The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

jooka

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I wouldn't put shit on Target shelves right now. Feel lucky the 3dsxl was sold out already when I stopped in to get one.
 
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Vlett_sl said:
My wife was told by a local Sony rep that during the Holidays only Bestbuy and Gamestop were getting decently sized to big replenishments. Evidently the Targets and Walmarts pissed someone off? The day after she was told her BB got 80 ps4s and 50 xb1s, and the Gamestop only got 5, so I guess we'll never really know what the priorities were.

Her management team were making jokes about not selling out of those xb1s before Xmas, while the ps4s lasted 4 hours. She's the only gamer, the rest of them are still confused.
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I know that at least Gamestop(not sure about Best Buy) has always been favored a bit by Sony/MS/Nintendo when hardware has been in short supply because their employees are trained to push add-ons like crazy. Extra controllers, games, peripherals, etc. There's a lot of systems that just walk out the door by themselves at the WalMarts and Targets since they do so much volume and don't have the manpower to stop and talk to every customer that is buying a system. I know for the original Playstation launch, Gamestop had a MUCH higher add-on rate for system sales than any other retailer, so when the PS2 came around we were getting restocked quicker and with bigger allocations when they were in short supply.

The hardware companies pay attention to that, since they basically make no profit(and sometimes take a loss) on every system sold. They need customers buying extra controllers, memory cards, games, etc.

As a district manager, I got reports of stores that sold systems with nothing else on the transaction, and too many of those was a big time no-no. I had to make many phone calls chewing peoples asses for it(after I got my own ass chewed by my higher-ups)
 
Vaclav

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Forbin_sl said:
Amazon is still in and out of stock by the hour of ps4s
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Hilarious that so many people were giving me flak about my rumor I'd gotten wind of them doing exactly that.... course she was late in the timeframe she predicted, but 3 weeks or so off ain't awful. Not that it's looking like I'll ever be talking to her again since I didn't get the job though.
 
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joeboo_sl said:
I know that at least Gamestop(not sure about Best Buy) has always been favored a bit by Sony/MS/Nintendo when hardware has been in short supply because their employees are trained to push add-ons like crazy. Extra controllers, games, peripherals, etc. There's a lot of systems that just walk out the door by themselves at the WalMarts and Targets since they do so much volume and don't have the manpower to stop and talk to every customer that is buying a system. I know for the original Playstation launch, Gamestop had a MUCH higher add-on rate for system sales than any other retailer, so when the PS2 came around we were getting restocked quicker and with bigger allocations when they were in short supply.

The hardware companies pay attention to that, since they basically make no profit(and sometimes take a loss) on every system sold. They need customers buying extra controllers, memory cards, games, etc.

As a district manager, I got reports of stores that sold systems with nothing else on the transaction, and too many of those was a big time no-no. I had to make many phone calls chewing peoples asses for it(after I got my own ass chewed by my higher-ups)
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Yeah but volume speaks words. Im betting the wallmarts and targets sell 10x the number of consoles than gamestop, if stocked of course. And those people end up getting the peripherals eventually anyway, because they need to.
 
Vaclav

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Protip: It's got nothing to do with addons. Breaking street dates is what reduces priority, something Target and Walmart are constant offenders of.

If addons were a huge deal, you'd not see online vendors with any priority since they have the lowest add on sellthrough by miles. (Mostly because of the ease of 'shopping' eight places in seconds leading to those that want them, lower without sakes encouragement, will look everywhere for the best price rather than saving timeand gas with one store)
 
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Bioshock is tomorrow on US PS+, for those who were wondering.

The 14 for '14 sale actually has some fairly impressive discounts for Plus subscribers, on par with Steam sales for once.

BIT.TRIP Presents? Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien - $3.75
Crysis 3 - $5.00
Deus Ex Human Revolution: Director?s Cut - $13.49
ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West Premium Edition - $5.00
F1 2013 - $20.99
Far Cry Blood Dragon - $3.75
Lone Survivor: The Director?s Cut (Cross Buy) - $5.24
Pool Nation - $2.25
Puppeteer - $7.00
Rain - $3.75
Rayman Legends - $35.99
Tales of Xillia - $10.00
The Wolf Among Us Season Pass - $13.49
Thomas Was Alone (Cross Buy) - $2.50
 
Nester

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My PS3 died last night (well not yet but the graphics have tanked and any impact creates a pink polygon explosion) after 4 years. I just bought a ton of games on the cheap over the holidays.

Now I have a bit of a pickle, buy a new PS3 (I guess I could finally get that Last of Us bundle for $250) or buck up for the ps4 and have only 2 games I could convince myself I want to play. It really irks me that the PS4 is not backwards compatible.

Any good advice on the best way to replace a PS3? I am not excited about buying a used one, I would prefer a warranty due to the death of my current one.
 
Needless

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I find that question very odd... are you asking if anybody has an idea on how you can still replace it via warranty on a console that is over 4 years old or?
 
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You don't want to buy used, which I understand but it will save you a ton of money. Also, have you researched the problem? A million dudes on craigslist offer ps3 repairs and maybe they can fix it on the cheap.
 
Vorph

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Only two good options for a new one really: the $270 GTA V bundle with a 500GB HD available pretty much everywhere and the holiday bundle that includes The Last of Us and Batman: AO with a 250GB HD for $250 from Newegg (other places are $275).
 
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Needless_sl said:
I find that question very odd... are you asking if anybody has an idea on how you can still replace it via warranty on a console that is over 4 years old or?
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No, I am asking on the best way to replace it with the understanding that I am weary about buying used as I would like a warranty (factory) with the new unit.

I am leaning towards the $250 LoU or Batman bundle as I was planning to buy those games at some point.

I live in a small ish town in Canada I don't know many folks who are able to repair.



Its not really about the cash for me as much as it is about reducing the anger I know I will have by buying a PS3 2 months after PS4 release.
 
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PS3 is still going to be supported for a couple of years, and probably even beyond that. Hell, even some new games are only coming out for PS3 and not PS4 (Dark Souls 2). PS3 is an incredible system and TLoU is an incredible game, I'd say it's still worth it.

I'm mostly playing my PS3 now, haven't touched my PS4 in several weeks
 
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Vorph_sl said:
Only two good options for a new one really: the $270 GTA V bundle with a 500GB HD available pretty much everywhere and the holiday bundle that includes The Last of Us and Batman: AO with a 250GB HD for $250 from Newegg (other places are $275).
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So stupid expensive compared to Xbox 360s. Even in the used market is damn expensive. I bought a used 360 with kinect for 120, included 2 controllers with charging station.

Look on Craigslist and dudes still want $300 for their used ps3 bundle. It's stupid.
 
Nester

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Its nuts, people online want $200 for a 3 year old machine that comes with 2 controller (I don't need) and a bunch of $5 games (I don't want) I guess I will go new as it makes sense when they include LOU which is $50 normally.

Some guy wants $100 for a broken one lol.

/sigh
 
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the TLOU ps3 bundle has been on sale for $199 a lot, so you could wait for that. People also have managed to trade in the two games that come bundled for $40-60, dropping the bundle price to $140 which is pretty decent for a brand new one. But I feel ya, there is just so much up in the air right now that it could be a regret buy if they announce a TLOU & GTA5 PS4 port, or if Sony Now (formerly Gaiki) goes into broad beta end of the month and all those games are available, or if PS Now announces that PS3 games you own will work without a fee on PS4 (unlikely though).
 
Crone

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Vaclav_sl said:
PS3, 150 gb, controller, HDMI cord and GTA V $150 OBOsounds like your area sucks - that one is the first on a CL search in my area, $150 for a 150 GB quoted as "working fine" with the controller and HDMI + GTA V (probably $20-30 savings if sold back).
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Fuck I would have bought that already. I'm over in Phoenix and a search for Playstation 3 nets me dudes all trying to sell bundles of old games and they want $300 for it.

Edit: Fffffuuu I looked again just to make sure it wasn't a bad day or something and nope. People wanting $240-$300 because of all the shitty games they have. Fuckers.
 
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