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PS5 Pro pre-orders go live |OT| [10/10 Pre-Order Links Updated In OP]

FrankWza

Member
Shit is getting ridiculous.

No disc drives available and no Dualsense 30th anniversary controllers.

Which amateur runs this company??
I can already see in my mind how I can't use the console because they can't seem to supply enough drives.🤦🤦
The disc drive has been available at all the majors and ps direct in the US. Have you checked your local retailers online?
 

Kenneth Haight

Gold Member
I’m leaving my PS5 this weekend at my mothers and it will stay here for whenever I come on holidays. And then, back to the Netherlands and waiting for the Pro pre-order to arrive.

Bored Wait GIF by FirstAndMonday
Only 19 days. Stay strong, maybe fire up a wee game of candy crush to keep the dopamine levels up.
 

UltimaKilo

Gold Member
Still available at bestbuy. Hope Sony sees this and gives it a price reduction for black friday or christmas like they did with the PS4 Pro.
What they should do is another, much larger batch of Anniversary Edition since those seem to have sold like crazy. They could probably produce another 100,000 and they would sell out worldwide.
 

Gambit2483

Member
Yeah, but the Pro is just a better PS5. It's hard to make that fail if you do the basics right.
I'm using the word "fail" in terms of units sold/adopted.

I would think Sony would consider it a "failure" if it fails to adopt even 10% of the total PS5 userbase, even as a "premium" product.
 

mckmas8808

Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I'm using the word "fail" in terms of units sold/adopted.

I would think Sony would consider it a "failure" if it fails to adopt even 10% of the total PS5 userbase, even as a "premium" product.

That's interesting. I'm curious what they think about that. It feels like the line should be around 10%.
 

Poppyseed

Member
A few weeks before release and still no confirmation the existing colored plates work, or that the existing vertical stand works. Nice.
 

Little Mac

Member
For the people who preordered the Pro on Amazon, does Amazon charge you immediately at check out? I want to be charged immediately and not have to wait for the console to ship before the payment is made.
 
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dmaul1114

Member
For the people who preordered the Pro on Amazon, does Amazon charge you immediately at check out? I want to be charged immediately and not have to wait for the console to ship before the payment is made.

In US they charge in shipping. It will immediately deduct from gift card balance on your account though. So you could buy the needed amount in Amazon gift cards, apply those to your account and then order.
 

welshrat

Member
Shit is getting ridiculous.

No disc drives available and no Dualsense 30th anniversary controllers.

Which amateur runs this company??
I can already see in my mind how I can't use the console because they can't seem to supply enough drives.🤦🤦
Not great for you however I think they really did underestimate how many people want to stay non digital which I think it's a good sign.
 
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jm89

Member
Trading in consoles in the UK is a dead market it seems.

Most companies are paying you garbage prices that it's just not worth it, and your better off selling it your self through ebay.
 
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Going to sell tomorrow my PS5 to a guy for 320€ (Nioh2 included), here's the thing though : there are no disc drives available whatsoever - I still have CB2077 D1 edition, Armored core 6 D1 edition and Nier Replicant to finish, although, since I'm mostly digital this gen, I don't think I really need the drive but...it'd be a shame to keep those games not being able to play them or, sell them for a pittance at GameStop (they give 10 for AC6, 7 for CB2077 and 3 for Nier Replicant 😂) so...

Also, I don't know where to preorder from, Amazon changed the delivery date from November 11th to November 7th here in Italy and then there's always GameStop.
I've yet to be disappointed with Amazon so I'll most probably go with them but I don't know how good they're with their preorders, hmmmm...
 
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LectureMaster

Gold Member
Trading in consoles in the UK is a dead market it seems.

Most companies are paying you garbage prices that it's just not worth it, and your better off selling it your self through ebay.
Facebook marketplace has been amazing to me (in the US). I have sold many games and peripherals there.

Listed my launch PS5 for $350 and sold it the same afternoon. If you are okay to deal with different people, marketplace is great.
 

FrankWza

Member
Going to sell tomorrow my PS5 to a guy for 320€ (Nioh2 included), here's the thing though : there are no disc drives available whatsoever - I still have CB2077 D1 edition, Armored core 6 D1 edition and Nier Replicant to finish, although, since I'm mostly digital this gen, I don't think I really need the drive but...it'd be a shame to keep those games not being able to play them or, sell them for a pittance at GameStop (they give 10 for AC6, 7 for CB2077 and 3 for Nier Replicant 😂) so...

Also, I don't know where to preorder from, Amazon changed the delivery date from November 11th to November 7th here in Italy and then there's always GameStop.
I've yet to be disappointed with Amazon so I'll most probably go with them but I don't know how good they're with their preorders, hmmmm...
Just keep refreshing all the big retailers. They'll restock soon. You still have over 2 weeks before launch.
 
I'm still good friends with my old manager buddy from GameStop. He explained that some stores got additional units(up to 8 or 10 per store, so an additional 2 or 4 from their original 6) and can reserve them.

I told him I'd probably reserve one, but I'm going to use it like layaway. I've no vested interest in spending that much close to the holidays on myself(I've got kids), so I'd just pay on it and pick one up as it gets down sometime in the new year.

He's good with that and said he'd sell my initial unit but let me pay on it. Works for me and when I get low, I'll trade in the PS5 post-holiday when trade values go up due to them needing to replenish inventory.
 
Just keep refreshing all the big retailers. They'll restock soon. You still have over 2 weeks before launch.

Hey dear Paulie Frank 😉
Brother, the reason for being on the fence is that these are going to be some long 18 days without a console and I'd hate to be left with my dick hanging come the 7th if one of the shops don't deliver - something which I don't find it to be out of the realm of possibility since I've read many times that Amazon are not that good with their pre-orders (especially in the USA).

I should have told the guy that I'd deliver him the PS5 in a week or so but I just decided against it in the end since there's going to be an avalanche of used PS5 in the market getting closer to the Pro's release and then there's the fact of the upcoming Black Friday deals which got leaked so better be safe than sorry...

Off-topic, wtf am i going to do these 18 days ? maybe those Epic store redeemed games will finally come in handy and then i always have my tablet where i could do some retro gaming (?)
 

Radical_3d

Member
How hard is to manufacture a few thousand disk drives? Did Sony overestimate the transition to digital in the more hardcore part of the market?
 
How hard is to manufacture a few thousand disk drives? Did Sony overestimate the transition to digital in the more hardcore part of the market?
More likely Sony purposely under-produced to see if they could drive more people to give up on physical

But they are starting to move supply more in line with demand as we get closer to Pro and 30th Anni Slim release, all the major retailers are now showing in stock on disc drives except Walmart for some reason
 

Radical_3d

Member
More likely Sony purposely under-produced to see if they could drive more people to give up on physical

But they are starting to move supply more in line with demand as we get closer to Pro and 30th Anni Slim release, all the major retailers are now showing in stock on disc drives except Walmart for some reason
Not in Europe, apparently : (
 

FrankWza

Member
Hey dear Paulie Frank 😉
Brother, the reason for being on the fence is that these are going to be some long 18 days without a console and I'd hate to be left with my dick hanging come the 7th if one of the shops don't deliver - something which I don't find it to be out of the realm of possibility since I've read many times that Amazon are not that good with their pre-orders (especially in the USA).

I should have told the guy that I'd deliver him the PS5 in a week or so but I just decided against it in the end since there's going to be an avalanche of used PS5 in the market getting closer to the Pro's release and then there's the fact of the upcoming Black Friday deals which got leaked so better be safe than sorry...

Off-topic, wtf am i going to do these 18 days ? maybe those Epic store redeemed games will finally come in handy and then i always have my tablet where i could do some retro gaming (?)
Oh I was talking about getting the drive not the Pro. Even if you don't get the drive on time I'm sure you have something digitally through ps plus that takes advantage of the Pro.
Are you saying there are leaked PS5 Pro deals coming?
 

DenchDeckard

Moderated wildly
I am intrigued to see the numbers and official sales update vs ps4 pro launch as looking at UK retail and running some quick maths, it seems most retailers aren't much over 1k pre orders per retailer in the UK.

If their websites are to be trusted with the x sold in the last month or x sold in the last 48 hour, anyway.
 
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Well, delivery date from Amazon is still scheduled for the 7th here in Italy, really hope that's the case 'cause I'm already bored out of my mind being console less for not even 5 days...

Edit : Disc drives are nowhere to be found here also, the ones that can be found, go for double the price - fuck that.

That 2TB NVMe SSD is going to serve me well, Don't think I'll bother with the disk drive in the end tbh
 
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Only playstation direct seemed to offer me day 1 delivery with target and Amazon giving me estimated delivery dates. I canceled my first direct order and placed another with my playstation credit card completely forgetting I get points back from that website. Took the 7th off work so I can be home all day. Hopefully it gets delivered that day.
 

King Dazzar

Member
I am intrigued to see the numbers and official sales update vs ps4 pro launch as looking at UK retail and running some quick maths, it seems most retailers aren't much over 1k pre orders per retailer in the UK.

If their websites are to be trusted with the x sold in the last month or x sold in the last 48 hour, anyway.
You're dying for this to fail. Try being happy for people. Its a cracking bit of kit from what we've seen so far.
 

scydrex

Member
how did you get notified? did you receive an email update about it ?
Got a email from Amazon yesterday. A friend told me today to check my order. I checked if y got any email from Amazon and saw it. Telling me the delivery date the 11. Customer Service told me there is no delay and the item will release de 7th.
 
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XXL

Gold Member
Got a email from Amazon yesterday. A friend told me today to check my order. I checked if y got any email from Amazon and saw it. Telling me the delivery date the 11. Customer Service told me there is no delay and the item will release de 7th.
My Amazon order says the 11th too.

With that said, I've ordered from Amazon for multiple consoles and this has happened before (it did with PSVR 2 and PS5) a few days before they changed it to the day it released and I got it that day.

Who knows, but let's hope this is the case here.
 
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