Sony suspends pre-orders for PS4, fearing Christmas stock shortages
For Sony, PS4 pre-orders are going so well that the company has reportedly directed major retailers in the UK to stop accepting them. As The Telegraph reports, the instruction was given in order to avoid stock shortages, particularly in the lead-up to the all-important holiday season, when the two consoles will go head-to-head in the battle for Christmas sales.
Some retailers believe that Microsoft will soon follow Sony’s lead, by instructing that pre-order books be closed for the Xbox One.
Neither console has a confirmed release date yet, although global retail giant Toys R Us apparently let the cat out of the bag a couple of weeks ago, when its website claimed that the Xbox One would be made available on 29 November, two weeks ahead of the 13 December availability date that it cited for the PS4.
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LuckyOtterPosted:
-InsanelyAwesome-McNuggets_Jr_Bale Just shows how good of a console it is if the demand is that high, cant wait till it comes out..Sony don't have half the manufacturing power of Microsoft...
And how do you come to that conclusion? Sony makes multiple devices/ items, Microsoft make Computers, Consoles and Phones, and they only lead on the Computer front. I think you will find Sony have more manufacturing power than Microsoft
I think he meant money. Which pretty much means they can produce more.
Brandownage27Posted:
DMNDSZyphr This is just the UK
I dont think so i think its for the US to
But it specifically says "In the UK."
-InsanelyAwesome-Posted:
McNuggets_Jr_Bale Just shows how good of a console it is if the demand is that high, cant wait till it comes out..Sony don't have half the manufacturing power of Microsoft...
And how do you come to that conclusion? Sony makes multiple devices/ items, Microsoft make Computers, Consoles and Phones, and they only lead on the Computer front. I think you will find Sony have more manufacturing power than Microsoft
TomorrowLandPosted:
_Bale Just shows how good of a console it is if the demand is that high, cant wait till it comes out..Sony don't have half the manufacturing power of Microsoft...
_BalePosted:
Just shows how good of a console it is if the demand is that high, cant wait till it comes out..
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