A Look Into The PS4 Launch From Within Amazon Distribution

Think of yourself visiting Candyland, but instead of gumdrops you had PS4 units; that’s the site at Amazon distribution this week. The company is prepping more PS4s then you could ever hope for, in one of the largest day-one release-operations in the company’s history. An editor at The Slanted caught up with Amazon PR, who were nice enough to share with them this virtual tour that you see above. The sheer volume of PS4s at the company’s distribution centers is amazing, workers are gently placing the PS4s onto pallets, then into boxes, then shipping them out like Santa himself to eager gamers all over the world.

[1080pgamer]

Stop it.

[WorldGamer]

SOON!

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[DeadMansHand]

I'm not sure why, but I laughed hard enough to snort at that gif.

[mikeslemonade]

It's kind of pathetically funny. Seeing the shipping side of it.

If things just shipped in clear bubble wrap that would be funny too.

[GiggMan]

I see mine!

[kparks]

I hope that Hottie boxed mine up lol ;) mine is prolly the one they dropped on the floor lol

[Sitdown]

That was mine with the Amazon Prime sticker... and that guy better put some gloves on before touching my box again.

Anyhow, also received my phone call from Best Buy letting me know that that one will be ready for the midnight launch.

[Soldierone]

Did yours ship yet? I asked Amazon, they said it should by wednesday since I got release day shipping, but mine doesn't even say processing yet.

[Sitdown]

No, it's still saying not shipped... but should get here by 8pm on release day.

[DEAD-DEVIL-DISCO]

i want them all!!!

[Blaze929]

all those PS4s...makes you think like a criminal and plan a heist...or maybe I'm just sick.

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

SONY looks like there planning an invasion lol!!

[Goku781]

The Playstation Army! I can hear the Imperial Death March from Star Wars.

[EverydayGuy]

Can you imagine B-52s in the sky dropping PS4s

[cannon8800]

@EverydayGuy

LOL

People try to catch them but end up dying. lol

[joeyisback]

:-( want my now ill be picking my up at midnight launch cant wait :-D

[iR_phantasm]

Unfortunately ill be working the midnight launch handing out PS4's to all the kiddies, after that its a wrap =]

[VanguardOfCalamity]

anyone else at 14% XD

[tawak]

meanwhile X-box one pre-order are rolling like pancakes.

[iR_phantasm]

LMAO =]

[Man_Son]

I just about died laughing & I'm getting a X1

[first1NFANTRY]

The soldiers (ps4) have been called for battle. Looks like they'll retain Sony's dominace as the most successful gaming company in history.

Sorry boys, you can't argue with these facts. Not this one lol.

[Lboogieskells]

IT BELONGS TO ME!

[HappyWithOneBubble]

That sexy girl boxed my PS4. I hope she put her panties in too.

[pheature]

aye the used ones

[Sitdown]

She was not wearing any..

[GreenRanger]

16 more days for us Europeople.

[pheature]

i knowit sucks :(

[DeadMansHand]

Mmmhmmm, I do declare that you European folk had quite the nice summer in PLUS with your FarCry 3 and whatnot.

[Double_O_Revan]

I would LOVE to see how they make the magic, that is this launch, happen and possible. Its gotta be an impressive operation to ship that many units to everyone, on time.

That warehouse is effing huge in that picture, amd its FULL of PS4s. Wow.

[NarcolepZZZZZZ]

I'm in logistics. It's really not that difficult. Receive the pallets at DC via truck. Each skid looks to have 30 units. I'm guessing they weigh about 10 lbs each so double stacking in the trucks wouldn't be an issue. Being generous you could stick 40 skids on the truck for a total of 1200 units per truck. Then it's off the the areawide UPS DC. There its sorted and and reloaded on ups dryvans and sent on to the local DC where it's broken down further and loaded onto the familiar brown truck you all know to be sent out for delivery. If you were to actually watch any part of this you would probably fall asleep. It's all just a lot of paperwork but by the time it gets to you, each unit has probably been in the first shipping container from Japan and about 5 more trucks. So three cheers for the truck drivers eh?

[pheature]

at the end of the photage i seen a massive parcel.
some guy has ordered 3 or 4 maybe. lololol

[Double_O_Revan]

It looks like the boxes they're using are huge. waste of cardboard.

[colinf438]

They are actually smaller than I anticipated! Very thin for a console box I thought

[KILLERAPP]

Greatest awaits...

[silkrevolver]

MINE IS IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

OH GOD.

IT'S HAPPENING.

[caperjim]

Mine was shipped today through Future Shop. I hope it gets here Friday!!

[PSNrandom15]

Needs more Antonio Banderas. Cant wait!! the wait will be more than worth it.

[cyclindk]

Mother of all that is holy...

Have you ever experienced... a perfect moment in time? You can go your entire life and never come across such an occurrence, but when it happens (solitary teardrop) it envelopes every facet of your being and becomes an intrinsic part of who you are from that day forward.

And that bubble wrap girl in white at around 1:00 minute.. uh huh.

And damn... Amazon is a beast.

[tarbis]

PS4's as far as the eye can see. @_@

[Kydawg]

Mine still says not yet shipped! AHHHHHHHHH!!!

[SpitFireAce85]

Mine too i hope that sexy girl works fast need it
shipped ASAP..:)

[jjb1981]

I got mine today!!! Then I woke up...

[Remy_S]

This is the longest week ever.

[Lboogieskells]

Order status has changed:

"Preparing Shipment"

=D

[Dissidia]

Refreshing my email waiting for that

"your order of PlayStation 4 Knack Launch Day Bundle has shipped!" message

[DivineAssault]

sucks that they wait until friday to actually ship em out.. They should be on the doorstep friday but i dont care.. Got 2 more of em to pick up @ my local shops.. I knew some of my friends would be too stupid to pre order the console so i got some extra ones & now they gotta buy me a game to get em!! Gwaaaaa hahahahahahhaaaaa!

[_FantasmA_]

Actually, of you have Prime you should receive it on the 15th.

[DivineAssault]

i dont ;(

[despair]

I don't have prime either but it was only 8 bucks for 2 day shipping which, funny enough, allowed launch day delivery (Amazon is awesome like that), one of my systems is prepping to ship already.

[_FantasmA_]

Damn that video was so hot, it belongs on Brazzers. I just keep hitting replay. You know even Amazon is excited for the PS4 launch because they keep releasing media about there warehouses full of PS4s. I remember reading that Amazon was paid by M$ (no surprise here) to advertise 360 versions of games on their site. And I believe it because sometimes when I search for a game on Amazon, the auto complete form doesn't even include the PS3 versions. Maybe this time things will be different.

[EastBayPunk]

My tracking number has been stuck on "Order Processed: Awaiting UPS"... I have Prime and was guaranteed delivery on the 15th.. so they better overnight it.