20,000 PS3 pre orders cancelled in UK

LONDON - The long-awaited UK launch of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) games console has been marred by the cancellation of more than £10m worth of orders from retailers and consumers.

Retail industry sources claim the electronics giant has had as many as 20,000 pre-orders of the £425 console cancelled in the run-up to its delayed launch last Friday.

There have been none of the stock shortages typical of earlier console launches and the majority of the cancelled pre-orders are believed to have come from speculators hoping to sell the units on eBay for a profit.

Virgin Megastores claims to have ordered significantly more PS3 consoles than rival Nintendo Wiis or Xbox 360s, both of which sold out within 48 hours of hitting the shops before Christmas. However, it has sold only two-thirds of the several thousand PS3s available in its UK stores.

http://www.brandrepublic.com/BrandRepublicNews/News/646182/Sony-PS3-hit-10m-cancellations/

Ouch

i wonder if they counted these pre-cancellation as part of their "fastest console in UK" b.s.?

cows = pwned.  :)

"But Europe is teh Sony land, they'll buy anything Playstation :cry:"

We're not as stupid as you think here in Europe. I got a PS3 on Friday, but I don't actually know anyone else who did

Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY. I'm sure thousands of pre-orders got canceled for both the Wii and 360, too.magus-21

i think that claim was made before the lost preorders...

PS3 didnt break the record of sold consoles PS3 breaks all records in cancels. Weslii

what are you talkin about..ps3 still did hold the record of console sold in uk even when some preorder was cancel...lemming are gettin desperate..lol.

[QUOTE="magus-21"]Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY. I'm sure thousands of pre-orders got canceled for both the Wii and 360, too.tango90101

i think that claim was made before the lost preorders...

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="magus-21"]Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY. I'm sure thousands of pre-orders got canceled for both the Wii and 360, too.magus-21

i think that claim was made before the lost preorders...

[QUOTE="Weslii"]PS3 didnt break the record of sold consoles PS3 breaks all records in cancels. elementz28

what are you talkin about..ps3 still did hold the record of console sold in uk even when it was cancel...lemming are gettin desperate..lol.

i wonder if they counted these pre-cancellation as part of their "fastest console in UK" b.s.?

cows = pwned. :)

tango90101

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="magus-21"]Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY. I'm sure thousands of pre-orders got canceled for both the Wii and 360, too.magus-21

i think that claim was made before the lost preorders...

sorry, but i hardly find you credible..

even tho, it still doesn't help the ps3 from sitting at a 10 million console deficit....

ps... i doubt the validity of the joystiq numbers... too soon to know for certain about the actual ps3 sales...

but i understand your exuberance to jump on any good news (rumor or not) about the ps3... it needs all the hype it can get after getting it's teeth kicked in by the xbox360...;)

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

i wonder if they counted these pre-cancellation as part of their "fastest console in UK" b.s.?

cows = pwned. :)

Ontain

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

i wonder if they counted these pre-cancellation as part of their "fastest console in UK" b.s.?

cows = pwned. :)

Ontain

Yeah, it was actually fastest shipped console.

[QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="magus-21"]Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY. I'm sure thousands of pre-orders got canceled for both the Wii and 360, too.ramey70

i think that claim was made before the lost preorders...

throw up a link and we may...

otherwise, it's more bovine math... which isn't really the most accurate....;)

Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST HOME CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY.magus-21

As was the Gamecube when it launched. And the PSP was the fastest selling handheld. We all know they both killed their competition in sales- :shock: Oh wait...

I'm sure thousands of pre-orders got canceled for both the Wii and 360, too

I highly doubt that. People would just put the console on Ebay and double their money

[QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="magus-21"]Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY. I'm sure thousands of pre-orders got canceled for both the Wii and 360, too.tango90101

i think that claim was made before the lost preorders...

sorry, but i hardly find you credible..

even tho, it still doesn't help the ps3 from sitting at a 10 million console deficit....

ps... i doubt the validity of the joystiq numbers... too soon to know for certain about the actual ps3 sales...

but i understand your exuberance to jump on any good news (rumor or not) about the ps3... it needs all the hype it can get after getting it's teeth kicked in by the xbox360...;)

[QUOTE="magus-21"]Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST HOME CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY.Mass_Effect

As was the Gamecube when it launched. And the PSP was the fastest selling handheld. We all know they both killed their competition in sales- :shock: Oh wait...

[QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="magus-21"]Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY. I'm sure thousands of pre-orders got canceled for both the Wii and 360, too.tango90101

i think that claim was made before the lost preorders...

sorry, but i hardly find you credible..

even tho, it still doesn't help the ps3 from sitting at a 10 million console deficit....

ps... i doubt the validity of the joystiq numbers... too soon to know for certain about the actual ps3 sales...

but i understand your exuberance to jump on any good news (rumor or not) about the ps3... it needs all the hype it can get after getting it's teeth kicked in by the xbox360...;)

Over one-hundred and fifty thousand British folks parted with a chunk of cash to make kissy face with the PS3. Actually, it was 165,00 but who's counting... Sony is! The PLAYSTATION 3 UK was apparently a smashing success, outselling the Wii and the PS3. Apparently, it could've been more, way more.

http://kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/virgin-megastore-ps3-victim-of-own-success-247334.php 

It still break the records even when 20,000  pre-order was cancelled..Lemming equal owned..

This is what Xbox fanboys do instead of playing games... they scour the internet looking for any bad news that has the word "Sony" or "Blu-Ray" in the topic.

Bad news fanboys...

PS3 breaks UK console records

 

Feel free to cry about it, but it still stands. :)

 

Dire_Weasel

it's more pathetic you search the internet for ANY good news about the ps3, whether it's verifiable or not...

face it; the ps3 is getting killed by the 360..

just as i said it would....;)

[QUOTE="tango90101"][QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="magus-21"]Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY. I'm sure thousands of pre-orders got canceled for both the Wii and 360, too.ramey70

i think that claim was made before the lost preorders...

sorry, but i hardly find you credible..

even tho, it still doesn't help the ps3 from sitting at a 10 million console deficit....

ps... i doubt the validity of the joystiq numbers... too soon to know for certain about the actual ps3 sales...

but i understand your exuberance to jump on any good news (rumor or not) about the ps3... it needs all the hype it can get after getting it's teeth kicked in by the xbox360...;)

if it makes you feel better...  how 9 million grab ya?  :lol:

face it; the ps3 is getting killed by the 360..

 

tango90101

No it isn't. PS3 will most likely beat the Xbox 360 this gen

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

face it; the ps3 is getting killed by the 360..

 

Mass_Effect

No it isn't. PS3 will most likely beat the Xbox 360 this gen

not a chance... and yes, it is.... sorry..

here:

www.math.com

...try it...;)

[QUOTE="Dire_Weasel"]

This is what Xbox fanboys do instead of playing games... they scour the internet looking for any bad news that has the word "Sony" or "Blu-Ray" in the topic.

Bad news fanboys...

PS3 breaks UK console records

Feel free to cry about it, but it still stands. :)

tango90101

it's more pathetic you search the internet for ANY good news about the ps3, whether it's verifiable or not...

face it; the ps3 is getting killed by the 360..

just as i said it would....;)

if it makes you feel better...  how 9 million grab ya?  :lol:

tango90101

*whispers* Its £10m, not 10m units *whispers*

DOH :oops:

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

face it; the ps3 is getting killed by the 360..

Mass_Effect

No it isn't. PS3 will most likely beat the Xbox 360 this gen

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

face it; the ps3 is getting killed by the 360..

Mass_Effect

No it isn't. PS3 will most likely beat the Xbox 360 this gen

[QUOTE="Dire_Weasel"]

This is what Xbox fanboys do instead of playing games... they scour the internet looking for any bad news that has the word "Sony" or "Blu-Ray" in the topic.

Bad news fanboys...

PS3 breaks UK console records

 

Feel free to cry about it, but it still stands. :)

 

tango90101

it's more pathetic you search the internet for ANY good news about the ps3, whether it's verifiable or not...

 If by "search the internet", you mean "look on the front page of gamespot". :roll:

 Sorry, HD... you've got the market on pathos cornered.

this is from chart track, kinda like UK version of NPD.

LINK 

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

if it makes you feel better...  how 9 million grab ya?  :lol:

Mass_Effect

*whispers* Its £10m, not 10m units *whispers*

DOH :oops:

i wasn't talking about money genius.. but sales... wtf....

speekey-dee-engrish?  :lol:

[QUOTE="ramey70"][QUOTE="tango90101"][QUOTE="magus-21"][QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="magus-21"]Hey, geniuses.... IT'S STILL THE BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCH IN UK HISTORY. I'm sure thousands of pre-orders got canceled for both the Wii and 360, too.tango90101

i think that claim was made before the lost preorders...

sorry, but i hardly find you credible..

even tho, it still doesn't help the ps3 from sitting at a 10 million console deficit....

ps... i doubt the validity of the joystiq numbers... too soon to know for certain about the actual ps3 sales...

but i understand your exuberance to jump on any good news (rumor or not) about the ps3... it needs all the hype it can get after getting it's teeth kicked in by the xbox360...;)

if it makes you feel better... how 9 million grab ya? :lol:

I have a friend in the UK who was thinking about pre-ordering a PS3 to resell it on eBay for a profit, but luckily I talked him out of it and it's paid off for him.  He would've lost money.

 I think that kind of thing has something to do with this.

[QUOTE="tango90101"][QUOTE="Dire_Weasel"]

This is what Xbox fanboys do instead of playing games... they scour the internet looking for any bad news that has the word "Sony" or "Blu-Ray" in the topic.

Bad news fanboys...

PS3 breaks UK console records

 

Feel free to cry about it, but it still stands. :)

 

Dire_Weasel

it's more pathetic you search the internet for ANY good news about the ps3, whether it's verifiable or not...

 If by "search the internet", you mean "look on the front page of gamespot". :roll:

 Sorry, HD... you've got the market on pathos cornered.

i'm sure you got on the internet to find gamespot, correct?  :lol:

face it; the ps3 is failing in all areas you SWORE they'd succeed at...

it must hurt.... :lol:

...wait, it gets worse....