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PS3 sells out at EBGames/Gamestop

Posted Oct 10, 2006 at 9:55AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3 Tags: Canada, d.c., EBGames, GameStop, playstation 3 updates, Seattle, Sony, Washington

The rumors are true. And if you do not have a PS3 preorder receipt from Gamestop or EBGames you won't ever get one now. Just 24 hours after the top video game stores announced that they would be accepting PS3 pre-orders from today, Tuesday, October 10 they have sold out. The stores wanted a lump sum of $ 100 for a preorder of Sony's next generation Playstation console which will hit the shelves of North American stores on November 17th this year and only a limited number of PS3 consoles were available for each EBGames/Gamestop store, leading gamers into a mini-lottery that they had a very small chance of winning.

The more addicted gamers from across the US camped out overnight and were first in the stores when they opened to pay their $ 100 deposit and get a place on the golden PS3 pre-order list for the $ 599 60GB version of the console, fighting crowds, and limited supply which ranged from four at a store (in Detroit) to 16 (at a store in Seattle, Washington).

A Gamestop representative told IGN that each store had a quota of "no less than eight pre-orders or up to 16. The number allocated is based on store location and traffic." The rep went on to state that currently pre-orders for PS3 were closed. Currently, there are no pre-orders available in Canada but the representative did say that Canadian PS3 pre-orders will be "available as soon as possible." But surely if no store had less than eight pre-orders, how did that store a Detroit only have four available? Let's hope that it wasn't those dreaded EBGames employees buying all the stock.

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I am so excited. I went at 12am and didn't care that the first wave of people came at 5am.... I am SOOO freakin' relieved!!!!!!! !!!!!

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# PS3 sold in minutes you got that? :P — Guest 2006-10-10 12:48

yup yup, its true. all the gamers in the US of A are waiting for this PS3 preorder. And when it happened only a few lucky one's did manager to reserve. Thank goodness i was able to check qj.net last night hahaha.

my brother fall in line this morning around 4:00AM. and there's like 4 gamestop and 1 electronic boutique in daly city (near san francisco). his #3 in the line...coz some of the stores has 11 people already. and this xbox owner was behind him and the girlfriend #4, #5...planning to sell the PS3 online. hmmm...why folks tried to despise the PS3 and in the long run wants to sell it too. Because if you do that you are promoting the PS3 right?

anyway, as long as its money they don't care i guess...hehe.

# HA HA SUCKED IN!!! — Guest 2006-10-10 12:56

us aussies dont have to put squat on a ps3 pre-order. ive got 5 bucks on mine, and I can have as many consoles as i want

HA HA AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAA!

# ebgames/gamestop buying them — Guest 2006-10-10 13:44

yes it's true, employees can't pre-order them but assistant managers and store manager can. so that's two gone from the list. my buddy works at ebgames and told me each store averaged 8 consoles - 2 for managers == 6 total. heard the news yesterday at 4 pm! i knew a low key store and went to get in line at 6 am and got there first! and was first to get my order in! w00t w00t! hollaaaaaaaaaaa a

# damn — Guest 2006-10-10 13:51

i need some help were can i *****ing find one plz there must be somewerein us or legit online site i can preorder them from plz i *****ing work my ass at a summer job 4 this plzz help! i dont want to *****ing wait another year

# NOV 17 — Guest 2006-10-10 14:21

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# NOV 17 — Guest 2006-10-10 14:24

ALL OF THESE ARE SONY STYLE STORES, I DONT THINK THEY TAKE PREORDERS. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.

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# IM RICH *****! — Guest 2006-10-10 14:42

I was #2 at my store here in Bellingham, WA. It was funny balls though, everytime someone walked by and said "what's coming out?" we would collectively say "NEW STAR WARS!!" I bet a crap load of people came back to buy the new star wars too.... LOL

GOT PS3?

I do.

# Hmmm — Guest 2006-10-10 14:48

Yeah, "no one is willing to spend 600 bucks", right guys?...

"Sony fails", etc.

Hot damn. I suspected that pre orders would run out fast, but more like days, not hours,

# YAY — Guest 2006-10-10 14:49

#6 out of 8

cant wait for nov. 17

Professional Skills will dominate Resistance.

Mark my words

# TO# 26 — Guest 2006-10-10 15:05

Hey Moonpie. did u ever think of ppl buying these preorders to sell em for more?!! YA IDIOT!!!

$100 preorder ticket is worth about $250 or more on launch day.

thats why i got at least 10 preorders!!!

to sell it you SONY FANBIOTCHES!!

hahahahahahahah ahahaha!!

# Got mine — BloodiedWraith 2006-10-10 15:09

I found out about the news last night, and I had to go to Albany for further training in my job. I fortunately gave someone my $100 and had them wait in line to get me my PlayStation 3. So I was technically number 6 of 12 at my local store, and I got the 60GB model.

# ummm — Guest 2006-10-10 15:22

IS THIS A JOKE?

WHY WOULD YOU GUYS BE CAMPING OUTSIDE A STORE OVERNIGHT?

DO YOU LOSERS HAVE JOBS OR GO TO SCHOOL???

# hi — Guest 2006-10-10 15:23

I was at school, my mom went at 12:00 (lol) knew she wasn't going to get it unless she was there at least at 8:00, but she had her dang massage appointment (****) so I'm PS3-less, I preo-orderd one on lik-sang to see what place in line I would get, since I can cancel my order anytime and had to put no money down.

# ahhh — Guest 2006-10-10 15:30

I personally think it is really pathetic that people loiter outside a store 48 hours in advance of a launch. If I were a cop I would definitely arrest people for doing that. The stores should stop people from doing that. I think it poses an unfair advantage to American taxpayers that actually have to work or get an education.

Besides, arresting people who camp outside during a launch would probably benefit society, because the only people who "camp out" are usually those on Welfare, ghetto people, or gothic internet gaming nerds.

# I got mine — Guest 2006-10-10 15:46

I can't wait to play it.

60gb version +

Ridge Racer 7 preordered.(yeah I know)

Why hate on people who want a PS3?

If you got your system last year, be happy and play it.

Sounds like a bunch of envy to me.

If I had a 360 I would be playing Ridge Racer 6 right now (I know. Don't say it), not in a forum dissing potential PS3 owners.

Is it that bad on the other side?

I hope the Xbox marketplace explodes full of content on Nov 17 so our launch day isn't ruined with negative crap.

# Hmm — Guest 2006-10-10 15:46

#28, you seem to be the idiot here.

First off I don't know why you're callimg me that, because what I said is true. People are willing to buy it for 600. And your point even shoows that people will buy it for more. in what way does Sony fail in this regard?

# Too late... — Guest 2006-10-10 16:13

After classes I read QJ and saw the news. It was about 2 in the afternoon so I decided "what the heck, I'll go check to see if there are anymore" knowing that the guys who camped early in the morning probably already reserved theirs and there would be none left. I went, and was disapointed.

It's good news for the PS3 that it will probably sell all units at launch. It sucks for the customers that they have to wait though... what kind of "launch" is that?! :)

Everyone who didn't pre-order, please don't give in and buy off an auction site or something once the launch happens... you'll probably regret it later and it sucks knowing that people are buying these consoles to not actually play, but make their own greedy profit.

# Aww — Paramore 2006-10-10 16:43

I don't have a preorder but I just wanted to say......

RIIDDDDDGE RACCCERRRRR

PS3 is teh win.

# Meh — Guest 2006-10-10 16:47

Well, PS3 = sold out launch day. Probably, anyway.

BTW, what the hell, imkro, what are you, some kind of guerilla marketer or something? Sheezus, that post had nothing to do with anything in this comment thread.

# . — Guest 2006-10-10 16:57

wait so just to preorder it you have to pay 100 bucks?!?! then what you pay the full 600?

# to #35 — Guest 2006-10-10 17:29

not everyone who plans to sell the ps3 on ebay or whatever is doing it for "greedy" reasons... i preordered one today (13th out of 16!!!) and i plan to sell it on ebay but i dont do this for greed... i need that money to help pay for school and the bills not to mention a ps3 for myself which i plan to get from sears with my employee as soon as we get them in (yes sears carries video games no one ever thought of goin to sears to pick up a ps3 did ya) ;)

# amazingly!! — Guest 2006-10-10 18:29

Amazingly enough i got to EB at 9am (they open at 10 im sure you all know) and i was 10th in line! lol and they had 16 preorders to give out. i guess no one around me knew about this preorder deal at eb/gamestop lol so i was quite happy!

# camping out — Ominatorx 2006-10-10 18:53

To #32, camping out has been going on long before consoles were ever made. I remember doing this in the 70s for concert tickets to go see bands. People did it for the new Star Wars movies. It will never go away. Just because anyone camps out doesn't mean they don't pay taxes, they will pay a sales tax when they buy the thing for one. Your generalization of campers makes you seem pitiful. Wellfare or ghetto people probably have no interest in the PS3. Don't be mad at others because you don't have the same free will as they do. I, for one, am a network contractor. Since I get paid well, I work when I want to so I have a lot of free time.

I did get a 360 on launch but I won't buy a ps3 or wii until next year after they have a descent catalog of games. My 360 sat most of the time because there weren't any games I wanted.

# SIghs.. — Guest 2006-10-10 19:53

When are the damn preorders coming out in Canada?

i called my eb games and they gave me this sigh and "Not in Canada yet .. "

we'll probably get half a ps3 per store.

# ....? — nanoware 2006-10-10 21:09

i was number 6 at my local eb games for the 60 gb version, i didn't pre order any games thou.... they gave me a flyer that had some Q&A on it, looked like a company wide memo that basically said that even the pre order is not guaranteed! Oh well, the way I see it is at least im on the list, and i will eventually get mine even if its like 2nd or 3rd shipment heh and wont have to even worry about waiting in lines!

# Get Them while they work... — Guest 2006-10-10 21:58

Ppl jumping to get the first units are risking investing in an unfinished product. Sony's been pushing thier relese date back for many reasons, the most prevelant being tech and thier unfamiliarity with it. Simply put...the early units will most likely have to be updated as developers find more ways to fill these blu-rays. But if i find one at a DECENT price id pick it up just for the "i have a ps3" value.

# This is Completely Messed Up — Guest 2006-10-11 00:31

I preordered my preorder two years ago. I was first on the list of 20 people who put down $50 to be the first to be able to pay whatever the additional price (so it would be an additional $80) was to get a preorder when they became available. I know four other people who were on that list and none of us were contacted. When we went in they acted like we were total morons and said "a preorder isn't a guarantee, you still had to be here before the people without preorders." When I asked "then are the PS3 preorders that they're buying a guarantee?" They answered "yes... but that's different." When I asked how it was different, they just gave me a blank stare.

AGGGHH. I HATE GAMESTOP NOW SO MUCH!!!!

# RETARDS — Guest 2006-10-11 01:29

ALL OF YOU ARE IDIOTS!

I know 2 manager's at EB/Gamestop and I can tell you this right now: Just because they are sold out on "pre-orders" does not mean it will be a successful launch! WHY? Because this time around, EB and Gamestop decided to put a max quota on how many systems could be pre-ordered so that they didn't run into the same fiasco as last year with the x360. (They gave out up to 200 pre-orders per store for the X360 and got shafted when their weren't enough to go around) In order to avoid that type of situation this year, the quota was limited to 16 per store, so no S.H.I.T they sold out of pre-orders. This was also so that come launch day, both chains will have extra models to sell from the floor. I sometimes wonder if you guys even have an education.

# I almost cried — Pacos 2006-10-11 01:50

I got to the gamespot in my town yesterday and was # 21 on the pre order for 20 ps3's. I nearly cried(inside at least). Then I found out one of the ebgames about a half an hour from me opened an hour later(11:00AM), so my hopes went up. So, it's about 10:50AM, my gf calls me and tells me she wants to go with me. She takes about 20 minutes to get herself ready and we logicize that since the gamestop where I am sold out in about 20 minutes, that by the time we got there, there would be no PS3's left. Boy was I wrong!

So...we skip out and grab a bite. And she stops by on her way back to college and finds out that they had pre orders available until about 3:30PM. Lord was I upset. I was ready to throw something.

But in the end, its just a gaming system and I can wait. So I will! I'll just save up a bit and hope for a little luck! Just maybe, I might be able to get one before the holidays!

# Re: #47 — Guest 2006-10-11 02:38

Sheesh, that sucks... but you know what, it could have been worse... you might not have enought money to buy a PS3, or you might live in some part of the world where its not coming out yet...

Hang in there fellas, the day is drawing near...

# i have my preoder — Guest 2006-10-11 14:36

i was at 9:45 am and there was no one there luky i live in PR was # 3 and i woke up at 9 am i am the best. just like the 360 i am the ps3 at luach . some thing funy is that the hour diferences here i was the first preson to buy a 360 i iwas at home at 11 pm plaing and evrybody was still in line againg i am the best

# I have 55 Playstation 3 aka PS3 Consoles!! — Guest 2006-10-26 15:27

I will have 55 Playstation 3 aka PS3 Consoles!! I will be getting them on November 22nd 2006. This should be a good investment!

# Good for you, However.... — Guest 2006-10-26 15:33

I pre-ordered 55 of these bad boys from a contact distributer! Hopefully I'll make so change. Do the math kiddies :) Details Playstation 3 aka PS3 60gb blu-ray console

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