While I wouldn't put it past Sony to deliberately hold back consoles for headline reasons, I find it unlikely. I think Microsoft just did a better job getting more consoles made. It does look good for Sony though that they're selling what they're producing. I like you will wait for GAMES!
Return to The Badlands #13 - A Random Gamestop Encounter
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 On 02/13/2014 at 12:03 PM by gigantor21 See More From This User » |
So I was in the next town over yesterday, and hard to park in a municipal lot that used a ticket system. I ducked into a nearby Gamestop to ask about it, since there's a two hour limit between 9 and 6; I also asked whether they had any PS4's in stock out of curiosity.
This turned into a 20 minute conversation about next-gen consoles and gaming in general.
The clerk (I really should've asked him what his name was -_-) is entirely convinced that the PS4 shortages are a deliberate effort by Sony to limit stock, and is deeply aggravated by it as the store is being hounded by requests constantly. Just like with the Gamestops near my house and my job, though, they still have Xones in stock. He doesn't see much more reason to buy either right now than I do, both due to cost and lack of games and promised features.
Instead, he had bought a WiiU, and absolutely loved it. It was cheaper--he liked not having to get a subscription to pay for online service--and has far more games to play than it's competition. Not needing installs like the other two platforms and having external hard drive support are also two major pluses for him; the storage solutions for the PS4 and Xone are pretty lacking in that regard, as you need more space and have less options to expand it right now.
There wasn't any pressure to sell me something or anything. Just a conversation from one gamer to another. It was nice, LOL. :p
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