PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE :UK Retailer 'Misses Targets' with PS3 Preorders

Isn't UK Resistance run by 10 year olds with down syndrome?D0wnfall1

you can still walk in to stores and get a ps3 on launchxxmatt125xx

LOL

Funny how people just look for things to complain.............pretty sad!

There are plenty of pre-orders left in the UK, you can still order a PS3 from major gaming stores only a few days before the PS3 launch :lol: . You couldn't get hold of a 360 for months after its release, although I managed to get hold of one on launch.Hoobinator

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There are plenty of pre-orders left in the UK, you can still order a PS3 from major gaming stores only a few days before the PS3 launch :lol: . You couldn't get hold of a 360 for months after its release, although I managed to get hold of one on launch.Hoobinator

People walk in, see $600, and walk right out of the store.OceanLeet

PS3 out this friday in europe, no preorders are sold out.hyruledweller

[QUOTE="hyruledweller"]PS3 out this friday in europe, no preorders are sold out.joevfx

People walk in, see $600, and walk right out of the store.OceanLeet

actually, it's 425 pounds which is equal to $833.58 US. australia has to pay $AU 1000 which is equal to $US 803. the rest of europe pays 599 euros which is equal to $US 800.

[QUOTE="OceanLeet"]People walk in, see $600, and walk right out of the store.rage8669

actually, it's 425 pounds which is equal to $833.58 US. australia has to pay $AU 1000 which is equal to $US 803. the rest of europe pays 599 euros which is equal to $US 800.

Note quite true. Some of us will have to pay even more if we chose to.

In Norway it will cost 6000 nok = 967 $ . That is a lot for a a game console. No wonder the xbox 360 and Wii are doing great.....

I think everyone, especially cows need to remember this:

This is Launch! And if the interests is there, ALL avaliable units should sell out and the demand would still be through the roof at least 1 or 2 months after launch! I mean, look at the Wii, Nintendo is shipping them ASAP worldwide and the demand is as hot as ever! Every sat. I swear I still see people lining up outside my local Target etc. waiting for Wii shipments! Yes, it's THAT crazy! 1 million units sounds alot and it is, I won't say anything else. That's practically the largest amount shipped for a launch in a particular region ever. BUT and this is a BIG but! If the demand is there, that 1 million should never be enough to satisfy demand, like the X360 or the Wii, it should have been sold out through pre-order INSTANTLY!!! the fact that it isn't is distrubing and telling me that the "price effect" is rolling over to Europe too.

With that being said, however, I still think all 1 million or so units will still sell out in Europe very quickly when the PS3 finally launches this Fri. However, after this, like in the U.S. and Japan, demand should drop quickly because all the die hard European cows had their share. The rest of the mass market will simply ignore the PS3 cause of the price.

if you live in the UK you would know that curry's is one of the most over expensive rip of stores you can go to. No one ever goes to Curry's unless they need something specific or are just rich.

 Thats why they probably missed pre order targets, because they overcharge massively. I mean, 2 games with PS3 for £520?

Im getting mine with Motorstorm and Resistance for aroun £495, its over £600 if you want 3 games with it. thats why no one is buying from currys. Because they are morons with prices 

The average European makes less money than the average American, yet PS3s are more expensive over there (significantly so). Add the fact that it will have barely any backwards compatability, and how well do you think it's gonna sell?Number_1_Gamer

I don't see how that works when our minimum wage is a lot higher than yours.

£5.10 = $10

 Last time i heard it was $5 or $6 for your minimum wage.

plus some shops might try & sell rip-off bundles like they did back when the X360 was launched...CwlHeddwyn

Store bundles are now becoming the norm, not the exception anymore. U.S. launch of the Wii and PS3, you have to pay an extra $150 to as high as $300 in some stores if you want a Wii or PS3 because of all the crappy bundles! I mean, my local Kay-Bee Toys in my local mall for ex. For the Wii, you need to get at least an extra Wiimote, SD card (of your choice) and at least three games for $500 to get it (they jacked the Wii through the roof because it was selling hot during Christmas time). PS3, at least one Six-Axis, two games for $750! I mean it was plain RIDICULOUS and I saw many people complained and bi*ching. But still, alot of people, especially those who are looking for a Wii, plunked down money for it. This have become such a trend that even MS, Sony and Nitendo have become worried. Too many stores are ripping people off cause they know during launch, they can get away with it!  

[QUOTE="hyruledweller"]PS3 out this friday in europe, no preorders are sold out.joevfx

if you live in the UK you would know that curry's is one of the most over expensive rip of stores you can go to. No one ever goes to Curry's unless they need something specific or are just rich.

 Thats why they probably missed pre order targets, because they overcharge massively. I mean, 2 games with PS3 for £520?

Im getting mine with Motorstorm and Resistance for aroun £495, its over £600 if you want 3 games with it. thats why no one is buying from currys. Because they are morons with prices 

IchigoKurasaki

its called disposable income plus the population of the UK is 60million- USA is 300million- therefore manufacturers in the USA can lower the cost of products & still make a lot more profit- if u sell less stuff u gotta hike up the price to make the same profit. check out Cars- a few years ago a VW Beetle was something like £6,000 in USA, in Europe it was £8,000 & in UK something like £10,000. taxes in the UK are a lot higher- Petrol is like 3x the price over here as it is in the USA, we have NHS etc to pay for they dont. over here we have 17.5% tax- in USA only certain states have 'Sales Tax' & usually its only like 6%. check out the price of houses- in USA for £140,000 u can get an amazing house- the same house in the UK (outside of london) would costs u several times that. heck my house is worth £250,000 & its no way as good as that £140,000 house. check out the prices of newspapers- u can pick them up in the states for something like 20cents- over here the cheapest are 35pence which is nearl y 70cents. so even tho minimum wage in the USA is a lot lower- so are their taxes & so are their prices.CwlHeddwyn

Yep!

This is a big factor that many people are forgetting!

Different country will have different rules and different econmic performance etc. What you posted is actually Econ 101 lesson number 1! A lot of people in the U.S. takes things for granted. They think their rule will automatically apply everywhere else. Which is untrue. I'm working in Shanghai at the moment right now and let me tell you, alot of rules here are vastly different than the U.S.

how is it bad that sony is not undersupplying stores like ms did?ironwarrior2

Read what I wrote several post up. This is launch, if the interests is there, then all the PS3 would've been gone through pre-orders in a matter of moment when it is put up! Usually, at launch, no amount of supply will ever satisfy demand. Look at the Wii. It's still going even after all these months! Pre-orders not selling out, despite the 1million number is disturbing because it's hinting at a lack of demand!

Isn't UK Resistance run by 10 year olds with down syndrome?D0wnfall1

I think they're hilarious

Remember the hype about the PS3 having record Pre-Orders in the UK? well thats all it was- the Guardian uncovered the story a week or so ago. fact is the PS3 pre-orders just havent hit targets all round. only the hardcore fans are gonna buy the PS3 at launch & many of them have already defected to Microsoft.CwlHeddwyn

got to agree with these comments. I know dozens of people who would like a PS3, including me, it has a Blue Ray drive, good for HD movies and the game exclusives should compliment those of the 360. Then people walk into the stores, see the price tag, and just fall flat on the carpet in disbelief. The days of Sony milking the UK are well and truly over.orangeonxbox

I work, i have more than enough money to shell out on the ps3 but looking at the price i think to myself that they are having a laugh!!not sure how is going to affect the sales if more people think like me or other about the price!