PS4 Pre-Orders at Amazon, GameStop Forecast Big Launch

by Brien Bell | Jun 21, 2013 | 5 comments
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To say that PlayStation 4 pre-orders are going well might be selling things short. When Andrew House unveiled the price of the PS4 last week, retailers like GameStop, Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and more were quick to get the console pre-order pages active. Amazon sold out of the Launch Edition of the PS4 and the Day One Edition of the competing Xbox One in the first 24 hours–though Amazon’s stock of the new Microsoft console has been revised and the Day One edition is once again available for sale. The PS4, meanwhile, continues to hold fast with five of the top 10 items on Amazon’s Video Game Best Sellers being PS4 hardware (including the standalone DualShock 4 controller), while the PlayStation 4 Launch Edition is already the second best-selling video game-related merchandise on Amazon in 2013. Throw in The Last of Us (#2) and a $20 PSN card (#6) and you’ve got a strong Sony presence on the online retail giant’s hottest trends this week.

But Amazon isn’t the only place that has been changing their forecast on PS4 pre-order sales. According to a memo received by GameTrailers.com’s Side Mission blog, GameStop employees have been told that “the flood gates are open” for PS4 pre-orders. The full text of the memo, as acquired by GameTrailers, is as follows:

 1. PS4 Reservation New Information
Starting now, through this weekend and until further notice, Sony has allowed us to take unlimited preorders beyond your current allotments. In other-words, the flood gates are open for PS4 system reserves, we will let you know when to stop preordering based on limited quantities. 

While “demand may outstrip supply” according to Andrew House in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Sony seems confident that their console will be available to those who decide to purchase their new systems early. If you are interested in being one of those people, be sure to pre-order from our Amazon link. Ordering with Amazon links from our site helps pay for the site’s content and servers.

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Have you pre-ordered your PS4 yet?

[Via GameTrailers]