By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Microsoft - Xbox One breaks pre-order records at Blockbuster UK

Multimedialover on 28 May 2013
Max King of the Wild said:
Multimedialover said:
thismeintiel said:
I think this post from N4G puts things in a more realistic perspective.

" In the UK where this article was based, Blockbuster does have a pre-order available for the Xbox One for 20 pounds. So how do the pre-order's for the PS4 compare? Oh, they're not taking pre-orders of the PS4 at this time. Just check out the Blockbuster UK website. The US Blockbuster site doesn't take pre-orders at all. This article also don't see it necessary to provide numbers.

Here's another tidbit of information for you from their website. Blockbuster's online store in the UK went live in 2009. So, prior to that if they even took pre-orders, you would have had to have placed your orders in the store. That means the only console that Blockbuster could have offered pre-orders on, online would have been the Wii-U."

MEGA ROFL.

Xbox One is only preorderable through the reetail outlets. SO IS PS4!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Niether PS4 or The One can be preordered online in the UK from BB.

 

So in short nEOGAF users are smoking some serious SH*T.

 

BOTH PS4 and The One are only preorderable from Retail outlet Blockbusters. 

ROFL.

http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/buy/xbox-one/new-xbox.aspx 

fail

Well thats new. Because you could only purchase preorders saturday just gone in store for both PS4 and The One. 

Makes sense if The Ones preorders are alot higher to get it online first.

Make no mistake PS4 is preoderable from Blockbuster instore. 



Around the Network
antfromtashkent on 28 May 2013
kowenicki said:
antfromtashkent said:
".... at Blockbuster" needs to be in the title.

Lets pretend that Blockbuster has NOT stopped being relevant 4 years ago.

Plus they were never known for stuff being purchased there never mind pre ordering. So this is no surprise at all.

Not bashing... just giving a perspective...


lets also pretend you live in the UK and have a clue about the market here.

http://press.ihs.com/press-release/design-supply-chain/uk-video-rental-market-plunges-2013-half-countrys-blockbuster-stor

 

umm seems pretty on par with the US....



Somini on 28 May 2013
kowenicki said:
panic stations! lol


What does this mean?



Multimedialover on 28 May 2013

Ok.

To the OMG Sony fans.

1. How little or not that Blockbuster sell is pointlless.

2. Blockbuster say in their own history The One is only after a week the best preordered console there EVER.

So back when PS2 was being prordered and Blockbuster tried to get me to preorder it with them on every visit to there store back in early 2000's The One is already beating consoles like that.

So in respective view. This info is rather clinically massive.



y2jarmyofficial on 28 May 2013

Same here accept I hope one sells better :)



Around the Network
J_Allard on 28 May 2013

Can't wait for the thing to come out so GAF and the rest of the Internets finds out just how irrelevant their whining is.



Osc89 on 28 May 2013
Multimedialover said:
Xbox One is getting really good response and coverage from press in the UK. Day after reveal Xbox One was on BBC 6'Oclock news. With the report stating that Micosofts console was shedding the kiddy image consoles have and becoming much more than just games. BBC refferred to it as the Iphone 1 of the console market.

PS4 in comparison had no coverage in the news AT ALL.

Also at GAME where I pre ordered my Xbox One and 3 games Xbox One is promoted heavily with massive posters already. PS4 had a small sign behind the tills.

Seems like the interent negativity doesnt matter 1 small inch.

On the flip side I wont buy any sony products for at least 6 years. Their finanncial situation worries me and I wont buy a product that might not exist or bee supported in 6 years if they go bust. And as they are not allowed to borrow money for a minimum of 10 years, thats worrysome.


Has there? I haven't seen much of it for either console so far. The only thing I saw was this:

http://youtu.be/t2MyAw1GBzg?t=39m41s

They mention the XB1 launch, then make fun of the PS4 a bit. Also, there is no way they said that on the BBC. They have pretty strict rules regarding promotion, so they would never be able to talk about the XB1 or the iPhone like that.



PSN: Osc89

NNID: Oscar89

NobleTeam360 on 28 May 2013

Blockbuster is shutdown in my state of TN. But still I expect the One to have a good debut.



Carl on 28 May 2013
kowenicki said:
panic stations! lol


Its mainly confusion, as people dont realise this is Blockbuster UK.

It should really be in the title.



                            

DirtyP2002 on 28 May 2013
thismeintiel said:
I think this post from N4G puts things in a more realistic perspective.

" In the UK where this article was based, Blockbuster does have a pre-order available for the Xbox One for 20 pounds. So how do the pre-order's for the PS4 compare? Oh, they're not taking pre-orders of the PS4 at this time. Just check out the Blockbuster UK website. The US Blockbuster site doesn't take pre-orders at all. This article also don't see it necessary to provide numbers.

Here's another tidbit of information for you from their website. Blockbuster's online store in the UK went live in 2009. So, prior to that if they even took pre-orders, you would have had to have placed your orders in the store. That means the only console that Blockbuster could have offered pre-orders on, online would have been the Wii-U + PS Vita + 3DS"

fixed, and it is still wrong. LoL.



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...