Ongoing PS4 Shortages resulting in lost sales

Yea same here, I'm in Canada also and I'm seeing some more PS4's not much I go to the local Best Buy or Future Shop as well as Eb Games has some in stock not much like 2-3 sometimes they sell out sometimes not. But I've been seeing them more now.

I haven't looked for a PS4 because I don't care to buy one until I have bought a new TV first, but when I went to buy my first PS3, I ended up spending hour going to store to find one. I finally found one at my 6th store. So 3 store is well within reason. I find it sad that SW has molded your way of thinking to the way it is.

Shortage in Germany is real though. Obligatory LMAO.
Last week was the first time I saw a couple of PS4 boxes in stores here.

Well if you live in the States just order one from Amazon,com they have lots of them. No shortage here were I live all the walmarts close to me have them.

@elpresador-911:

Yep I live in Washington state too (sequim) and I had to wait 3 weeks for the 2 stores that carry them to restock.

There is no PS4 shortage. They just want to seem like there is. You can easily purchase a PS4 anywhere. Online, in the store. The days of its shortage have been over for a few months now. Instead of spreading lies how about getting some games.

All sold out here in Orlando.

Theres always 1 or 2 sitting at the stores, but like 10+ xbone sitting around.

I remember the original wii took almost a year to have regular stock. People waited dead in morning during the xbox 360 elite launch, everyone was there for the wii, not the box.

It seems you didn't understand my point, then again, I'm not even certain what your point was. SW hasn't changed my "way of thinking". Are you trying to say something about the number of stores I made in my joke example of what was expected to occur in this thread, which actually did happen anyway? The whole point that I was getting at that sadly soared above your head was people cannot use anecdotal stories as evidence to either support or deny a claim.

I haven't seen any PS4's or XBones on store shelves locally for a while now. Like a month. See a lot of those giant Titanfall collector boxes though.

Can't speak to that, as I no longer live in Europe. Is there that much of a shortage over there?

doesn't seem that way

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17006&type=page&skuId=8240103&searchpage=true&_requestid=204441

Walmart check for Orlando FL shows 11 Walmarts with PS4s in stock (can't link the window but I'm right)

15 Targets in Orlando Florida have PS4s in Stock

I guess it really is true, Americans have a problem with reading.

there are plenty here in the UK

GAME isn't out of stock

http://www.game.co.uk/en/hardware/playstation-4/launch/?cm_re=home-_-hwespots-_-PS4

Tesco's has some as well

http://www.tesco.com/direct/technology-gaming/sony-playstation-4/cat19380014.cat?catId=4294836439

It isnt hard to find here in the UK at all now... it was until about February... all 3 systems seem to be doing well here though... not just a total one sided bias.

probably 2nd class countries (game industry wise) EU sales this is referring too...

It's probably a good thing for everyone else that Japan doesn't give two shits about the PS4, more supply incoming.

I've a feeling though this is just false modesty to an extreme, a fake Velveeta Cheese Super Bowl shortage meant to drive up sales.

Ctrl+F 'we are in better shape'

Thanks for playing.

Makes you wonder why the PS4 is selling out everywhere in europe except the UK.

Maybe the Ps4 isn't as big here in blighty as it is everywhere else eh?

It's because you're the only European country that has an established XBox fanbase. Hey, I love it in London and think the Brits are a great people. It just needs to be said, it's the only country outside of the US where the XBone has a pulse.

where are you in UK? cause i've been to manchester, hull and scarborough just 3 weeks ago all PS4s are sold out.. i don't know about london though. even here in cebu philippines lots of people are itching to get a ps4

This is not the case in the US. This must be an isolated problem only in Europe? Move some shipments from North America and South America to Europe to fix the problem?

This seems like PR 101 to create great demand in Europe, or incompetent shipping strategy on Sony management?

This could be fixed in a week? Possibly?

The Xbone has had one exclusive AAA game lolololololololololololololololol

They're available here.

@Shewgenja: Interesting. I wonder if they saying that they lost those consumers in the short term, or that those customers turned to another product (Wii U/XBoxOne).

PS4 is rolling LARGE guys.

You have drank yourself stupid. (just kidding buddy :) but now that the mutual bullshit is over........................Xbox One has one AAA and PS4 has zero. Yoshida says don't expect much more when Microsoft does?

How can you even argue this?

Oh, by the way, Philly comic con was epic.

I can argue it because we're only 8 months into a 7-10 year cycle. :D

Glad you enjoyed it! Cons are a lot of fun!

Journey - AAA with no AAA budget - GOTY.

Keep your AAA budget Ryse while we enjoy our AAA scoring games :)

@bloodlust_101: journey? A PS3 game? We are talking new gen brah.

Keep acting like it won't happen again - it will be fun to watch your next AAA game fail you. Mind you - we do have Flower on the PS4. AAA score does not need a AAA budget. Just like Ryse - a AAAA budget game - received 4.0. Keep the dream alive though!

Amazon.com have Playstation 4 for sale right now. If there was a supply shortage because people are buying them up like hot cakes, the demand isnt going away. Sony doesnt really need to worry about a true lost sale since the consumer will buy the playstation when it becomes available.

you make your point clearly using very few words.

good stuff.

Unfortuantely it doesn't say so in the actual stores. Most likely a bunch of Sony's PR BS and lying as usual. I know there aren't any shortages in North American or Japan. That's a fact. There may be some shortages in a few European countries, but in all of Europe? No way in hell.

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I think we read just fine and pretty much proven there's isn't much of a shortage in Europe or the UK either. I predicted the shortages would end In March/Apr at the beginning of the year. Sony said shortages would last until Summer and that really didn't happen.

So, who wants to start taking bets on whether the WiiU will outsell the XBone in June NPD? I mean, hey, we're about 20 days from getting the results LOL XD

No problem at all finding one in Louisiana.