Gamestop no longer taking Xbox One pre-orders... is this good or bad?

Shortly after Microsoft and Sony held their E3 press conferences on June 10, GameStop had pre-order SKUs in their system for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 respectively. With price points and launch windows announced, both systems were available for consumers to reserve almost immediately. Just over a week later, the pre-order SKU for Xbox One has been removed from GameStops system corporate-wide without explanation.

As of this morning, GameStop management has confirmed that they are not currently taking reserves on Xbox One. No official explanation has been given for the removal of the SKU at this time, and GameStop has not clarified whether or not they will re-open the reserve list at a later time. PlayStation 4 is still available for reserve, and Sony recently announced that GameStop has pledged to buy every PlayStation 4 they can get their hands on.

This can mean one of two things:

• That the Xbox One is sold out, and that is why it is no longer available for pre-order within Gamestop's systems. This would imply that the Xbox One pre-orders sold out in spite of all the bad press the console has been getting, and before the Playstation 4.
• That Gamestop has recalled the Xbox One, maybe because the console is so inherently unfriendly towards their retail oriented business model. This would also explain why the system has vanished without a trace from Gamestop's databases countrywide.

So which do you think this is? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

SOURCE

As you know, my locals told my son they were sold out so make of it what you will. I see no reason for them to lie if it's something else.

retailers should stop selling x-bones completely as a response for taking away used sales from em

retailers should stop selling x-bones completely as a response for taking away used sales from em

AmnesiaHaze

Probably bad.

I used to work at gamestop and every gamestop is only allowed to take a certain number of preorders. This is nothing new. Get a life.AshFromEvilDead

As you know, my locals told my son they were sold out so make of it what you will. I see no reason for them to lie if it's something else.

SecretPolice

[QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"]

retailers should stop selling x-bones completely as a response for taking away used sales from em

CanYouDiglt

xbox one sold out on gamestop and wait for resupply that's what they told to my brother

[Quote=" "]Shortly after Microsoft and Sony held their E3 press conferences on June 10, GameStop had pre-order SKUs in their system for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 respectively. With price points and launch windows announced, both systems were available for consumers to reserve almost immediately. Just over a week later, the pre-order SKU for Xbox One has been removed from GameStops system corporate-wide without explanation.

As of this morning, GameStop management has confirmed that they are not currently taking reserves on Xbox One. No official explanation has been given for the removal of the SKU at this time, and GameStop has not clarified whether or not they will re-open the reserve list at a later time. PlayStation 4 is still available for reserve, and Sony recently announced that GameStop has pledged to buy every PlayStation 4 they can get their hands on.charizard1605

This can mean one of two things:

So which do you think this is? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

SOURCE

retailers should stop selling x-bones completely as a response for taking away used sales from em

AmnesiaHaze

[Quote=" "]Shortly after Microsoft and Sony held their E3 press conferences on June 10, GameStop had pre-order SKUs in their system for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 respectively. With price points and launch windows announced, both systems were available for consumers to reserve almost immediately. Just over a week later, the pre-order SKU for Xbox One has been removed from GameStops system corporate-wide without explanation.

As of this morning, GameStop management has confirmed that they are not currently taking reserves on Xbox One. No official explanation has been given for the removal of the SKU at this time, and GameStop has not clarified whether or not they will re-open the reserve list at a later time. PlayStation 4 is still available for reserve, and Sony recently announced that GameStop has pledged to buy every PlayStation 4 they can get their hands on.charizard1605

This can mean one of two things:

• That the Xbox One is sold out, and that is why it is no longer available for pre-order within Gamestop's systems. This would imply that the Xbox One pre-orders sold out in spite of all the bad press the console has been getting, and before the Playstation 4.
• That Gamestop has recalled the Xbox One, maybe because the console is so inherently unfriendly towards their retail oriented business model. This would also explain why the system has vanished without a trace from Gamestop's databases countrywide.

So which do you think this is? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

SOURCE

should probably go with the one that makes the most sense.

[QUOTE="AshFromEvilDead"]I used to work at gamestop and every gamestop is only allowed to take a certain number of preorders. This is nothing new. Get a life.charizard1605

As you know, my locals told my son they were sold out so make of it what you will. I see no reason for them to lie if it's something else.

SecretPolice

should probably go with the one that makes the most sense.CaseyWegner

I dunno about that and I could be mistaken but didn't they ink some deal with MS recently? If so, can't imagine this somehow being a bad thing for X1.

SecretPolice

We don't know the supply they are working with.

I've been through this too many generations. I remember when the PS2 shipment was cut from a million to 500,000.

Sell out could equate too 200,000 units or 2 million units.

One tactic also employed is companies after launch is keeping a thin supply at launch to artifically inflate demand, although that doesn't work forever. It seems counter intuitive, but there is a method to the madness.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

[Quote=" "]Shortly after Microsoft and Sony held their E3 press conferences on June 10, GameStop had pre-order SKUs in their system for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 respectively. With price points and launch windows announced, both systems were available for consumers to reserve almost immediately. Just over a week later, the pre-order SKU for Xbox One has been removed from GameStops system corporate-wide without explanation.

As of this morning, GameStop management has confirmed that they are not currently taking reserves on Xbox One. No official explanation has been given for the removal of the SKU at this time, and GameStop has not clarified whether or not they will re-open the reserve list at a later time. PlayStation 4 is still available for reserve, and Sony recently announced that GameStop has pledged to buy every PlayStation 4 they can get their hands on.CaseyWegner

This can mean one of two things:

• That the Xbox One is sold out, and that is why it is no longer available for pre-order within Gamestop's systems. This would imply that the Xbox One pre-orders sold out in spite of all the bad press the console has been getting, and before the Playstation 4.
• That Gamestop has recalled the Xbox One, maybe because the console is so inherently unfriendly towards their retail oriented business model. This would also explain why the system has vanished without a trace from Gamestop's databases countrywide.

So which do you think this is? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

SOURCE

should probably go with the one that makes the most sense.

My Gamestop is sold out of them. But they said they had a limited number to begin with.

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

[Quote=" "]Shortly after Microsoft and Sony held their E3 press conferences on June 10, GameStop had pre-order SKUs in their system for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 respectively. With price points and launch windows announced, both systems were available for consumers to reserve almost immediately. Just over a week later, the pre-order SKU for Xbox One has been removed from GameStops system corporate-wide without explanation.

As of this morning, GameStop management has confirmed that they are not currently taking reserves on Xbox One. No official explanation has been given for the removal of the SKU at this time, and GameStop has not clarified whether or not they will re-open the reserve list at a later time. PlayStation 4 is still available for reserve, and Sony recently announced that GameStop has pledged to buy every PlayStation 4 they can get their hands on.CanYouDiglt

This can mean one of two things:

• That the Xbox One is sold out, and that is why it is no longer available for pre-order within Gamestop's systems. This would imply that the Xbox One pre-orders sold out in spite of all the bad press the console has been getting, and before the Playstation 4.
• That Gamestop has recalled the Xbox One, maybe because the console is so inherently unfriendly towards their retail oriented business model. This would also explain why the system has vanished without a trace from Gamestop's databases countrywide.

So which do you think this is? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

SOURCE

should probably go with the one that makes the most sense.

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"][QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

should probably go with the one that makes the most sense.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"]Some prefer to always just assume the very worst about anything Microsoft even if it does not make sense.CanYouDiglt

Kind of self explanatory :?

spencer again said no yield problems, but doesnt really matter much, xbox 1 is going to be sold out at launch but Sony will have more systems out there, at that point people will finally get to see what they like and next gen is off to the races with Sony in lead. I think microsoft is aware they are behind, no reason to over supply for demand. they need it to just get out there and see if it is going to WOW like they think it is going to be.

Pretty sure they're just sold out  :roll:

this is about logistics.

the xbox is so big you can only fit a few in each gamestop.

this is the first incoming shipment and there is only 12 on there.

:P

Lol X1 selling out, that's pretty funny. I wouldn't be surprised if Gamestop drops any sort of support towards the X1.

Lol X1 selling out, that's pretty funny. I wouldn't be surprised if Gamestop drops any sort of support towards the X1.

Ballroompirate

[QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

Lol X1 selling out, that's pretty funny. I wouldn't be surprised if Gamestop drops any sort of support towards the X1.

CanYouDiglt

Do you realize a good portion of their profits come from USED games

It's number 1,not number 2.MS will be pissed if GS did that and the GS customers that are interested in that console would not want to shop their anymore if number 2 actually happened.

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"][QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

Lol X1 selling out, that's pretty funny. I wouldn't be surprised if Gamestop drops any sort of support towards the X1.

Do you realize a good portion of their profits come from USED games

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"][QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

Lol X1 selling out, that's pretty funny. I wouldn't be surprised if Gamestop drops any sort of support towards the X1.

Ballroompirate

Do you realize a good portion of their profits come from USED games

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"][QUOTE="Ballroompirate"]

Lol X1 selling out, that's pretty funny. I wouldn't be surprised if Gamestop drops any sort of support towards the X1.

Ballroompirate

Do you realize a good portion of their profits come from USED games

[Quote=" "]Shortly after Microsoft and Sony held their E3 press conferences on June 10, GameStop had pre-order SKUs in their system for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 respectively. With price points and launch windows announced, both systems were available for consumers to reserve almost immediately. Just over a week later, the pre-order SKU for Xbox One has been removed from GameStops system corporate-wide without explanation.

As of this morning, GameStop management has confirmed that they are not currently taking reserves on Xbox One. No official explanation has been given for the removal of the SKU at this time, and GameStop has not clarified whether or not they will re-open the reserve list at a later time. PlayStation 4 is still available for reserve, and Sony recently announced that GameStop has pledged to buy every PlayStation 4 they can get their hands on.charizard1605

This can mean one of two things:

• That the Xbox One is sold out, and that is why it is no longer available for pre-order within Gamestop's systems. This would imply that the Xbox One pre-orders sold out in spite of all the bad press the console has been getting, and before the Playstation 4.
• That Gamestop has recalled the Xbox One, maybe because the console is so inherently unfriendly towards their retail oriented business model. This would also explain why the system has vanished without a trace from Gamestop's databases countrywide.

So which do you think this is? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

SOURCE

http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one

Because they have 12 bundles for sale now, instead of just the console?

It's number 1,not number 2.MS will be pissed if GS did that and the GS customers that are interested in that console would not want to shop their anymore if number 2 actually happened.

super600

Gamestop's profits come from used game sales. I don't they care if M$ gets pissed off. M$ are trying to put game retailers out of business with their console. Not just Gamestop but Gamefly, Redbox and local game stores.

Its sold out when i went there they told me it was sold out and no longer taking pre orders, they would have to put you on a waitng list.

[QUOTE="super600"]

It's number 1,not number 2.MS will be pissed if GS did that and the GS customers that are interested in that console would not want to shop their anymore if number 2 actually happened.

Gamestop's profits come from used game sales. I don't they care if M$ gets pissed off. M$ are trying to put game retailers out of business with their console. Not just Gamestop but Gamefly, Redbox and local game stores.