Good lookin' out for those that tend to overlook operative words. Yes, it's true, most stores will have a significant amount more than the 20/6 minimum. This tends to
always be the case with Best Buy stated minimums. Now whether that's, say, 40/12, 60/18, or any other numbers remains to be seen. I would say that the
average store will get a total of at least 60 PS3. This
is Best Buy, after all, and they
do seem to have the 'hook-up' with Sony.
I still can't get over that one of those midnight-opening stores is literally ten minutes away from me. I'll bet the line (minimum of five people) starts before dawn on the 16th there. I'll also bet that by about 3 o'clock Thursday, i.e. when school lets out for most kids, it'll be too late. Hell, who am I kidding...that's only nine hours to wait. That'll
definitely be too'
in' late.
EDIT: As people see there is no chance of a second shipment, combined with the probability that much less then 400k will hit our shores, then i have to believe there will be a frenzy. Frenzy = spending.
My take on this is that parents who are not very affluent and have kids that just
gotta get the newest, most coolestest game system shouldn't feel the pressure to spend a dime over MSRP for one, let alone double, triple, or even quadruple it. See, if your kids are old enough to not believe in Santa, then they're old enough to understand that you'd rather take that ridiculous eBay money and put it towards the console, games, accessories, etc., albeit not all on Christmas Day. If the kids are young/simple-minded enough to believe in Tim Alle--I mean, Mr. Claus, then they're probably too young to really appreciate and take care of a $600 console (or a $400 one last year). They just need to
deal. Teach them a little
in' patience, will ya? It's easy for me to say this, because it's not an issue for me, but then again, that in no way, shape, or form means I'm wrong. It just means I can afford the idealistic (and ultimately right...harumph!) perspecitve.
Now concerning obsessive fan
s and extremely spoiled children, well, there's no remedying those factions. Except eradication, of course.