DaGwaphics
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Well, they might have a new version at some point, but they might be a different size.
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Spider-Man 2 PS5 Consoles & Faceplates Sell Out Almost Immediately
- Thread starter Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Well, they might have a new version at some point, but they might be a different size.
ReBurn
Gold Member
Scalpers gotta eat, too
Varteras
Gold Member
Skifi28
Member
Mostly plastic and sweat I imagine.
LordCBH
Member
Sticky white stuff.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Cancelled the controller, don't need it and seeing any colour I want at 39.98 in the UK right now I can't justify almost double that just for a niche man version. I'd rather someone who really wants it gets it.
Shake Your Rump
Member
It certainly wasn’t “within minutes” or “almost immediately“. Hell, I can order one from Best Buy right now.
and who the HELL is paying $90 (CAD) for the faceplates. Is this like a physical form of micro transactions intended for the whales who will pay any price to avoid FOMO?
and who the HELL is paying $90 (CAD) for the faceplates. Is this like a physical form of micro transactions intended for the whales who will pay any price to avoid FOMO?
Shake Your Rump
Member
I’m confused. I can preorder the controller right now. Hell, you can too if you want to pay $113 CAD. Do people only shop at Amazon or something?Damn man, I wanted one of those controllers. Oh well, good for those who got in.
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poodaddy
Member
Shit dude I'm an idiot, I saw the headline and assumed the controller sold out too lol. Just preordered it, thanks for the heads up.
Shake Your Rump
Member
it’s a nice looking controller for sure. Controllers are too expensive though! It sucks because every colour has been great so far.
I just ordered the console and controller. I don’t need it but it literally costs me nothing to preorder and cancel later if I don’t find anyone who wants it.
poodaddy
Member
Yeah I get that. Not gonna lie dude, it fuckin hurts to see myself buying a controller for 80 bucks, but that's the unfortunate nature of the market now, everything is so expensive, and I needed a third controller anyway as I've got a wife and kid and I hate when we play Sackboy that someone's always watching while the other two play. Fucking insane prices though.
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
I do want the controller, but having just shelled out for the FFXVI version, I think I'll ride this FOMO, uh, out.
Dream-Knife
Banned
Sony has been trying to become Nintendo. Makes sense.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Artificial scarcity
radewagon
Member
I suppose the follow-up question is why would they want artificial scarcity?
Artificial scarcity gives them two benefits. Benefit one is that they can increase demand for a product beyond what it would have had if the item had not been made artificially scarce. Demand was clearly already through the roof, so making the item scarce didn't do them any favors. They clearly would have sold more if they had made more. The second benefit is that artificial scarcity affords them the ability to jack up the price, yet they were only asking for a 5 dollar markup.
We get that the reason they sold out quickly was likely because they were made artificially scarce. The puzzling part is that this artificial scarcity didn't do much good for the company responsible that chose to make the product scarce. Unless Sony is secretly the scalpers, all they've done is screwed themselves out of money.
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Duchess
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For UK gamers, it seems game.co.uk still has them available to pre-order:
www.game.co.uk
GAME | Consoles & Games
The UK's leading games retailer with great deals on video games, consoles, accessories and more. Plus earn 1% of your purchase value back in Reward Points with a GAME Reward account.
www.game.co.uk
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DenchDeckard
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For UK gamers, it seems game.co.uk still has them available to pre-order:
GAME | Consoles & Games
The UK's leading games retailer with great deals on video games, consoles, accessories and more. Plus earn 1% of your purchase value back in Reward Points with a GAME Reward account.
No faceplate but you can get the controllers. I just can't bring myself to pay basically double for a controller.
EruditeHobo
Member
The design of it isn't bad, but somewhat ironically I think it would be a lot better without that spider-man logo.
Either way, hard to see myself wanting to pay that amount so I can snap a different cover on my PS5...
MGS4 PS3 was awesome. And Starfield Xbox & controller look really good!
Either way, hard to see myself wanting to pay that amount so I can snap a different cover on my PS5...
MGS4 PS3 was awesome. And Starfield Xbox & controller look really good!
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Yeah, the Starfield stuff does look pretty cool I have to admit. But that's because it's not really branded with the game itself, but designed to look like tech from the game's universe.
EruditeHobo
Member
Touche... you're exactly right.
ActusReusJB
Neo Member
I wonder why Sony doesn’t crack down on scalpers. It is possible based on what we have seen Disney do recently with tickets to Oogie Boogie Bash.
Darkness_Arises
Member
Thanks for the heads up, just grabbed the galactic purple dualsense from game.co.uk for 39.99. I do not have a PS5 yet, will just use it on my laptop and maybe jump in with the PS5 slim or pro. It is a great deal but I can't help but wonder if Sony are clearing old controller stock and that they will introduce a new dualsense variant alonside the PS5 slim, just like they launched a new DS4 variant alongside the PS4 slim.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
That purple is gorgeous! I grabbed one too
Beer Baelly
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Sweaty socks
mrmustard
Banned
I said it before, without the logo you would have The Blair Witch Project. As is it's neither fish nor meat, i think all red, a huge web and the logo centered would have looked much better.
Mr.Phoenix
Member
These companies need to figure out better ways to sell shit.
Its obvious the market has literally advanced to the point of being automated. They should know that scalpers exist. How hard can it be to put in some sort of vetting system for purchases?
Not just talking about Sony here... this applies to everyone.
Its obvious the market has literally advanced to the point of being automated. They should know that scalpers exist. How hard can it be to put in some sort of vetting system for purchases?
Not just talking about Sony here... this applies to everyone.
Jinzo Prime
Member
Honestly, I would only buy these grossly overpriced plates to flip it at a higher price anyway. Good on them for making a buck off of rabid fanboys.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
Wait, are those draconian import taxes still in effect? That's so fucking idiotic from the government.
DaleinCalgary
Member
I pre ordered a ps5 but thought why would I do this if a pro is coming next year. They are still available on Best Buy Canada website now.
Draugoth
Gold Member
They will stay even after i die.
On the bright side, i dont need to worry about these running out of stock if i ever wanted to buy them
I mean yeah, that price is yucks.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
That's quite a big bummer... Hopefully things will eventually turn around.They will stay even after i die.
On the bright side, i dont need to worry about these running out of stock if i ever wanted to buy them
I mean yeah, that price is yucks.