Author Topic: BestBuy... Pile of PS3s.. Not Selling! (Read 17972 times)

capamerica · « **on:** December 11, 2006, 12:06:45 PM »

I know this could very well be in the "Sony getting hit Hard lately" topic but to me it seemed liked it needed its own topic.

My Sister was out Christmas shopping on Sunday and she stopped by BestBuy to pic up some DVDs and she said that there was a guy at the front of the store with a pile of 10 (or more) PS3s telling people as they walked in that "This is the gift your kid wants this year". She saw one parent go to the table and when they asked about the price they turned and walked away.

My sister was a bit excited when she saw the big pile of PS3s cause she figured that if BestBuy had that many PS3s then they must have some Wiis in stock. Sadly she could not find a Wii at all.

I know Portsmouth NH isn't a huge site or anything, but it still amazes me that something that is supposes to be "So popular" can't even be sold out here. And What's even more funny is that BestBuy (or Maybe Sony) is paying someone to be a Barker to sell the PS3.

Makes you wonder how many of the 425,035 PS3s "sold" have actually been sold or if Sony is just releasing their "Shipped" numbers again.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #1 on:** December 11, 2006, 12:11:34 PM »

Something tells me their numbers and reality aren't coinciding here.

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #2 on:** December 11, 2006, 01:21:19 PM »

Sony and reality never have gone together at all. They are lost in a world were puppies have wings and cats hop around and carry mice in their pouches.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2006, 03:04:11 PM »

That's not the worst of it, Cap...

I've heard from mothers that have been doing some holiday shopping that some stores are selling PS3 games for up to 100 dollars, immediately turning them and their kids off towards the PS3.

JonLeung · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2006, 03:34:52 PM »

I knew this would happen at some point, but I'm surprised it's this soon.

I know there are plenty of die-hard PlayStation fans and hardcore gamers and people willing to spend all this money - and those people would take care of the first shipment. But I figured that there would've been enough of them to perpetuate some sold-out exclusivity at least until Christmas.

If your experience at Best Buy is representative of how they are all over North America then the PS3 is evidently in a bad spot, or even worse, than many of us had foreseen. Of course there are price drops (which would hurt Sony more, they're already losing lots per unit) and future games like MGS and FF (if everyone hasn't moved on to a competing system by then).

LOL @ Sony. Sucks to be them.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2006, 04:27:55 PM »

They dug their own grave on this one and I think we all know it.

Who the hell is going to pay $600 for a console with one good game? Forget about parents looking for something for their children...

Amodaus1 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2006, 04:38:42 PM »

This is a strange story, i thought playstation 3 would sell out well through the first 5-6 months based on hardcore fans, hype and mainly the shortages.

I think overall this won't be the effect in the entire region, however, it is very strange. I'm surprised no one bought them to ebay them.

IceCold · « **Reply #7 on:** December 11, 2006, 05:37:02 PM »

eBay prices dropped sharply a week or so ago.. now you can find PS3s for maybe $150 above retail.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #8 on:** December 11, 2006, 06:19:48 PM »

PSP, anyone?

I'd assume the PS3 will remain sold out in some areas while others will start accumulating huge piles. Would be funny if demand for it was satiated before Decemberween.

Darc Requiem · « **Reply #9 on:** December 12, 2006, 12:15:03 AM »

Ever since Sony started the consistent bad new from E3 to now I knew the PS3 would end up third. Even with that line of thinking, I never thought the PS3 was be falling out of favor so soon. If this starts to be a regular occurrence across North America, Sony will be finished. They shafted Europe and to a lesser degree Japan to get the as many units as they can to the US. If PS3's start piling up in the States, the few exclusives that they have left will end up on 360.

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #10 on:** December 12, 2006, 02:26:04 AM »

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This is a strange story, i thought playstation 3 would sell out well through the first 5-6 months based on hardcore fans, hype and mainly the shortages.

well, given the price I'd say that the hardcore fans with enough money have got it at or around launch, and the rest is just waiting for a price drop....

couchmonkey · « **Reply #11 on:** December 12, 2006, 02:37:18 AM »

This is quite surprising, but I'm waiting to hear some more reports. At least around here, PS3s don't seem easy to find.

Like JonLeung said, I expected this to happen, but not until after Christmas - well after Christmas.

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2006, 03:45:08 AM »

The thing with supply vs. demand is that you actually do have to eventually meet the demand with supply, because if you keep the supply low, the demand will go towards something that is readily available. It's almost a month since the PS3 has launched and supply seems to be getting worse instead of getting better, in the wider scheme of things.

Ceric · « **Reply #13 on:** December 12, 2006, 04:09:51 AM »

I'm sort of waiting for an official story about this from someone.

Edit:
Official like Story Found!

couchmonkey · « **Reply #14 on:** December 12, 2006, 08:03:11 AM »

Again, interesting. The photos in Ceric's article makes me soooo glad I camped out when on launch week. It was nice and warm - by Calgary standards. Still waiting for more reports. It'll take multiple reports to confirm that this is happening in more than isolated areas.

I liked that article, but I disagree with his conclusion:

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The gaming market is continuously growing, and if there was enough room in the previous generation for all three consoles, then there should be no reason to expect any different for this current generation.

1. The market has only been growing the past couple of years thanks to DS. Without it there would have been little or no growth in North America, and shrinking in Japan.

2. There is not room for three consoles. Microsoft has lost $5 billion and just as it's starting to look like MS will make a profit, Sony is starting to bleed money. Maybe if all three companies were as financially conservative as Nintendo there'd be room for three consoles, but basically it's two guys purchasing each others' marketshare and Nintendo making a profit on the side.

zakkiel · « **Reply #15 on:** December 14, 2006, 11:50:13 AM »

Quantifying demand is damn hard right now. I'm sure you can find stories about Wiis sitting in stores somewhere (though not in the great state of new Hampshire, where people have taste).

[Insert obligatory statement about how only when all three systems are readily available can we judge, etc.]

stevey · « **Reply #16 on:** December 14, 2006, 03:53:11 PM »

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Quantifying demand is damn hard right now. I'm sure you can find stories about Wiis sitting in stores somewhere (though not in the great state of new Hampshire, where people have taste).

You maybe right about stores with wii in stock, but I doubt that there's pile of wiis with the store beggin people to get rid of their stock and failling...

hudsonhawk · « **Reply #17 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:30:12 AM »

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You maybe right about stores with wii in stock, but I doubt that there's pile of wiis with the store beggin people to get rid of their stock and failling...

Likewise I have yet to see this anywhere with the PS3. My coworker was dying to get one (who knows why) and was aggressively calling every Gamestop, Best Buy, Circuit City, and everything else in the city. He was only able to get one last week by camping out in front of Gamestop one morning.

I don't doubt that the Wii may be more popular than the PS3 but until supplies catch up with demand, some guy on the internet's sister's anecdotal experience probably isn't the best metric we can use to judge that.

Ceric · « **Reply #18 on:** December 15, 2006, 11:03:53 AM »

For me its more of the fact that these sort of reports are around at all. I was expecting Both to be a line up affair for a while and the Wii to go into a walk in affair.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #19 on:** December 16, 2006, 06:10:32 AM »

If nyon cares, I did see some Wiis available in a store today. The preorder my parents placed was fulfilled today as well so it's no loss for me.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 16, 2006, 06:33:31 AM »

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If nyon cares, I did see some Wiis available in a store today. The preorder my parents placed was fulfilled today as well so it's no loss for me.

Lucky you...I called Gamestop today to see if they would be getting some Wiis tomorrow (as it has been announced) and they had no idea if they would be getting Wiis in their next shipment.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #21 on:** December 16, 2006, 08:18:48 AM »

My guess is if I had been serious about Wii hunting on day zero I'd have gotten one then as well. The area I'm in makes it easy to get launch consoles.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #22 on:** December 16, 2006, 04:50:24 PM »

Since gamestops have been robbed for consoles when they tell people when they'll be getting them in, it doesn't surprise me that they give you the "don't know" excuse.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #23 on:** December 16, 2006, 04:50:24 PM »

Double post

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 16, 2006, 05:02:51 PM »

Twice the SB, twice the goodness! :p

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