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[THEAP99]

 

[Tranquil]

If you really need a PS5 that's how you would get one.

I'll wait till I can order online.

 

[splattered]

Man i don't miss those days... good luck to everyone that plans to camp outside though!

 

[Kokoloko85]

Damn, I had a feeling preoders would be up the next day after the event Just like the PS4. So glad I went at 8am so I avoided all this.

The reason I prefered a surprise preorder drop instead of everyone knowing about it and queing up..

 

[Warnen]

No one tell them that those game stops will be shuttered in a week.

 

[NahaNago]

Sounds awesome. I would have loved to do this in my younger days.

 

[Dthomp]

Man, I kind of miss those days. Always had fun, but now that I'm an extremely old man and my bladder is the size of a peanut that just isn't in the cards for me anymore. HAVE FUN anybody out doing this, that's the whole point of games in the first place.

 

[Jan]

how people can be that stupid?

 

[sircaw]

Good luck to those people, no matter what happens there are going to be disappointed people.

 

[Slaylock]

No one tell them that those game stops will be shuttered in a week.

Or the employees will buy all the pre-orders before they even open.

 

[Tesseract]

fuck that

 

[THEAP99]

No one tell them that those game stops will be shuttered in a week.

Aren't there laws to prevent this type of thing? Or like what would even happen ?

 

[KaiserBecks]

Yeah, eh, I'll go to work tomorrow I suppose.

 

[lastmessiah]

Aren't there laws to prevent this type of thing? Or like what would even happen ?

To prevent what sort of thing?

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

You can do this online lol

 

[MrS]

Fucking losers. No need to do this in 2020. For PS3 launch and historically it was fine but this is lame.

 

[Bryank75]

That's real hype, respect!
What a bunch of dedicated people. Willing to go the extra mile. That is true demand.
This is how you make memories.

 

[THEAP99]

If you really need a PS5 that's how you would get one.

I'll wait till I can order online.

That's what I keep telling my one buddy. If you want one, you gotta earn it. When pre orders first went up unexpectedly I told him he needs get his ass Gamestop or target and he was like "bruh it's fine I'll go tomorrow. It can't sellout"

 

[SoloKingRobert]

 

[Warnen]

Aren't there laws to prevent this type of thing? Or like what would even happen ?

I'd assume they would honor them at another store (if the regions allocation numbers don't change).

 

[VALCON 82]

I remember back in the day of waiting on games/consoles to pre order or launch day pickup. I worked at a restaurant next door to a GameStop. I gave myself the early shift Each time and went in to work and waited for the GS manager ,who I talked to regularly, came in. I went out my loading door and knocked on his loading door. I would give him my money for a pre order before the store even opened to everyone waiting outside or in the case of launch day stuff he would go ahead and give me my copy.. damn waiting in a line outside in the freezing cold or rain.

but honestly.. good luck to everyone on this venture. STAY SAFE!!

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

That's like the good old days of camping out in front of stores just to be the first one to get the latest video game or console. I can't do that.

 

[Warnen]

Or the employees will buy all the pre-orders before they even open.

I worked at a EB when World of Warcraft came out, some how all the Big boxed CE were sold out before we opened the door...

 

[kretos]

that's really pathetic wasting your time to get a console or a new phone or anything a month early, but whatever

 

[Joey.]

I guess I'm lucky I got mine the night of the showcase announcement.
I wouldn't want to fucking camp out for a PS5.....but I would if I had too

 

[nyr88nyg]

I mean.. it wouldn't be so dumb if they were actually getting the console tomorrow.. but a preorder? Lol

 

[-Arcadia-]

(Sigh) why must preorders be on weekdays? It's really tough to compete with this when you have a job. I suppose I can throw in the towel for this next round, unless I want to miss a day of work.

Love the dedication and passion from the gamers, though.

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

I didn't even know people still camped out in front of stores.

 

[Orta]

Tragic.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

That's a funny way of saying 'NEET'.

 

[tillbot8]

Absolute madness lol, I have a young child so the thought of being able to dedicate that amount of time just to be an early adopter is so alien to me. But best of luck to the crazy bastards ha!

 

[Aidah]

It's kind of cool I guess, I'd never do this type of shit though.

 

[TGO]

Only hours? Amateurs

 

[Deleted member 740922]

Those zilches seem to love photos of themselves.

 

[Craig of War]

The dedication Respect

 

[Greatest Of All Time]

I would not under any circumstances order anything from GameStop right now.

Theyre dangerously close to closing and those preorders go away if they close. The orders are tied to the store and you will not get your money back.

Read the GameStop reddit for some fun. Most stores got single digit amounts of consoles allocated to them.

A game centric store with single digit consoles is not a healthy game centric store.

 

[rabbity-thing]

Nice to see two of them wearing masks. PS5, yes. COVID-19, No. Stay safe brothers.

 

[saintjules]

This would be the way to do it If you had to be one of the first ones. Especially if the store is small. There's two I can drive to. One said they don't know how many they're getting (probably lying). The other store I was told less than 10 PS5s and that there were a lot of calls.

 

[BattleScar]

Nobody needs anything short of food, clean water and shelter, this much.
Consumerism is a cancer.

 

[Piku_Ringo]

I would not under any circumstances order anything from GameStop right now.

Theyre dangerously close to closing and those preorders go away if they close. The orders are tied to the store and you will not get your money back.

Read the GameStop reddit for some fun. Most stores got single digit amounts of consoles allocated to them.

A game centric store with single digit consoles is not a healthy game centric store.

I dunno I hear they might get turned into a future rival to Amazon. So they should be safe from closing for now.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

I couldn't imagine being able to take off time from my job or wife & kids on such short notice for a toy. The curse of responsibilities.

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

The Longest I waited in line was 4 or 5 hours for PS2. When I got to Toys R Us there was a line. By the time PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 came out I knew people who worked at Gamestop. I was able to secure those pretty easily. Now Almost everything is done online. Gotta admire the old school dedication though.

 

[saintjules]

I would not under any circumstances order anything from GameStop right now.

Theyre dangerously close to closing and those preorders go away if they close. The orders are tied to the store and you will not get your money back.

Read the GameStop reddit for some fun. Most stores got single digit amounts of consoles allocated to them.

A game centric store with single digit consoles is not a healthy game centric store.

To be honest, people have been saying they've been closing for years and they're still around.

Gamestop isn't going to take pre-orders like this and then disappear from the Earth. Yeah, stores are closing, but not the ones taking pre-orders. At least the ones in my area. They've been around for a long time. Doubt.

 

[Tesseract]

did this in high school, skipped and waited for ps2s

worth it for armored core 2

 

[godhandiscen]

One time I slept outside of a BestBuy for an Xbox360. My reward? A shit launch lineup and a cold that made me fail a quarter of university classes.

 

[Kagey K]

Thank god I got my shit all secured, I don't have the time or patience for that.

 

[Greatest Of All Time]

To be honest, people have been saying they've been closing for years and they're still around.

Gamestop isn't going to take pre-orders like this and then disappear from the Earth. Yeah, stores are closing, but not the ones taking pre-orders. At least the ones in my area. They've been around for a long time. Doubt.

Theyre ALL taking preorders for the paltry amount of consoles theyve been able to get. The ones that are in danger of closing too because they want the money.

 

[reinking]

Why? I have been hearing the PS5 is doomed.

 

[mckmas8808]

Fucking losers. No need to do this in 2020. For PS3 launch and historically it was fine but this is lame.

What are you talking about? PS5 pre-orders sold out in 30 minutes last week.

 

[Batiman]

That's real hype, respect!
What a bunch of dedicated people. Willing to go the extra mile. That is true demand.
This is how you make memories.

Is that you? You've already proven you go the extra mile for Sony.