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Ireland racks up most pre-orders for PlayStation 4 worldwide

Pre-orders for the soon-to-be released PlayStation 4 console have been stronger in Ireland than in any other country in the world, a comparison of GameStop global pre-orders suggests.

Consumers in Ireland have also logged the most pre-orders in Europe for the Xbox One console, with Australia having nabbed the most Xbox One pre-orders on a global basis.

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sigfredod3800d ago

Interesting, Ireland was not the first country that came to my mind to be leading the pre-orders on the world, lol

OrangePowerz3800d ago

It`s a calculation on the amount of stores, so it`s not like Ireland has the highest pre orders. They hav the highest pre orders per store.

Hicken3800d ago

As expected, it's a percentage thing. I highly doubted, from the start, that Ireland out preordered other, much larger markets by sheer number.

The_KELRaTH3800d ago

Thought maybe it had something to do with them using Euros as it works out cheaper than buying with pounds.

andrewsqual3800d ago

And I will be at the largest % store next Thursday night behind the scenes :)

OllieBoy3800d ago

Remember that Europe is Sonyland. You thought the NA launch was a success, just wait.

JoGam3800d ago

Great point. Congrats Sony

Drekken3800d ago

Honestly, Sony should have hit Europe this week. 11/22 would have been a fun day.

ZBlacktt3800d ago (Edited 3800d ago )

Oh, the US is the largest consumer on the planet in the industry. This is why every launch stars here. Read the story about how Sony held back on releasing all it's consoles at their first launch. So that families could get one for the holidays Christmas time. Hence why they are being resold here now by re-sellers for double the retail price for those who want one now. Either way, it's all good for Sony this year and rightfully so. I love mine...

Recall the PS3 didn't even come to Europe until spring 2007.

hello123800d ago

I'm from Ireland. Sony was leading here over XB1 i was aware of that. Buying an xb1 myself.

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Hammerwatch II Will Stop Dilly-Dallying and Head to Xbox and PS4 on April 23

"Hammerwatch II's journey to Xbox has been long and perilous. After first launching on Steam in the fall of 2023, the game finally turned up on PlayStation 5 last December. Since then, Xbox gamers who enjoyed the original Hammerwatch and the sublime Heroes of Hammerwatch have been anxiously awaiting their turn at the long-promised sequel. At last, the wait is nearly over because Hammerwatch II will hit Xbox and PlayStation 4 on April 23," says Co-Optimus.

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Sea of Thieves Welcomes 40 Million Players

Joe 'Three Sheets' Neate (Executive Producer): "As I’m sure you can imagine, when it comes to Sea of Thieves my days are full of numbers. Development costs, active servers, days until the next update… Sometimes, though, a truly extraordinary number stands out – a number like 40 million, which I’m incredibly pleased to say is the number of pirates who’ve now set sail in Sea of Thieves!"

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darthv728h ago

Garrr... more people to walk the plank and send to Davey Jones locker.

would have been funny to release this on talk like a pirate day.

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TrueRican693h ago

I pre-order the premium edition for my PS5 today

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PAX East 2024: Warframe Devstream 178 Q&A With Megan Everett - Lords of Gaming

Devstream 178 was filled with so many cool announcements for the game's community, and were able to ask a lot of questions about Warframe: 1999 and more!

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