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hunter_alien on 07 October 2013
kowenicki said:
hunter_alien said:
realgamer said:
BHR-3 said:

Amazon UK have just increased the pre-order price for the PS4 (see here). Does this suggest that stocks are starting to run dry? If you’re from the US, you’ll find it difficult to find a retailer that isn’t currently out of stock, check out our import ps4 article on how to use international retailers to guarantee a PS4. Whilst the console is already over £100 ($160) more than the USA retail price, international demand is increasing as USA retailers are currently out of stock. Does this suggest increased pre-orders from abroad? What ever the reason, if you haven’t already pre-ordered, the price is now much more for those wanting to pre-order from Amazon UK.

Before the increased price

http://www.ps4home.com/amazon-uk-increase-pre-order-price-by-53-49-due-to-increased-demand/

Woow I love the fact people saying price been increased due to high demand but amazon dosent say that I do love Sony loyalities even their website making up a news good for Sony 


Its either that, and they know that people will pay for it, or its a site glitch? What other explanation can you give?

I think its pretty obvious at the moment that one of the consoles has far more pre-orders than the other, and it seems that in the UK the situation is the same as in the rest of the world

Frustrated much? :P

Why would anyone buy that when you can go to any other online retailer and buy it for £349 or walk into any store and order it for £349.

Do Amazon think ps4 buyers are stupid?


Yes they think and they are correct. Not only PS4 buyers but most every consumer out there. The only reason they would keep the pricepoint that high, if they woulkd still sell them... maybe they can guarantee that buyers will receive it day 1? Maybe buyers know that they are a big enough retail chain that they can fulfill the orders?

No matter how we spin it, one thing is certain. Nobody would pay more than the NSRP for an unwanted device. I think its a pretty obvious conclusion that the PS4 is a hot item at the moment, so the person I quoted was simply bashing the posters and their conclusions, that are most deffinatly true.



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hunter_alien on 07 October 2013
kowenicki said:
hunter_alien said:
kowenicki said:
hunter_alien said:
realgamer said:
BHR-3 said:

Amazon UK have just increased the pre-order price for the PS4 (see here). Does this suggest that stocks are starting to run dry? If you’re from the US, you’ll find it difficult to find a retailer that isn’t currently out of stock, check out our import ps4 article on how to use international retailers to guarantee a PS4. Whilst the console is already over £100 ($160) more than the USA retail price, international demand is increasing as USA retailers are currently out of stock. Does this suggest increased pre-orders from abroad? What ever the reason, if you haven’t already pre-ordered, the price is now much more for those wanting to pre-order from Amazon UK.

Before the increased price

http://www.ps4home.com/amazon-uk-increase-pre-order-price-by-53-49-due-to-increased-demand/

Woow I love the fact people saying price been increased due to high demand but amazon dosent say that I do love Sony loyalities even their website making up a news good for Sony 


Its either that, and they know that people will pay for it, or its a site glitch? What other explanation can you give?

I think its pretty obvious at the moment that one of the consoles has far more pre-orders than the other, and it seems that in the UK the situation is the same as in the rest of the world

Frustrated much? :P

Why would anyone buy that when you can go to any other online retailer and buy it for £349 or walk into any store and order it for £349.

Do Amazon think ps4 buyers are stupid?


Yes they think and they are correct. Not only PS4 buyers but most every consumer out there. The only reason they would keep the pricepoint that high, if they woulkd still sell them... maybe they can guarantee that buyers will receive it day 1? Maybe buyers know that they are a big enough retail chain that they can fulfill the orders?

No matter how we spin it, one thing is certain. Nobody would pay more than the NSRP for an unwanted device. I think its a pretty obvious conclusion that the PS4 is a hot item at the moment, so the person I quoted was simply bashing the posters and their conclusions, that are most deffinatly true.

or not

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BE4HOIM/ref=amb_link_176569127_1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=1MHZ1MBFZ4SX0K997MEY&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=430146707&pf_rd_i=2574536031

 

guess it was a glitch after all....


Just as I stated in my first post. It was obvious that it will be one of the 2.



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Porcupine_I on 07 October 2013

I think we should organize demonstartions to thank Amazon for reducing the price of the PS4 to £349.



“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”

- George Orwell, ‘1984’

hunter_alien on 07 October 2013
kowenicki said:
hunter_alien said:
kowenicki said:
 

or not

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BE4HOIM/ref=amb_link_176569127_1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=1MHZ1MBFZ4SX0K997MEY&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=430146707&pf_rd_i=2574536031

 

guess it was a glitch after all....


Just as I stated in my first post. It was obvious that it will be one of the 2.

It was rather obvious which one it was though..... wasnt it?

The headline in that article by the originating website was pretty amateur.


Not really... plenty of retailers pull similar stunts to try to exploit the avrege consumers naivity. I think it was a pretty decent chance for a 50/50 for either option.

Lets hope that the first case wont be a card that retailers will playe later one, when next-gen consoles will be hard to find.



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Madword on 07 October 2013

Well well well... looks like a mistake after all.

Though looks like SimplyGames has indeed pulled off the same stunt of updating the price (probably saw amazon's mistake and did the same)...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-07-simplygames-your-pre-ordered-ps4-now-costs-at-least-65-more

Looks like it failed badly.

It also states how this was nothing to do with Sony before anyone starts that :)



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