Earlier this year, the PlayStation 4 was announced and is set for a release of Fall 2013. Well, now everyone wants the console, as expected. Gamestop President, Tony Bartel, revealed in a earning calls early yesterday that over 900,ooo people have signed up for GameStop's "first to know PlayStation 4" list.
"It would be great if people had to buy more of the thing," says guy who makes money selling the thing.
If they did then collectors wouldn’t be getting f***** over with discless collectors editions
No shock, GameStop is alive because of trading. If they don't have used games on their shelves they are absolutely donezo.
Well of course the GS boss thinks this... that's their bread and butter business. That and funco pops and clothing, though those two were added as a means to supplement the decline in people buying used games or even new games. GS just sucks overall when it comes to gaming. I buy my physical stuff on Amazon or Best Buy.
As for "requiring" disc drives... nah. Not anymore, but i like having them as an option. They had a means back when games actually ran off the discs and were more/less complete. Now they are incomplete and the disc is really an installer with a license to play. If you want to change games you have to take out the disc and put in another. Its more convenient to just use digital. I have been into digital for years now and when the PSPortal comes along i wont even have to go into my game room. I will just play my PS5 from my couch downstairs. I have a bunch of digital installed games to my 5... I'm all set.
Gamingbible writes: "Luckily, if you’re living in the US you can trade your Xbox into Gamestop, where you’ll receive a hefty amount of cash as well as a $50 bonus for certain customers, just short of enough to buy the PS5."
At this point in time If I didn't own a PS5 I would have done this in a heartbeat but I had already acquired a PS5 first before I acquired an XBSX.
I'll stick to keeping both. Gamestop though... seems kind of desperate to take in Series X units. What could they be plotting???
I just want some games for my series X I have both since release and after weighing the offerings in PS Essentials to Gamepass I quickly realized I Owned anything of worth in both catalogs. And, the things I didn't I didn't see as justifiable for maintaining both subs.
Since then my series X is a legacy machine that I play my old games on and that's it. 3 years ago I really thought from that Xbox showcase we were going to have some great games by now. Instead, it's just been a lot of meh
GameStop’s chief financial officer is resigning, in the latest of several executive departures from the video game retailer.
If you don't pre-order or queue at midnight prepare to wait at least a fews weeks or even up to a month or two to get a hold of one. PS4 is going to be a hot item if reality reflects all the predicted demand stores have been shouting about. It will be even harder to get a hold of if it only releases in one territory this year!
this is why i hope xbox comes out at the same time so if i can't get one hopefully i can find the other.
I think Sony has captured the ps2's spirit this time with the ps4. I remember all the hype and excitement back then in 2000 and I'm getting that same vibe now with ps4, I didn't feel it with ps3 tho. But ps4 deff feels like the second coming of ps2.
Can't wait!!!
Kaz is doing an amazing job!. Ever since he took over, everything seems to be going in the right direction.