PS3 Sells Out

Eager early adopters received word last night that EB Games and GameStop stores would be taking pre-orders for Sony's PlayStation 3 this morning. Each store will have a limited number of units available when the system launches on November 17. Stores demanded a dowry of $100 in cash, credit, or trade-in for those precious few.

Many customers camped out overnight for the chance to be one of the first owners of Sony's next-gen system. At most of the stores that IGN visited or contacted the number of people lined up far exceeded the store's allocation. The number of pre-orders available varied from four at a store in Detroit, Michigan to 19 at a store in Seattle, Washington. Several employees we contacted said that they were instructed not to disclose the number of pre-orders they were given.

[power of Green]

I got two of them. ha ha ha.

[kmis87]

Lucky, I only got one. Maybe I can get lucky and get one from somewhere else too. I really want to make some cash on ebay and still have one ot play.

[USMChardcharger]

you mean you guys have pre-ordered...you don't have them yet.

[OutpostCommand]

I dont have any because im from London >:-E

Wouldnt care to spare me one, eh ?

[Sexius Maximus]

I'll sell you the one I'm getting for $3000.

[Sphinx]

...I wonder if they are taking pre-orders for the Wii yet.

[zypher]

they expect to within the next week, last i heard.

[ORIELKILLER]

why will you stay all night just to preorder if you can do the same the night is coming out ... go to sony store on madison ( nyc ) im sure they will have at lease 100 .. i went there for my PSP and that night they have 500 ...

[calderra]

I wonder what percentage of these units are already available on eBay...

[Marungo]

I was thinking about keeping one, but I'll sell all 5 and get one later next year. I could probably buy a ps3 and a 1080p hdtd with the profits!!!! I'm rich B#@%$!!!!

[uxo22]

They let you pre-order 5, I would have thought that they we limit it to one preorder per customer considering the limited numbers.

Cool, where did you go to reserve yours?

[Bill Gates]

You're full of S)-(it biatch

[TheXgamerLive]

A store in the land called make believe. Nobody is pre selling more than 1 per store so keep it real, ok?

[uxo22]

Yeah, I knew he was full of it, I acted interested to try and get him to dig himself deeper into the hole he was already in...lol

[BIadestarX]

I got 1; and I was told they only allowed 18 people to pre-order

[blammo17]

with all the ebay ppl I wonder who will be buying if everyone (it seems) is selling.

[D3acon]

If you're caught getting more than one then you will automatically get 0. So be warned. Oh, got my too. Looks like the kiddies had to goto school, I think the first few months will be blissful without them.

[TheMART]

Ofcourse they sold out with 400k available in USA. The 360 sold out with 700k available.

I wouldn't expect anything else

[DJ]

The 700k was worldwide figures; the U.S. only got 300k xbox systems so Sony technically sold out more in this country. Even if Sony had 2 million at launch like they expected, they still would've sold out. I wonder how preorders are going over in Japan.

[Sexius Maximus]

Microsoft released with 1 million units. The Wii is ahead of schedule and should hit should be around 5 million at launch. So Sony has far and away the fewest at 400k.

[TheMART]

Well DJ, Sony has 500k worldwide to sell. So 360 still is on top there then.

You really don't know if 2 million would have sold out because there aren't that many there. Problems with overheating and diodes I guess.

Hope the 500k they got out will still work in 2007!

[zypher]

according to NPD Microsoft sold approx 400,000 units during the month of Nov. of 2005 in North America (including Canada). as of the end of the calender year of 2005, Microsoft said that they'd sold approx. 900,000 in North America, and 500,000 in Europe. not sure what the figures are in Japan, but i can't imagine that the 360 has sold more than 200,000 units, even as of right now.

[DJ]

~300K for launch + 100K before the end of november. That sounds about right. I think they've sold around 80,000 360s in Japan. It was averaging 1000 a week, but jumped to 2000 last week.

[tatical]

There were 2 game stores in the mall. The big store said they're only preordering 10. I was the 11th guy to show up (5 min after the 10th dude!) so I went to the smaller store & scored #9 :).

The girl (nice Trini chick :D) REALLY wanted me to preorder a game too... so, I preordered Gears of War!

[SPAWN]

Me too!

[Maddens Raiders]

Got my order in this a.m.- whew...!!! I cannot wait to rip the wrapping off this thing and slam in GT-HD....I'll hook up the Xploder kit to the PS2 while I wait....Ciao =]

[TheMART]

And pay about 600 dollars to get the game complete?

Nice

[Arkham]

Yeah, because I really want those Escorts and Corollas! GMAB.

[Maddens Raiders]

About the price dude ($600 - psssst...pleaze)
...I'm not concerned. You get what you pay for and I've never skimped. HATE all you want (I don't care =]) - I'll be playing GTHD on the 3 in HD, w/1080p on my 60" WEGA TV. Laters.

[SPAWN]

And I will be selling both of them on ebay for $1200 a piece!

[zypher]

1. did you look into the future to see that you'd be making a $1200 profit, or are you just guessing?

2. what will happen if you can't sell either?

3. how did you reserve 2(TWO) PS3's, when Gamestop/EB only allowed for one reservation per person?

[Chewy 101]

Dude, if people payed that amount for an xbox 360, they will surely pay that or even more for a PS3.
And he probably told his friend to help him out, or even a cousin.

[Grown Folks Talk]

what there is to disagree about in zypher's post. he didn't make a statement, he asked questions. how do you disagree to a question?

[HyperBear]

Could someone possibly pre-order one for me. If you live near Vancouver, BC, Canada, and dont mine dropping 100 bucks down for me, or if you have more than one pre-ordered, I will pay you the 100 bucks plus another 700 for the system. Because the way it is going on up here(Canada), is each store EB Games, Best Buy, Future Shop, etc. the most they will get is 5 per store (3-60GB and 2-20GB), and with no pre-orders it will be 1st come 1st serve basis, and so the top 5 ppl at the stores at 9am will get one, and i have school, and i have all my hard classes that day, making skipping impossible. So if possibly one of you guys might be willing enough to do that, that would be great. I will let you kow by Halloween if I still need you to hold onto a PS3 for me, if you are interested. Thanks, Hyper.

[The Milkman]

I'm setting back still until Im sure of no bugs and waiting for better games^^.

[DEIx15x8]

If everyone who pre-ordered seems to be buying to sell does anyone actually think people will want to buy one, and even more importantly pay for it at a premium?

[frankie99]

I'm in pa..and got a few pre-orders in ( with help from a few friends) Just a little FYI There are already units being sold on ebay..People who were first in line or feel very confident that they will get the system on the 17th. 2 have already sold for $ 1500.oo, There are a few more on sale now,( One for $2100.00) and I expect plenty of people will pay good money ( Especially at christmas time )

[power of Green]

Are you a child?. I have two PS3's pre orderd also, are you going to call me a lier too. All i did was call my girl friend and then she called a friend and they went over to EB and they both went in EB not even 5 minutes apart from each-other and layed down the cash in full.

[ZINSANITY]

i called gamestop ONE week ago and asked the guy when they were taking pre-orders for the ps3 and wii. he says call back in TWO i reapeat TWO weeks. so i call back today (ONLY ONE WEEK LATER) and he says they did it this morning but call back in ONE week and he will know about the Wii. I was also wondering if you think i can get a Wii and sell it on E-bay and make a good amount since they are ahead of schedule. I NEED SOME WAYS TO MAKE SOME CA$H MONEY!!!! help me please... and when will gamestop start taking pre-orders for the Wii, it sounds like some already have but mine hasnt...

[PS3 Owns All]

PS3 sold out already?! Good God! I could've preordered it if I wanted to, but I'm waiting til March!

[BIadestarX]

This will be the worst console launch I every seem. It seems like 95% of all PS3 purchases will endup on ebay. I wonder if Sony is going to make any money selling games. Sony, should sell the consoles on ebay themselves and make a proffit from day one.

[DJ]

That'd be hilarious. People would hate them but at least they'd be selling at a profit.

[tatical]

With the exception of me and some other guy, the people that were preordering at the store actually wanted to keep the PS3 & didn't give a crap about eBay.

I, on the other hand do give a crap about eBay and will be using their services :)

I felt pretty happy for one of them though: This guy didn't even see it (PS3 preordering) on the net, he woke up, saw it on the news, and rushed out to the mall, and preordered... lucky guy.

[tom1595]

Why have i had my preorder for a ps3 at EB games (in New Zealand) for like 6 months now?? why is that?? i dont get it. i thought you all had already preordered...:S someone please explain!

[kmis87]

Basically, after how Gamespot and EBGames botched the North American 360 launch (and I assume European launch) by offering many more preorders than they would have consoles in stock, they decided to take a more sensible approach this time and wait to take preorders only after they had gotten initial shipment estimates. I have no idea whats happening in the other territories, but whatever happens I hope you get your ps3 as soon as possible.

[Jaireme1]

I think its dumb that people are allowed to preorder more then two units. Thats just plain greedy. It makes me want to punch someone. I plan on camping out on the 16th to get mine an d will be out there until I leave with one.

[tatical]

If you camp out on the 16th, and the PS3 is released on the 17th, what do you do WHEN you have to pee?

Do you trust the others to hold your spot?

Where would you do it?

Will you bring antibacterial wipes/jel to clean your hands?

[Jaireme1]

Cant believe it...There are already about 25-30 PS3's on Ebay. Ranging from $1200 to $7500....WTF

[kmis87]

There were a lot more than that, but ebay's been taking them down.

[Aflac]

Ya, I favor the 360, but that doesnt mean I cant enjoy this system too. Besides, I'm getting it for free, just like my 360, through this:
onlinerewardcenter.com
It worked last yr, I'm filling out for a ps3 this yr, but cus of the shortage, theyll have to send a 600$ check instead, so I'm usin the money on a buncha games, etc. But next yr, itll b the ps3.

[Jaireme1]

I plan on bringing a bottle of pop to drink to keep me up. I will just use that to pee in if it comes to that. I am definately not getting out of line to take a piss. I will have my little survival kit made up to take care of any issues.

[HyperBear]

This story is funny, I like the part where he says:
"Currently, there are no pre-orders available in Canada and the company apologized for the confusion that led some to believe pre-orders were available for all of North America. Canadian PS3 pre-orders will be "available as soon as possible."

Ha. Not only is that total bull-crap from an American Company, It was also nice of them to let us know how we are not included. Man, I went to 3 EB Games where I live, and they all said "What, there are no pre-orders in Canada, and it will be a 1st come, 1st serve basis", meaning if you dont get 1 of the 4 they will get on Nov.17, then y0ou have to wait to next year. So again, It was nice for the Americans to screw us over again, letting us know that there are pre-orders happening without letting the people that work at EB Games know, and that we only get 4 MAXIMUM systems per store until next shipment which will be next year. Man EB/Gamestop America are so full of SH!T, they could probably just give us nothing and then really piss us off. And Of course Canada gets left out, Thank You America for caring.