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GameStop Short PS3s For Launch Day
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."
PS3 is only a codename. We've decided to rereleas under brandname "Phantom Game Console." It should ship within the year.
Enjoy your Eurotrip DVD!
Could be a coupon for $20 off "Duke Nukem Forever", when it's ready.
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They could be phishing based on Wii preorders, or some other gadget people would have memory of attempting to purchase.
Help poke pirates in the eyepatch, arr.
Hope the guy who paid $1600 for his pre-order system on ebay didn't already leave feedback!
There are 01 kinds of cars in the world. The General Lee, and everything else.
The way to avoid that, go after a Nintendo Wii, and you will have an extra $350 to go towards anything, including but not limited to bills.
According to my local EB Games (owned by GameStop, I think), the next shippment of PS3s is not expected until March.