email for the remainder of the payment on your account, You pay this and they mail it to you.

Cool, that makes sense. Thanks.

Just a pain that it kind of takes trade ins out of the equation

CiDeRmAn · 19-10-2020 11:08am

TheW1zard wrote: »

How much will the ps4 pro be when the ps5 comes out!?

I would imagine it will be discounted until it is sold out, while the base model will continue to be produced.
The Pro was a premium product, and I don't see the market when the people that bought it will have moved onto the PS5.
I imagine there will be substantial reductions in the price of the standard PS4 though.

jvrk · 19-10-2020 12:02pm

Went into gamestop this morning see what would happen with preorder besides usual cant guarantee me one at launch (giving up at this stage with um) if lock down happens to be told they don't know. Are gamestop in parkway that incompetent.

Underground · 19-10-2020 1:04pm

Any chance of getting one of these pre Xmas? Having missed out on the initial round of pre orders...

biggebruv · 19-10-2020 1:46pm

Will smiths have to close for 4 weeks if the planned level 4.5 goes ahead this week if so how does that work with PS5 click and collect orders? Have they said anything?

The 'I've successfully ordered a PS5' thread

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