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GameStop is no longer taking in-store reservations for Xbox One. The specialty retailer confirmed to Polygon that demand has already outstripped supply for the consoles's special Day One Edition, planned for launch in November.
"Due to high demand, GameStop is not taking additional store reservations for the Xbox One Day One Edition," the company said in a statement. "In the meantime, the Xbox One wireless controller and top Xbox One games like: Ryse: Son of Rome, Forza Motorsport 5, and Kinect Sports Rivals are available for pre-order at all GameStop stores or online."
GameStop is still accepting pre-orders with a $100 minimum deposit for Microsoft's next-gen console through its website. Store managers who spoke with Polygon said they are still taking local pre-orders for PlayStation 4, and Sony has allocated significantly more units than Microsoft.
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Eightboll812 - 14 hours, 48 minutes ago
Honestly people. You can't take anything regarding this, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, as an indicator of anything.I get that many, including myself, see this as a watershed moment in the gaming industry, that this is one of those times to take a stand so things don't go down the crapper. Xbone "selling out" isn't a big deal. It's really not. First, what did anyone expect? That it wouldn't sell out? It certainly will. There's no question about it. MS will sell millions of these. Millions means they will sell out holiday stock, plus a bunch more. This isn't a harbinger of things to come. It might be, but it probably isn't. Everyone who wants to support MS and killing used games, will go out and show support by buying one. They are retarded, but it's their money. Second, even the Wii U burned through all it's pre-orders in a matter of days. And look at what people are saying about it today? "It has sold horribly and under expectations." Third, the Christmas "toy shortage" phenomenon is exacerbated by people trying to capitalize on it. The stories of people selling consoles for thousands are legendary. Even the fact that most people who tried this got screwed by Wii U last year (there is a minimum margin to profit on Ebay, and the Wii U resell market quickly fell below that threshold after about a week) won't stop people from stockpiling 20 Xbones in their living room hoping to hit it big this year. When you have people buying up every console they can get their hands on, the pre-sales are going to run out quick. It doesn't even mean that all those won't end up as surplus after the Christmas dust settles. But the point is, half of these pre-sales are Ebay resellers.Lastly, if you are concerned about the success of the Xbone and what that means, relax. Just keep spreading the word. Particularly to parents and people who have real jobs. That punk in the Sony video is probably the type that will end up with an Xbone anyway. The hot chick will be on PS4. Anyway, it's the adults that have the long term view. Long term view says, be patient. Long term view also sees the ramifications of buying an Xbone. So if you are an adult too, settle back and "DON'T PANIC" ;-). Also, even if an Xbox fan and committed to getting an Xbone, long term view would say, wait MS out on some of these policies and you will get a better deal out of Xbone in the end. Be rash, and you get exactly what is stated about it today. Bottom line, if you want MS to fail, be an adult gamer, not a gamer. Have perspective, and educate. And put the "damage control minion" forum trolls in their place. Being an adult might mean making an unorthodox move, like for example, canceling your PS4 pre-order, so that others who might be on the fence about console choice around Christmas can get one first, and you can always pick up yours later. Buying 50 actually doesn't help Sony, because Sony will also sell out this Christmas regardless. Let as many PS4s as possible make their way to people who want one. That's the best way to be an adult and help make a difference around the holidays. Cuz honestly, if the console war is determined by which shelf is emptier over Christmas, then the war is being decided by the idiots anyway. Reply Report
FoxdenRacing - 15 hours, 20 minutes ago
The Polygon article sheds a lot of light on the subject, guys. Individual stores are selling out, causing a ripple effect through GS. A quote therein [also pasted below] also indicates that the system is going to have a tiny initial production run.Quoting: "One store manager in California said, "We were only given an allocation of 16 Xbox Ones but we have 60 PlayStation 4s and we're still taking orders." Another in Texas said, "There's no point trying any GameStops. We've stopped that SKU until we get notice." "What caused the initial size of the run, I don't know. It could be a marketing stunt ["If it's sold out, people will want it more"], they could have spun up the lines late, production might have been held back while policy was changed [for a new OS image], who knows.Speaking of, there's now a rumor circulating that they've done a complete 180 in the face of backlash. Reply Report
db1331 - 15 hours, 27 minutes ago
I thought they were going to stop selling it outright. I mean, they were basically pushing a product that was actively trying to put them out of business. MS just announced that it is backpedaling on its used game and always on stances though, so it's a non-issue. They had no choice really. Reply Report
GamesradarsCamelToe - 15 hours, 21 minutes ago
--MS will "backpedal" on EVERYTHING--including the 500$ price tag--its all just temporary tactics to hype the xbox1--nothing creates more hype than pissing off and scaring everyone Reply Report CUFCfan616 - 15 hours, 41 minutes ago
It'd be interesting to know how it's faring outside of America. I have no doubt that it'll sell well, but will most likely be nowhere near the amount of units Sony will be shifting Reply Report
g1rldraco7 - 16 hours, 15 minutes ago
I'm really scared now. Reply Report
Z-man427 - 16 hours, 31 minutes ago
I got so excited when I read the title. Then disappointed when I read the article. I was hoping that GameStop wouldn't be selling it. Reply Report
Panda_of_Doom - 15 hours, 37 minutes ago
Never go full retard. Reply Report GamesradarsCamelToe - 16 hours, 35 minutes ago
--stunt--nintendo did a similar thing with wiiU --didnt work for then either Reply Report
aratiatia - 17 hours, 6 minutes ago
Who is buying this thing? Reply Report
bass88 - 17 hours, 2 minutes ago
Microsoft's mum? Reply Report LoboMau - 16 hours, 46 minutes ago
The family of Don Mattrick is buying every single one of them. They fear that he might loose his job... Reply Report LoboMau - 16 hours, 45 minutes ago
*lose Reply Report
Squander - 15 hours, 27 minutes ago
too bad some of them are living in a nuclear sub... Reply Report
FlyWire2 - 17 hours, 22 minutes ago
This sounds more like M$ taking units out to say 'We sold it all first, take that Sony!'.... this sounds like manipulation. Reply ReportShowing 1-15 of 15 comments
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