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GameStop Short PS3s For Launch Day

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-close dept.

GameSpot reports that GameStop will have too few units for preorders on launch day. Employees are being "asked" to wait until the second shipment of consoles to purchase units, to ensure customers can receive what they paid (and waited in the cold) for. From the article: "For launch day, preorders will be filled in the order they were received, and those who had a preorder but are denied a system on day one will receive something for their troubles. GameStop will give those unfortunate customers (as well as unfortunate employees) a free used game or DVD valued at $19.99 or less when they eventually wind up purchasing the system. Those who reserved a system won't need to wait long to find out if they can expect a system on launch day. Starting tomorrow, customers who preordered a PS3 will be contacted personally by phone and updated on the status of their reservation, the rep said."

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  1. Another Zonk Troll by deepb · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The keen observer will note that this "story" didn't come from a submission; instead, Zonk found & posted it on his own.

    How many article submissions do you think are waiting to be looked at (and possibly posted) right now? How about duplicate articles that were submitted by 10 or more readers? ..20 or more? Dare I say.. 40?

    I don't know the answers to those questions, but I do know that at least one of them is greater than zero, making it pretty damn hard for me to understand how Zonk found it appropriate to service his own personal agenda (whatever it is) by posting an article that exactly zero readers submitted?

    Zonk, maybe you could explain. Were the submissions for this obscure two-minute-old article just not rolling in fast enough? ..or were they lacking enough anti-Sony commentary for your taste? Why didn't you just submit the article as AC like you typically do with comments?

    --
    Zonkdot: "News for Zonk; stuff that will piss you off (hopefully)."

    1. Re:Another Zonk Troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      If you are sick of seeing the editors plastering you with the truth about you favorite criminal corporation, here's what you can do about it.

      Go find a cliff or a bridge somewhere, then take your entire fucktarded family.
      Have all of them jump off to their deaths, and after that jump to yours.
      Then you won't have to put up with seeing the stories on slashdot about the felons at Sony-Bony and we won't have to put up with fucktards like you that whine constantly.

    2. Re:Another Zonk Troll by deepb · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Do you know why I don't post anonymously? Because I don't care if I get modded down -- I have no problem accepting responsibility for my comments.

      I think it's funny (but mostly depressing) that not only are you posting anonymous insults on /., but you actually come back and check for replies. Do yourself a favor - step outside and get some air. Make some new friends. Go get some exercise. Seriously.

  2. More Slashdot Sony bashing. by dannycim · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Nice tag there, Slashdot. Your sarcasm skills are impressive.

    Ok, so Gamstop over-sells pre-orders and somehow that's Sony's fault, right?