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Aura7541 on 29 November 2014
Insidb said:

On that note, just went to my local NYC BestBuy and Gamestop:

BB: tons of PS4 and X1 stock int he back (more X1), but only X1 left on the floor shelves (PS4 sold out).

GS: PS4 sold out, but tons of X1 bundles all over the floor.

It sounds like the PS4 has been selling better than the X1 at Best Buy, Walmart, Gamestop, Amazon, and possibility many other retailers. The only retailer where the X1 has sold more than the PS4 is Target thanks to the free $50 of game credit deal.



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Insidb on 29 November 2014
Aura7541 said:
Insidb said:

On that note, just went to my local NYC BestBuy and Gamestop:

BB: tons of PS4 and X1 stock int he back (more X1), but only X1 left on the floor shelves (PS4 sold out).

GS: PS4 sold out, but tons of X1 bundles all over the floor.

It sounds like the PS4 has been selling better than the X1 at Best Buy, Walmart, Gamestop, Amazon, and possibility many other retailers. The only retailer where the X1 has sold more than the PS4 is Target thanks to the free $50 of game credit deal.

I saw both consoles moving, but most retailers are reporting a massive channel stuffing of PS4s for BF. Given that the BF rush has seemingly stretched back to Thanksgiving day and forward to Thanksgiving weekend, continued sales (and sellouts) would appear to favor Sony's strategy.



KLAMarine on 29 November 2014
binary solo said:
KLAMarine said:

Ewww. Destiny.

Destiny Bundle Doomed!!! Can't even sell at $19.99 on Black Friday.

That is a massive number of Destiny bundles for one shop.

That's a good question: why does it say 19.99? Mislabeling or misplacement of boxes?



Aura7541 on 29 November 2014
Insidb said:
Aura7541 said:

It sounds like the PS4 has been selling better than the X1 at Best Buy, Walmart, Gamestop, Amazon, and possibility many other retailers. The only retailer where the X1 has sold more than the PS4 is Target thanks to the free $50 of game credit deal.

I saw both consoles moving, but most retailers are reporting a massive channel stuffing of PS4s for BF. Given that the BF rush has seemingly stretched back to Thanksgiving day and forward to Thanksgiving weekend, continued sales (and sellouts) would appear to favor Sony's strategy.

I see. So basically, it doesn't matter which console sells faster. If the PS4 sells out all of its stock, then it has sold more units than the X1.



tak13 on 29 November 2014
Mr Khan said:
Terrible Wii U selection at Best Buy, though on second glance it was so terrible because Smash Bros U (which had two slots for itself) was entirely sold through. No sign of Bayo though. Not much else to report on my end.


It is logical mister khan.:P All the bundles had sold out online a few days ago,so  out of stock or stock shortages are expected ;) .:P



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AZWification on 29 November 2014

There weren't many Black Friday delas here in Romania, so I don't have an amazing story to tell..



                
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Kerotan on 29 November 2014
KLAMarine said:
binary solo said:
KLAMarine said:

Ewww. Destiny.

Destiny Bundle Doomed!!! Can't even sell at $19.99 on Black Friday.

That is a massive number of Destiny bundles for one shop.

That's a good question: why does it say 19.99? Mislabeling or misplacement of boxes?

Because they're all the PS4's bought with the scam for $10 so they're selling them with a massive 100% mark up. 



Insidb on 29 November 2014
Aura7541 said:
Insidb said:
Aura7541 said:

It sounds like the PS4 has been selling better than the X1 at Best Buy, Walmart, Gamestop, Amazon, and possibility many other retailers. The only retailer where the X1 has sold more than the PS4 is Target thanks to the free $50 of game credit deal.

I saw both consoles moving, but most retailers are reporting a massive channel stuffing of PS4s for BF. Given that the BF rush has seemingly stretched back to Thanksgiving day and forward to Thanksgiving weekend, continued sales (and sellouts) would appear to favor Sony's strategy.

I see. So basically, it doesn't matter which console sells faster. If the PS4 sells out all of its stock, then it has sold more units than the X1.

Reps for stores have been quoted with saying that they ordered 2X-3X more PS$s than X1s. For that to matter, yes, they would have to both sell out.



Seece on 29 November 2014

Saw every Xbox One sold in my 3 nearest GAME stores, no PS4's or Wiiu's sold at all.

Am I doing it right? :P



 

manny10032 on 29 November 2014

So my friends that works at walmart said that the PS4 shipment they got was the biggest they have ever received. They still have 6 in stock.