Hey, this is interesting, when you sort your library, thereās a PS3 option, but nothing shows up Iād you click on it. I wonder if theyāre planing something?
@Jaz007 I have a feeling that's meant for PlayStation Now titles since they have a catalog of PS3 games on there
I don't doubt that if there's enough fan demand Sony might actually consider re-releasing PS1-3 games digitally either though, since they'd probably want to compete with Xbox's insane BC program that encompasses all their previous consoles
@Th3solution Yep been there many times. This is your life until you get one. Both times I got one I was just checking randomly at times I thought would be a bit quieter - 6pm and 1230am.
Sony did say that there would be 11 million consoles available so I don't think there will be any shortages in the long run. You just avoid the mad rush if you leave it a couple of weeks. Do you really need or want one now? You've always said previously that you would be waiting.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Thanks. I guess part of my interest today is that at least I know some stock is available today. Beyond today, I think itās just going to be hit-or-miss at each retailer and it might be hard to even know what the availability from day to day without stalking the storefronts. It would be nice if retailers just let you get on a waiting list and then just let me know when my turn comes up. Iām not sure why they donāt do that. So part of grabbing one now is to save myself time and trouble later over the next several weeks.
Pre-orders were the same chaos of first come first served and the rest are out of luck. Iām not sure why places like Amazon or Best Buy donāt have queues where you put down a 10% deposit to keep your name on a list and then in a few weeks (or even a month or two) your name comes up and you get a call that they have one for you.
āWe cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.ā
@JohnnyShoulder Yeah, I was planning to wait and ālet it come to meā as far as just buying one when it was easy to do so. But the hype is real!
And honestly, it wonāt kill me to wait. But Iām having flashbacks of having an itch to get a Nintendo Switch a few months ago and literally not being able to find one anywhere. I finally gave up and figured Nintendo didnāt want my hundreds of dollars I was planning to spend on the unit and a few games.
I seriously doubt Sony is going to play the Nintendo shortage game, but it just makes me a little more motivated to just buy one and get it out of the way just in case the supply chain isnāt as generous as they Jim Ryan is touting it will be.
āWe cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.ā
@Th3solution This is a bit different to the Switch as I thought that was production of the console was halted due to covid wasn't it? Sony are making loads of consoles available to the retailers because, you know, they are launching a new console. The problem that we have now is everyone this snapping up the stock that the retailers have extremely quickly. That should calm down eventually.
@JohnnyShoulder I mean the Switch was even in a similar situation in summer 2017
I got mine around then and during that time you had to go through so much hassle and hurdles just to be able to have a chance of getting one. I expect PS5 will probably be no different in the long term.
@JohnnyShoulder Yeah youāre right. I just tried again at the 3:00 release and it was the same story. By 7 minutes past the hour the stock was gone and closest I got was having one in my cart.
āWe cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.ā
@TheFrenchiestFry I'm not saying it will never ever go out of stock. Just that there is no harm in holding off for a couple of weeks or so.
@Th3solution In the UK some sites would randomly put stock up with out announcing it, to get one over scaplers. By announcing a time in advance they play into hands of scaplers, us normal folk do not stand chance most of the time. That is how I got mine, by checking at random times when i thought there would be less traffic.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
@JohnnyShoulder Thatās pretty smart of you. Iāll try that over the next few weeks and just do random checks. Is one of yours for your dad? Surely heās hyped to be able to play Cyberpunk in all itās ray traced 4K glory. š
āWe cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.ā
@Th3solution Nah it was the digital version with an extra controller and the headphones, which I didn't really want, so I cancelled it when I nabbed a disk version.
My dad won't get one for about a year to 18 months. He says he won't until I reccomend it, but he will do it when he is good and ready. He may get one a bit earlier seeing as he can play his ps4 games on it. I'm not sure Cyberpunk is for him or not, might be too complicated for him. He doesn't really pay much attention to what is happening in video game world. I did share him trailers of stuff like Horizon FW, but he was asking me about what PS5 games had been announced the next time I spoke to him. š
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Thanks. I guess part of my interest today is that at least I know some stock is available today. Beyond today, I think itās just going to be hit-or-miss at each retailer and it might be hard to even know what the availability from day to day without stalking the storefronts. It would be nice if retailers just let you get on a waiting list and then just let me know when my turn comes up. Iām not sure why they donāt do that. So part of grabbing one now is to save myself time and trouble later over the next several weeks.
Pre-orders were the same chaos of first come first served and the rest are out of luck. Iām not sure why places like Amazon or Best Buy donāt have queues where you put down a 10% deposit to keep your name on a list and then in a few weeks (or even a month or two) your name comes up and you get a call that they have one for you.
The pessimist in me would say that the stores honestly don't really care who it's being sold to as long as they're getting paid for them (Especially with how everything is at the moment).
This does make me realise that I've never actually bought a console at launch thinking about it @Th3solution (Got plenty of them as christmas gifts though which was probably just as bad). Honestly with Covid and stuff like bots it's certainly going to be one hell of a hassle in the upcoming months.
I know I'm gonna miss out on a bunch of cool stuff but I'm kinda glad I'll be waiting a couple of years before getting one. Just the stress and anxiety of trying to get one in the next few months with everything else on my plate would make my head spin...
... Also my partner would probably kill me if I did try and buy one š (Kidding! Mostly. She'd be pretty ticked off with me at the very least )
Still I hope you find one soon Sol, and more importantly that it exceeds your expectations when it's finally in your grasp!
Previously known as Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy
.
.
.
"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@JohnnyShoulder I love be these Papa Shoulders stories. He and @nessisonettās mom make me smile just imagining the older generation playing the same games I play.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Your encouragement is very kind āŗļø
I just kind of backed into my PS4 at launch. It wasnāt a big deal, really. I just went to GameStop a few weeks ahead of release and paid for it to reserve one and then went at midnight to pick it up. They had numbers on the receipt and called you in order and everyone has their box in about 15 minutes.
@TheFrenchiestFry Yeah, the review basically confirmed what I suspected - that it was essentially the same game as Spider-Man 2018 but seen through a more interesting lens. Itās the Easter eggs I loved about the first one that elevated it beyond a somewhat by-the-numbers structure so if this game packs as many nods to the comics as possible then Iāll probably enjoy it.
Forums
Topic: PlayStation 5 --OT--
Posts 1,781 to 1,800 of 4,537
Please login or sign up to reply to this topic