Rumor: UK's GAME has at least 80 PS3 pre-orders per Store

A member of staff from the UK's leading videogame retailer known as GAME has stated that every store has gone beyond 80 pre-orders (small ones), with the flagship stores nearly hitting 200 pre-order sales each! According to him, GAME have approximately 50% of the UK's PS3 stock allocation and are still guarantee launch day delivery for new orders.

[SuperSaiyan4]

My local store did have at most 50 pre-orders and in just 2 weeks has had over 15 cancelled pre-orders so minus that from 50 and see that you get way less than 80.

I think this RUMOUR is a false as me saying Xbox 360 is being used by NASA.

[DC RID3R]

too.

I'm not saying that NOBODY wants a PS3, but from what I've heard from a couple gamestation employees (ggamestation>Game in the uk), the PS3 pre-order situation as it stands, is nothing like the wii, pre-launch.

[Bullseye]

I don't see why those numbers wouldn't be true, there are plenty of hardcore Sony fans in u.k just as anywhere else. I have spoken to quite a few people who just want a PS3 and are not interested in any other console. Whether the initial sales figures can be maintained,is another question, but i'm sure there will be lots sold at release.

[Marty8370]

The article states that 'GAME' has nearly 50% of what Sony has allocated for the UK market. The numbers sound plausable. As for the other retailers numbers they bount to be lower as they won't have as many PS3's to sell. Play, HMV, Virgin Megastores, Woolworths have all said pre-orders are higher than that of either X360 or Wii.

[PSN Starfleets]

I doubt this. You telling me people that more people are willing to shell out around £500..than £300 (360 last year) or £200? (Wii)

Lol. Sony must aswell double it's price if that's the case.

[lilwingman]

If people really want the product, then yes? It's not unreasonable for people to pay more money for something they want.

[Kastrol]

The Last time i checked in game and gamestation Game had 50 pre orders an d Gamestation had 40 and that was mid january so the figures must have went up

But Good luck if ya willing to spend £425 on a console the price is just to expensive if anything going over the £300 pound limit is pushing it here in the U.K

[PureGamer]

pushing nah get a job you will have easily enough money for it. You 360 fanactics go away you can take good news, i work in GAME and we have taken in over 70 pre orders and we are getting around 85 into our shop.

[Andronix]

My local GAME is a dingy sweaty little place, but with a massive catchment area. A friend pre-ordered his, and he is 160-something on the list.

The funny thing is most of the stores are still advertising pre-orders eg Woolworths, Virgin, WHSmith, GAME. This could be interpreted in one of two ways- A) either the PS3 is just not selling at all or
B) Sony have been successful in more than supplying enough consoles to meet demand.

I would've thought the PS3 might be in trouble, but GAME figures indicate overwise.
Also, I know a lot of 30-somethings who are buying the PS3.

[kewlkat007]

in the UK care to shed some light on this Article? Not much I can say here when I live in the U.S of A....

I find it hard to believe it's beating the Wii though...

[ReconHope]

i think the wii is just a fad... just my opinion though.. go ahead take a bubble.

[GameOn]

well i know just 1 person who is getting a ps3 (probably after a price cut). unfortunately i havnt been able to talk him out of it yet.

[Keyser]

^^^That's funny...sad but funny!
Why would you talk him out of it? Is it because PS3 doesn't have games? That can't be it with all these cool new games coming out. Is it becausee you're looking out for his financial welfare? That can't be true because if he's spending PS3 or 360 money he has to be saving, stealing, or has access to money.

Let your 1 friend (I doubt that) buy the PS3 and then you can go over his house and play it. You can bad mouth it all you want once he buys it but give yourself the opportunity to play it too. It's an opportunity! :)