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[DryvBy]

I was talking to a friend and my uncle that works in the industry, and they both agree that after Concord, gaming is doomed. Astro came out, and while it's been sold out at several retailers, they used their jump to conclusions mat all the way to the gaming is done, especially physical gaming.

My uncle said he believes they only made about 5 physical copies and someone on NeoGAF bought them all since they only support Song.

So anyway, what do you guys think? Is this the end of Sony? Has physical media dried up? Or are the people posting these threads on every website just braindead?

 

[TBiddy]

Can't tell if serious.gif.

 

[Hrk69]

Yeah Sony is doomed.

Close the entire forum

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Sony is doomed either way.

 

[RoboFu]

Wut?

 

[drganon]

 

[DryvBy]

Wut?

Is physical gaming/Sony doomed after Astro sold out at several retailers?

I was talking to a friend and my uncle that works in the industry, and they both agree that after Concord, gaming is doomed. Astro came out, and while it's been sold out at several retailers, they used their jump to conclusions mat all the way to the gaming is done, especially physical gaming...

www.neogaf.com

 

[Duchess]

It's not sold out in the UK; you can get it at loads of retailers.

If it's sold out elsewhere, it means either not many copies were printed to begin with, or (more likely) demand is outstripping supply.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Not sold out in Canada, either. So this lame attempt at a joke doesn’t even make sense.

 

[SportsFan581]

So, selling out is a bad thing?

 

[RetroGamingUK]

You know how quickly Sony can pump out discs, right?

 

[Physiognomonics]

It's just a testament of the lack of confidence of Hulst with this game. Usually they print what they think will sell. At amazon japan it's sold and available at +9k yens at resellers. Ridiculous. What's happening is that they want to force people into digital slavery.

 

[Damigos]

Sony is doomed since the PS3 era

 

[adamsapple]

Weekend GAF, assemble!

 

[blacktout]

It's Sunday morning, OP. Time to sober up.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[Brucey]

Just ordered from Amazon US, no problem arriving Tuesday.

 

[RoboFu]

No but every target around where I lived just drastically reduced game shelving space. Now there is mostly hardware and digital cards.

 

[Bar81]

OP trying to out his friend and uncle as retarded?

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Weekend GAF, assemble!

At least we’re past ‘school summer holidays GAF’ now at least.

 

[King Dazzar]

It's not sold out in the UK; you can get it at loads of retailers.

If it's sold out elsewhere, it means either not many copies were printed to begin with, or (more likely) demand is outstripping supply.

Something selling out to me simply indicates higher than expected demand.

 

[Fake]

We all are dommed you misogynist.

 

[Susurrus]

The

Fuck

You

Talking

About?

It

Isn't

Sold

Out.


(yes each of these are different links)

 

[Wastelander92]

Yes Sony decided to shut down PlayStation brand after Concord flop.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

It's available EVERYWHERE, you are probably living in Antartic or somewhere similar.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

UK : https://www.shopto.net/en/ps5as07-a...e&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=Astrobot+PS5

 

[Nydius]

So anyway, what do you guys think? Is this the end of Sony? Has physical media dried up? Or are the people posting these threads on every website just braindead?

Yes, physical media is doomed! In fact, as I typed this all my physical disks spontaneously combusted and, in their ashes, I found a note that said “hahahah so long sucker!”

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

 

[SportsFan581]

Something selling out to me simply indicates higher than expected demand.

It would be different if there simply was hardly any stock. But with the physical doing as well as it is at Amazon, we know that a reasonable amount of these things shipped.

 

[Isa]

It would be interesting to find out just how many disks are made for certain publishers. From games, music, manga, anime, movies and stuff from boutique labels I've found vastly different print runs estimating demand. Some still have a decent supply after release day, others sell out instantly and prices start to soar. I've gotten some that I found out were limited to 2k copies for US & UK.

For gaming, at least in the US I imagine one reason for a big push for digital would be to escape the buyback policy or whatever that retailers placed on gaming companies since the 80's crash. One hell of a bad deal imho. Astro Bot selling is great news though.

 

[Robb]

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

It launched at Costco for like $54. Doubt Costco had 5 copies each . . .

 

[lughnasadh123]

People voting with their wallets.

 

[jroc74]

What?

Unless Astro sales are being blocked on Amazon its constantly been in the top 5 in Best Sellers in video games since it launched. Only thing ahead of it has been gift cards.

What is even going on?

Sometimes you can even check how much may have been sold for some items.

Astrobot is at 10K+ bought in past month. In the US.

.....the game launched 2 days ago....

OP plz.

 

[poppabk]

I was talking to a friend and my uncle that works in the industry, and they both agree that after Concord, gaming is doomed. Astro came out, and while it's been sold out at several retailers, they used their jump to conclusions mat all the way to the gaming is done, especially physical gaming.

My uncle said he believes they only made about 5 physical copies and someone on NeoGAF bought them all since they only support Song.

So anyway, what do you guys think? Is this the end of Sony? Has physical media dried up? Or are the people posting these threads on every website just braindead?

I mean Astrobot is the top selling physical game on Amazon's best selling video game items for 2024 and it is behind several varieties of Roblox cards, the Quest 3 [an apparently niche product], a baby bottle drying rack, a couple of mice and isn't that far ahead of the Wii HDMI converter. Doesn't exactly present a rosy picture of physical games in the US at least.

 

[Danjin44]

 

[SJRB]

 

[Sooner]

The digital copies are sold out too. Sony is doomed.

 

[Skifi28]

I didn't read the OP, but I'm here just to confirm Sony is indeed Doom and has been for a while now. See you all tomorrow to cotinue spreading the message.

 

[reinking]

How many times has this made Sony doomed in some way since the launch of the PS5?

 

[jroc74]

I mean Astrobot is the top selling physical game on Amazon and it is behind several varieties of Roblox cards, the Quest 3 [an apparently niche product], a baby bottle drying rack, a couple of mice and isn't that far ahead of the Wii HDMI converter. Doesn't exactly present a rosy picture of physical games in the US at least.

?

Gift cards are are usually the highest selling product in video games on Amazon. Any game in the top 5 is usually selling alot.

Unless we're now gonna say Nintendo games that be behind gift cards arent selling alot.

 

[Ge Os]

 

[DryvBy]

This thread proves people don't read threads lol. If you couldn't tell this was a joke by the opening or the ending...

This is mostly mocking the endless post-Concord threads about Sony being doomed.

 

[Sooner]

I didn't read the OP, but I'm here just to confirm Sony is indeed Doom and has been for a while now. See you all tomorrow to cotinue spreading the message.

Microsoft is the reason PS5 is Doom-ed. They are Doom-ing it day one with The Dark Ages. Xbox and Steam are also getting Doom-ed.

 

[Hohenheim]

I was talking to a friend and my uncle that works in the industry, and they both agree that after Concord, gaming is doomed. Astro came out, and while it's been sold out at several retailers, they used their jump to conclusions mat all the way to the gaming is done, especially physical gaming.

My uncle said he believes they only made about 5 physical copies and someone on NeoGAF bought them all since they only support Song.

So anyway, what do you guys think? Is this the end of Sony? Has physical media dried up? Or are the people posting these threads on every website just braindead?

Your friend and your uncle needs to stay of the hard drugs.

 

[JaksGhost]

It's just a testament of the lack of confidence of Hulst with this game. Usually they print what they think will sell. At amazon japan it's sold and available at +9k yens at resellers. Ridiculous. What's happening is that they want to force people into digital slavery.

Lack of confidence yet they’re doing a global marketing push rivaling their AAA releases. Yeah…

 

[GigaBowser]

It's not sold out in the UK; you can get it at loads of retailers.

If it's sold out elsewhere, it means either not many copies were printed to begin with, or (more likely) demand is outstripping supply.

GOTY better buyed this instead of gaas crud

 

[Barakov]

I was talking to a friend and my uncle that works in the industry, and they both agree that after Concord, gaming is doomed. Astro came out, and while it's been sold out at several retailers, they used their jump to conclusions mat all the way to the gaming is done, especially physical gaming.

My uncle said he believes they only made about 5 physical copies and someone on NeoGAF bought them all since they only support Song.

So anyway, what do you guys think? Is this the end of Sony? Has physical media dried up? Or are the people posting these threads on every website just braindead?

Nah. Playstation is doing alright. Fugly Overwatch was bad BUT ASTROBOT restored the balance. Chill.

 

[Topher]

Semi-related. Some guy posts this on X...



Responses include....

How badly did you fuck up trying to trash Sony's Astro Bot when Jez and Colt call out your bullshit.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Admittedly it does seem like physical games are getting harder to find unless you order them online or to sites like Amazon. Seems like stores are getting less and less physical copies especially in my area with is VERY unfortunate.