GameStop Short PS3s For Launch Day

GameSpot reports that GameStop will have too few units for preorders on launch day. Employees are being "asked" to wait until the second shipment of consoles to purchase units, to ensure customers can receive what they paid (and waited in the cold) for. From the article: "For launch day, preorders will be filled in the order they were received, and those who had a preorder but are denied a system on day one will receive something for their troubles. GameStop will give those unfortunate customers (as well as unfortunate employees) a free used game or DVD valued at $19.99 or less when they eventually wind up purchasing the system. Those who reserved a system won't need to wait long to find out if they can expect a system on launch day. Starting tomorrow, customers who preordered a PS3 will be contacted personally by phone and updated on the status of their reservation, the rep said."

They've updated their pre-order page as well.

[safiel]

ebgames updated their website sometime in the last few days, saying that they're not even going to be taking online pre-orders till the in store ones are all taken care of. http://www.ebgames.com/gs/ps3/ps3_signup.asp [ebgames.com] It sounds to me like they might not be getting as many as they expected, or maybe just being careful.

I for one, don't really care too much. I'm not actually getting a ps3 (not till the price drops by half), but as for the wii... I'd rather just be able to get into a line so that when my number comes up they'll send me one. My time is too valuable to wait in line for something I MIGHT get and I really don't mind having to wait a little while to get what I want.

Re:Poor gamestop!

[Anonymous Coward]

Perhaps you should file a complaint on http://www.gamestopfeedback.com/ [gamestopfeedback.com] regarding the store you've been to. Behavior like what you described is grounds for termination. If you want to blame GameStop for the PS3, you may continue to do so, but understand that EVERYONE is being shafted here. Sony cut back the allocation for the entire North American release, not just for GameStop.

Less than Ten Per Store

[Anonymous Coward]

Expect fewer than ten per store.

- Grapevine, TX Employee who will get straight fired if this gets back to me.