Yes, but that was months ago. I was also trying to get one for a friend but he was able to snag one from PlayStation Direct. I think I also put in an invite request for an Amazon Astro, but no way I want that after reading about it.
100% this. Although I've only had 1 or 2 packages go missing for whatever reason, we have an open front porch and there is a lot of foot traffic on our street. UPS does a great job (in our area) of holding packages at our local UPS store whereas I have the same arrangement with FedEx and they never hold plus they're always late and delivery day is wrong about 50% of the time.
Really simple solution, ask for the GPS data from the signature. UPS is employees not contractors like Fedex so once you get that ball rolling they get canned
Wow, that's a pretty shitty experience. It's location based because Amazon Prime is pretty bad in my area and I now have them send packages to an Amazon Locker instead. All the complaining I did made NO difference. However UPS in my area is fantastic. A buddy of mine says Amazon Prime is also great in his area. So it really depends on the location. My guess is someone stole it once they saw the shipper was Playstation, either the driver took it or it was delivered by the UPS driver to someone they know.
You can't purchase one then have the Fedex or UPS hub hold it and then you can go pick it up?
or people really hate Horizon
I feel like the PS2 took around a year and the Wii maybe 18 months to be "walk in and buy one whenever" accessible, and that wasn't in the middle of a pandemic-driven electronics buying/production crunch.Only took two years.
PS2 was a phenomenon. I think the only true comparison is when Wii spread like wildfire, but the difference being that Sony
ed many retailers over by shorting their pre-order allocation by 50% or worse. It took months alone for many stores to just complete their pre-orders and games like MGS2 only drove demand higher. It also had what I'd consider the strongest launch title lineup of any console generation to date (I being on a college budget saved for months to buy AC2, DOA2, SSX, Summoner, Tekken Tag Tournament, and TimeSplitters). Can't think of another console that I bought so much at once on launch.Was able to order a HFW bundle from Wal-mart just now with free shipping. Should get it mid--week. Thanks for posting those links!
I agree with this. Honestly I love the new consoles (I even really like the new Xbox), they blow the previous generation away, but honestly they really don’t need to be. There’s very few games that can’t be played on previous generation consoles. I really don’t know that there’s going to be that big a hurry for the next consoles to come out. Or even if there’s going to be a next generation
That's hard to say when the next consoles will arrive but whether there will be a next gen machine, I think so. I do however see the writing on the wall as Microsoft has forced Sony's hand regarding subscription and streaming services. Eventually that's where this is all heading where you just stream games on any given device. Samsung already has TV's that support Game Pass so NO hardware is needed to play games. The only requirement will be super high speed internet and possibly unlimited data plan.
This all just sounds awful, but I agree that this is probably the last gen that bothers with physical media. May be Nintendo keeps on for one or two more gens but the Big N always does its own thing.
I got a PS2 easy around launch, but man Wii was tough. 18 months - you might be right. Crazy.
Keep in mind that Nintendo started out as a toy company in Japan. So that explains why they push the novelty idea with each new console they release. N64-> Gamecube-> Wii-> Wii U-> Switch where all different ideas. That's why I question the logic by the gaming press where they suggest that Nintendo should release a Switch Pro or Switch 2 (4K support) as a follow up to the Switch.
I still think a good few months for those that really wanted it, I copped a PS5 the month of release but I had to stay up all night camping on sites and watching streams listening for alarms. I truly miss the days of waiting in line at toysrus, this was always a guarantee to work for every console. I think stockx and scalpers would have made it harder even without a pandemic.
I own a digital PS5 and buy pretty much every game that gets rave reviews. So probably over half
I was in retail for both of those launches, and while the years have dulled my memory some, I'm decently confident about the Wii. I had people coming in looking for them 4x/week for *months* before finally being there on delivery (and they never lasted more than an hour unless we were holding them for an ad).
Only console i waited in line for, I waited in line to pre-order. I knew I'd never be allowed to miss the Wii launch at midnight, so I camped out to pre-order mine.
I think you should wait for a holiday bundle instead so you have Ragnarok to enjoy during a holiday sale maybe
Bad idea. PS5 disc consoles are unlikely to be discounted- the rest of the world just saw a price increase for ps5 by Sony. PS5s are easier to get now. That might not be the case during the holiday rush.
I think the difference in heat and reliability between the launch and future PS5's won't matter much. I think they will all be equally reliable. If you want a PS5, I would get one now. We don't know if the US will see a price increase like in Europe?
US didn't get a price hike because the dollar is super strong right now and all the other currencies are falling like the Yen to the dollar so price had to go up else where.
I don't expect disc consoles to be discounted but I do expect a new holiday bundle. I don't think we will see any $500 PS5s this holiday and instead Sony will maintain the $550 bundled price. I just don't expect the Horizon bundle to stick around during the holidays unless they have a lot of inventory they can bundle an extra game with for the same price.
The only upside to the inflation nuttiness is that now we're seeing global markets retreat to the dollar, which results in all other currencies falling in value as the dollar rises. In other words, no need to really worry about a price increase for the U.S. market. When you look at the PS5 price increases in other territories, the increases were to return the console in that local currency to $500 USD. If anything, if you're not in the U.S., you should definitely buy it sooner rather than later.
It seems like every store had stock in store this week. Maybe the fake shortage is finally over? It seems the same as Nintendo shenanigans. They purposely make less to create a false hype.
