PlayStation 4 pre-orders are "performing very well", a spokesperson for GAME has revealed, telling VideoGamer.com that the retailer is "certain" that the arrival of the console will revive the UK's flagging retail market.
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Hello anyone who has pre ordered in the UK at GAME, could you please tell me if the deposit is refundable if you find it cheaper elsewhere? Thanks.
Also I emailed GAME about where their main launch in London would be, since their flagship store closed but they didn't have an answer, does anyone have a clue?
When I pre-ordered the Vita, they refunded it, but only after launch. This is when they were having major financial issues though and they basically had to pay up front for stock rather than getting it on credit.
May be better to wait until your sure they know what their pre-order allotment is too. It's possible they haven't worked out those details, and they could oversell it. Just think how small GameStops pre-order allotment in the US was compared to how many actually sold.
Also being the EU there is nothing to say that it will even be released there this year. You could be looking at a year long wait or more if Sony doesn't do a worldwide release, and that would just suck.
I wouldn't risk it with Game, if they go into administration again you would lose your deposit. I would recommend a online retailer that promises on the day delivery.
Depends where you live, in Aberdeen all the GAME stores were saved also when HMV went under Aberdeen store was saved. Aberdeen is a very afluent place and will be unlikely GAME will close.
I aso got my refund on the ps3 when it game out as I got it dirt cheap at woolworths.
@thelyonking sometimes it doesn't matter how good the area is, it depends on the business itself. Look at comet or woolworths they just all closed down everywhere. Game are in a bit of trouble they are still trading, personally I would wait till just before launch and watch the supermarket's fight for your custom
I highly recommend www.shopto.net they are taking pre-orders and you don't have to pay up front. their an excellent store i use them all the time.
as for GAME launch it will be in all game stores not just one in particular, but if i was to guess on their main store in London it would be Westfields in Stratford.
I asked my Gamestop if they were taking pre-orders yet and they said they were not. I did sign up for the Gamestop first to know list so hopefully they will inform me as soon as pre orders are being accepted.. I want to make sure I have a PS4 at launch..
They still aren't taking pre-orders. Just the first-to-know list. My local store the manager has a list of customers with their numbers that she's going to call when they start, but they have the official one online as well.
Great news for PS4...but GAME are probably one of the worst places to pre-order consoles because they sometimes bump up the prices by forcing you to buy bundles. Rarely do they let you just pre order base units in my experience.
Therefore, if PS4 is £399, Game will charge £520 by adding 2 games (you may not like) and an extra pad (you may not have wanted) and anything else they can to make the cost more attractive to themselves.
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@MasterCornholio ..below
Unfortunately the UK is one of the most expensive territories (Global Trade) for some reason. We even have a phrase for it...
Hmm strange i buy from game all the time in Spain and they never did this to me. However due to the way the laws are structured here maybe game cant pull off those types of stunts.
I will preorder the console from game like my Vita. But from my experience i ended up getting the Vita from Amazon due to the much lower price point and the included 8GB memory card.
However what im really worried about is getting a defected unit from Amazon because it would be really difficult to return it. Not to mention you would have to pay costs for shipping it back (from my understanding of their return policy).
Why would you pre order a console when it has not even been shown, has no release date or price and no complete launch titles list yet...You just to wait a couple of months until E3 to know all that lol
The plastic box that the circuitry is placed in is not a determining factor of anything.
"has no release date"
Holiday season this year puts it anywhere from October to December. The event stated a release window of Holiday Season 2013.
"or price and no complete launch titles list yet."
Won't be more than what the PS3 launched for (and the best version of the PS3 was the launch version), likely be less than the PS3's launch price, and there are still at least 7 months for Sony to announce more launch titles. People want to be able to have a PS4 without being told they are sold out, and they will be sold out because people are loving what the event revealed.
Gamestop here in las vegas has me on a preorder list for both the ps4 and the new xbox. I used to work for them and still know uppper mangagement very well but as a whole Gamestop has not gotten approval yet ro corporate in Texas Grapevine to handle them yet. When they do it most likley wi be a 50.00 deposit taken off the price at pickup. I would preorder early if you want a gurantee launch console. I dont care what the media says. On launch day there will be shortages on both consoles. Is been that way since I started gaming 35 years ago. Happy gaming.
I would preorder with shopto rather than with game,they are normally slightly cheaper when it comes to buying games aswell and they're always delivered a day before the release date.
I'd imagine the people ordering from GAME this early are those who enjoy the midnight launches... Fair play to them, but not for me (I went to a midnight launch once... never again)
If I pre-order it'll be from Shopto, they give great service.
I agree it was a very smart move on Sony's part.. It was also a stroke of brilliance to announce the launch this fall.. It seems Sony is bound and determined to avoid a bad launch..
It means nothing... The same was said about the Wii U. I think it was ShopTo who claimed that the pre-order numbers were the best they ever had for a system. And look at the Wii U... it's floundering to say the least.
I wish the PS4 every level of success, but this is nothing to go by.
There is only one online retailer i use in the Uk and it puts the rest to shame,not only have they never failed to deliver on time they are usually a day early on most game releases.
I'm going to wait till after E3 when we get a release date to see if its time to pre-order or not. Chances are the UK will get the PS4 march 2014 or something
I simply just pre ordered with ShopTO. Main place I buy from, and can simply discard the pre order if I feel like it. Even without knowing the price or not. When you find out, if you like it, you know its there. If not, quick cancel.
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Also I emailed GAME about where their main launch in London would be, since their flagship store closed but they didn't have an answer, does anyone have a clue?
So, the answer, it is refundable.
Also being the EU there is nothing to say that it will even be released there this year. You could be looking at a year long wait or more if Sony doesn't do a worldwide release, and that would just suck.
I aso got my refund on the ps3 when it game out as I got it dirt cheap at woolworths.
Look at comet or woolworths they just all closed down everywhere.
Game are in a bit of trouble they are still trading, personally I would wait till just before launch and watch the supermarket's fight for your custom
Anyone have a clue about where the London launch will be?
http://www.iwantoneofthose....
I highly recommend www.shopto.net they are taking pre-orders and you don't have to pay up front. their an excellent store i use them all the time.
as for GAME launch it will be in all game stores not just one in particular, but if i was to guess on their main store in London it would be Westfields in Stratford.
This article is dumb and pointless.
Therefore, if PS4 is £399, Game will charge £520 by adding 2 games (you may not like) and an extra pad (you may not have wanted) and anything else they can to make the cost more attractive to themselves.
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@MasterCornholio ..below
Unfortunately the UK is one of the most expensive territories (Global Trade) for some reason. We even have a phrase for it...
'Rip Off Britain' ;(
I will preorder the console from game like my Vita. But from my experience i ended up getting the Vita from Amazon due to the much lower price point and the included 8GB memory card.
However what im really worried about is getting a defected unit from Amazon because it would be really difficult to return it. Not to mention you would have to pay costs for shipping it back (from my understanding of their return policy).
The plastic box that the circuitry is placed in is not a determining factor of anything.
"has no release date"
Holiday season this year puts it anywhere from October to December. The event stated a release window of Holiday Season 2013.
"or price and no complete launch titles list yet."
Won't be more than what the PS3 launched for (and the best version of the PS3 was the launch version), likely be less than the PS3's launch price, and there are still at least 7 months for Sony to announce more launch titles. People want to be able to have a PS4 without being told they are sold out, and they will be sold out because people are loving what the event revealed.
On top of what we already know Sony have said this -
"there is plenty more to tell and we’ll be telling the full story between now and launch as there are still a few things not pinned down."
http://www.vg247.com/2013/0...
I plan to pre-order after E3 though as it feels too early at the moment for myself.
If I pre-order it'll be from Shopto, they give great service.
The demand is HUGE. If the ps4 trailer views on youtube is any indication, then i must say the ps4 will sell incredibly well come launch.
Can't wait to pick mine up at launch.
Could this be best launch playstation console in history?
The same was said about the Wii U. I think it was ShopTo who claimed that the pre-order numbers were the best they ever had for a system. And look at the Wii U... it's floundering to say the least.
I wish the PS4 every level of success, but this is nothing to go by.
shopto.net
Nothing complex.
i learned my listen tho, this time i will surely pre order.