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Gadgets Update: GameStop Cuts PlayStation 3 U.S. Launch Numbers; Analyst Estimates 150-200k Units For Launch
Marcus Yam (Blog) - November 14, 2006 11:28 AM

86 comment(s) - last by peternelson.. on Nov 18 at 9:32 AM

Retailer GameStop will be unable to fulfill pre-orders

With all the rabid anticipation surrounding the PlayStation 3, it may sadden many of you to hear that Japan will not be the only territory that will face a cut in its launch numbers.

According to a GameSpot report, North American retailer GameStop (who also runs EB Games) has received a launch allocation that is less than its number of pre-orders.

On October 10, GameStop took PlayStation 3 pre-orders, which sold out nationwide within minutes. Most stores limited pre-orders to eight units, which was based on original Sony estimates on availability.

Now, it appears that many GameStop stores will be unable to honor its "launch day" pre-orders. A GameStop representative confirmed this news, but had no idea as to the extent of the supply shortfall.

"We are beginning to notify our customers that our initial shipment of PS3 systems will not be what we expected," the representative said. "As this is not an ideal situation, we are asking employees to wait to purchase systems until the second shipment. We are anticipating having systems to cover reservations before Christmas."

Customers with PS3 pre-orders from GameStop can expect to be contacted by phone shortly to confirm the status of their reservation. Those who will be left out of the initial round on launch day will be given a consolation item of a free used game or DVD of choice valued at $19.99 or less.

This development will have a ripple effect on those who have sold their pre-orders on eBay with the condition that the item will ship on launch day. Many eBay bidders will be very unhappy to learn that the thousands of dollars they spent on a launch-day PS3 will be facing delays.

Update: Analyst Colin Sebastian expects less PS3's on launch day than originally announced by Sony. He says:

"We expect Sony to deliver 150-200k units to stores in the United States for the launch; consumers without pre-orders may find it difficult to locate an available system. We estimate sales of approximately 750k PS3s domestically by year-end. We expect a more robust launch from Nintendo, with at least 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. and up to four million units shipped worldwide by year-end."

Read more in this Gamasutra story.

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RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By ryedizzel on 11/14/2006 8:10:45 AM , Rating: -1

.... your dumb.

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RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By MrSmurf on 11/14/2006 8:23:20 AM , Rating: 2

You misspelled "you're", lol.

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RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By Knosos on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By TheBaker on 11/14/2006 9:36:01 AM , Rating: 4

He was responding to the guy who said "your dumb." That is in fact incorrect. Correct usage would be more like this:

Your well-researched post about grammar is completely asinine because you're incapable of reading a simple thread.

See how that works?

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RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By Legionosh on 11/14/2006 9:37:36 AM , Rating: 1

Actually YES he did. YOU'RE is a shorted version of YOU ARE. YOUR basically shows possession...for example : Is this YOUR coat? (the definition(s) which ironically you yourself posted, yet you still don't seemingly understand it)

So it IS INCORRECT to say "YOUR DUMB", since the poster WAS implying that the person he was posting about was less than intelligent. He was not referring to anything in or of that persons possession.

He was saying "YOU ARE DUMB". which shortens to "YOU'RE DUMB"..not "YOUR DUMB".

While my grammar skills may not be the best, I do know what I said is correct, regardless of what ever definition you can muster up from Google.

Apparently you either can't A) read the definition you yourself posted or B) simply can't understand it. It's not up to me to say which category you fall under. But I'd guess it's the latter.

Oh, and feel free to e-mail if you like. Somehow I have a feeling you won't let this go. legionosh@msn.com

Kevin

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RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By peternelson on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By peternelson on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By Aikouka on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By Lonyo on 11/14/2006 1:21:59 PM , Rating: 5

(p.s. it's irk)

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RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By Legionosh on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

By Legionosh on 11/14/2006 1:26:20 PM , Rating: -1

And I agree with you. I think it does boil down to a literacy problem, which sadly seems to be a major problem these days. (and yes, sadly I live in the U.S.)

Personally I know I have made this same mistake before (usually when typing something rather lengthy and in a rush), but 99% of the time I catch my mistake. It is never done because I know it should be that way. It's just a typo.

There is a difference between making a grammatical error (which we all do, unless someone is perfect, and I've yet to meet this person) and trying to prove that the way someone wrote something incorrectly is actually accurate.

Personally it's very annoying with the whole you're, your, an (god forbid) UR thing, but the problem does extend further than the one word. Still it seems to be one of the most (sadly) misused.

Gee..when I was a kid english, while admittedly not my best subject (and regardless of my less than stellar grades..lol), still seemed more or less easy enough to comprehend. I don't know what the problem is with todays youth, but I hope that this doesn't in some way foretell the intelligence of future generations..

..if that's the case, maybe I should try and move to Japan or China. At least with english being a second language there is a reason for mistakes like this.

My two cents,
Kevin

legionosh@msn.com

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RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By peternelson on 11/14/06, Rating: 0

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By peternelson on 11/14/06, Rating: 0

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By Legionosh on 11/14/06, Rating: 0

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By michal1980 on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By peternelson on 11/14/2006 9:58:15 AM , Rating: 3

I FULLY agree with michal1980.

"What the hell is up with the title? Sony Cuts US Launch Numbers?!! The story is EBGames is unable to fill pre-orders...."

Exactly what I thought. There is no information whatsoever that the 400,000 Sony plan for US launch is changed in any way.

Japan was cut from 100K to 80K but then the actual numbers shipped were 88.4K. It's therefore dangerous to speculate.

The fact EB took orders for more consoles than they will actually get has nothing to do with total Sony will ship but about THEIR ALLOCATION out of that total.

"Eight per store" is a stupid policy anyway as their stores vary in size and location.

However, back to michal's post, THE TITLE IS MISLEADING please change it to "E-B over assumes their PS3 allocation".

As for them asking the employees not to buy, I don't see that being very successful. Many of them likely took advantage of being first in the cue and probably already sold their new console on ebay already ;-) If EB are serious they should enforce it rather than ask, but I don't think there are any legal grounds on which to do so.

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RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By peternelson on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By Arkham1 on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By Arkham1 on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By peternelson on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By Arkham1 on 11/14/06, Rating: 0

RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By ZmaxDP on 11/14/06, Rating: -1

By ZmaxDP on 11/14/2006 3:29:52 PM , Rating: -1

No,

Substitute "queue" for "cue" means:

Hey, replace the word "cue" with the word "Queue"

To simplify more, he said exactly what you said. He said it first. He used more complex English (though not very) and you seemed to not understand. He was right. You were right. Except, that you called him dumb. Which makes you wrong, and right. Hooray!

As for posts about US English users not knowing the difference between your and you're , you're completely off your rocker. (See, correct usage.) I have yet to notice any geographical correlation to the misuse of pronouns in any country, though feel free to show me some studies if they exist. I'm always willing to learn. Rather, someone nailed it on the head pointing out that there is an age correlation that has something to do with text messaging from numeric keypads. Ding ding ding, we've got a winner (another correct usage!)

Now, let's bring a little religion in to further divide the posting populace... "Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone" In other words, some people need to stop pretending we're perfect. I'm not. I probably have typos in this post. Oops. Sue me.

Last, back to the original post. Maybe the subtitle should read XYZ Games (Yes, I know that isn't the name, it's a substitute since I don't remember which retailer it was - bear with me) won't have enough PS3's to fulfill their pre-orders. Sure, I buy it. The title should be just what it is because, shockingly, the cause of XYZ games not having enough is BECAUSE Sony is shorting the US on launch numbers. If Sony said XYZ Games, you'll get 50,000 and instead only gives them 45,000 what would you call that if not a shortage. Now, perhaps, just perhaps Sony is ONLY shorting this particular retailer. Highly unlikely. Hence, the title of the article. It is much more likely that Sony is going to have a shortage and this will affect everyone.

What do you want? Journalism that has no spunk? The beauty of a site like this is that the people who write it live, breathe, and usually work in the industry. Meanwhile, you and I cannot. So, we come here to get the info that we wouldn't otherwise get. I trust the editors and writers here a lot more than I trust myself to be able to see the trends and implications of news and don't mind at all if they use their knowledge to their (and therefore our) advantage.

If you don't like it, go elsewhere. The Inquirer would love to have you, though it seems you don't appreciate them either. So, perhaps the wall street journal or something of that ilk? Good luck, I won't miss you too much.

Adios!

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RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By peternelson on 11/14/2006 4:28:24 PM , Rating: 2

"the people who write it live, breathe, and usually work in the industry."

Some of us readers actually do too ;-)

Anyway I agree that it is possible (but unproven) that Sony reduced the allocation to EB, and even if it did, that would not mean necessarily that other stores also get less or the totals are going to be less. Indeed my view is supported by the fact that no other retailers are yet crying about reduced allocation in stories like this. If all retailers were complaining of reduced allocation it would be reasonable to assume a vast reduction in total shipment, but I don't see that.

More likely, their loss (if there even was one and not pure EB miscalculation or wishful thinking) is more likely Walmart's gain (they claim to have AT LEAST 10 consoles per store), or maybe other retailers. Who knows how Sony will attempt to "fairly" distribute allocation?

My point is one retailer getting less in no way equates to a lower total, if anything "provokes speculation as to total."

The OP made a valid comment on the title, but did so insensitively which is why he was flamed and downrated for it.

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RE: Stop already. Stop with the fud. Is dailtech full of Wii & 360 Fanbois?

By Arkham1 on 11/14/2006 5:27:15 PM , Rating: 1

We're all correct, except that I was also wrong. ;) I didn't read the name on the "replace..." post, and thought some American was confused over the word "queue".

Indeed, I was the only idiot involved. Move along, nothing to see here. ;)

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