Xbox Throws Shade at PlayStation Over PS5 Pre-Order Problems

4
In case you missed it yesterday, PlayStation finally revealed the release date, price, and pre-order timing for the PlayStation 5. Well, technically, the PlayStation 5 showcase revealed the price ($499/$399) and release date (November 12th in the United States/November 19th globally), but the pre-orders were a little flubbed. Not only did it come out after the event that retailers would be taking pre-orders beginning today, but a number of outlets also went ahead with taking pre-orders last night. It's been kind of a mess, and Xbox has certainly taken notice -- and cast some shade on the whole debacle.

The big difference here, of course, is that Xbox has always stated exactly when pre-orders would go live: September 22nd. Say what you want about the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X, but announcing the exact release date (November 10th) and price points ($499 and $299) weeks ahead of when pre-orders would go live means folks aren't immediately scrambling to try and reserve one. You can check out Xbox's subtle jab below:


The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are both set to release on November 10th for $499 and $299, respectively. Pre-orders are expected to go live on September 22nd. By contrast, the PlayStation 5 is set to release on November 12th in the United States and November 19th globally, with the version containing a disc drive running $499 while the all-digital console will cost $399. Pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 are... live-ish, now.



Posted:
Related Forum: Xbox Forum

Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/xbox-playstation-5-pre-orders/

Comments

"Xbox Throws Shade at PlayStation Over PS5 Pre-Order Problems" :: Login/Create an Account :: 6 comments

If you would like to post a comment please signin to your account or register for an account.

LoodPosted:

devil-walking
Dismiss
devil-walking Yeh and u know what's gonna happen all the scalpers will be waiting with there bots that's y I reckon Sony did the surprise pre order so the scalpers didn't know when to set up there bots


Most were still bought out by scalpers. There's tons on ebay.


Not as many as the Rtx 3080 and I managed to get a ps5 we will see u watch when Xbox comes out


Yeah stuff like this is pretty hard to avoid unless there's enough supply of the product to screw over the bot armies. I'm a PC boy myself these days but I'm really hoping sony and microsoft can pull somehting together and maybe put more effort into either anti-botting stuff or retail sales.

devil-walkingPosted:

Dismiss
devil-walking Yeh and u know what's gonna happen all the scalpers will be waiting with there bots that's y I reckon Sony did the surprise pre order so the scalpers didn't know when to set up there bots


Most were still bought out by scalpers. There's tons on ebay.


Not as many as the Rtx 3080 and I managed to get a ps5 we will see u watch when Xbox comes out

DismissPosted:

devil-walking Yeh and u know what's gonna happen all the scalpers will be waiting with there bots that's y I reckon Sony did the surprise pre order so the scalpers didn't know when to set up there bots


Most were still bought out by scalpers. There's tons on ebay.

devil-walkingPosted:

Yeh and u know what's gonna happen all the scalpers will be waiting with there bots that's y I reckon Sony did the surprise pre order so the scalpers didn't know when to set up there bots

Mario350Posted:

dont know how thats throwing shade, sony clearly stated a reason why its due to covid and the parts used or something being unavailable at the time so 10million for the us and canada makes sense, sure its alienating but gotta remember covid impacted everything, plus xbox and sony are buddy buddy now they just poking good fun like friends do

0101010101010101Posted:

Haaah gottem. No seriously it's crazy how to tough the market is due to these event going on