The @Xbox Series X and S will be released on 11/10/20 at 12:01am ET, and the #PS5 will be released on 11/12/20 at 12:01am ET.
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Microsoft and Sony are f*cking up this launch royally, from a PR and promotions standpoint. They should have looked to Apple, which is a genius at creating media-inhaling scenes of demand.
MS and Sony are laughing to the bank, and that's all that matters to them. But if they're trying to create buzz among general consumers about this hot new product, they're failing. This is resonating only with gamers. There's little to no sense among the greater population that this is launch day because almost all of the product is moving via pre-order and delivery, not retail brick-and-mortar purchase.dbdynsty25 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 12:14 pmCouldn't have been easier at Best Buy...walked up, showed my ID, they hand me a console. And my Microsoft order is out for delivery from FedEx...so, yeah. Got pretty lucky this year I guess.
And PK - why is it a f*ck up by Sony and MS if they literally do not have consoles to sell? You can hype it all you want, but if you can't put hardware in the consumers hand before the end of the year, it's pointless. You just get pissed off customers.
That's exactly what me and the other 10 people that showed up saw on their website. They stated online only a few days ago, but employees and the actual page on the series x on their website stated differently.
If I had to guess it's the volatility of part supply. Since they are basically PCs, they are sourcing from a LOT of different manufacturers unlike phones which use the same basic components across virtually all makes/models. Not to mention most of Apple's manufacturing is using their own components so they know exactly how much they have so they can give you a good estimate of when it'll come out. Console makers probably don't want to over sell and then it's a six/nine month wait for manufacturing. One little part is out of stock, or scarce, it ruins the whole process.greggsand wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 1:31 pmI asked this a few pages back, but I still don't get it: I don't get why they (M$ and PS) don't just pre-sell these thing like phones. Anyone can order, but you might not get a ship date until (possibly) months out?? Apple doesn't stop selling phones, they just keep pushing out the delivery date. Just let me order one. If I have to wait a couple months, fine?!? Does anyone know why they do it this way?
Yes it was that simple. It was as easy as back in the day when I got my launch PS1. Though I didnt have to preorder that and I was the only there to buy one.dbdynsty25 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 12:14 pmCouldn't have been easier at Best Buy...walked up, showed my ID, they hand me a console.