PS5 Preorders Won't Be a Surprise, Sony Says

[Aranea Highwind]

Speaking to Geoff Keighley after a brief showcase of the PS5's DualSense controller, Worldwide Head of Marketing Eric Lempel said "I think it's safe to say...we'll let you know when preorder will happen. It's not going to happen with a minute's notice. We're going to at some point let you know when you can preorder PlayStation 5. So, please, don't feel like you have to go run out and line up anywhere until you receive official notice on how that will work."

 

https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-preorders-wont-be-a-surprise-sony-says

[nrs1nrs1]

a solid plan if I've ever seen one. Sony knows there's demand, and with them bumping up the supply for the first year forcing people to fight over surprise pre-orders would be counter-intuitive.

[majob]

I'm willing to bet most retailers are going to be doing Pre order packages, i.e you have to buy a game and additional accessories in order to make the order.

[Bizurke2003]

I appreciate this. I didn't want to have to check my phone periodically everyday to not miss when the preorders go up.

[DaivRules]

I'm really hoping Amazon, ebay, etc, all limit PS5 console sales for 6 months after launch.

[LoveInHell]

I wonder why you can preorder in some countries but in others you can’t?

 

Cause over here in Belgium you could already pre-order since 2019 and you can also already pre-order in the Netherlands.

[majob]

5 minutes ago, Bizurke2003 said:

I appreciate this. I didn't want to have to check my phone periodically everyday to not miss when the preorders go up.

You're still going to have to deal with scalpers if retailers don't limit the order per customer.

[thefourfoldroot]

Really? I thought they’d do a Sega Saturn, cos that worked out brilliantly.

That was the most pointless live stream ever. The guy didn’t even describe his experience with the controller!

[TJ_Solo]

28 minutes ago, Bizurke2003 said:

I appreciate this. I didn't want to have to check my phone periodically everyday to not miss when the preorders go up.

 

Even if they gave you a week's notice on preorders you would need to stalk websites on the day/hour/minute those stores actually turn on their orders. 

Then there's going to into actual stores and waiting in line and hoping they have enough consoles on reserve for you to get in a pre-order.

[punkshepherd]

I'm not a fan of pre-ordering but im glad that theyre sorting this out.

 

Not a dig (sort of ?) but remember the Nintendo Classic Mini (i forget the name) situation? Hopefully it wont turn into that....well not as much anyway.

[saiyanbloodstyle]

This is positive news, we can stop refreshing Amazon now......Or was that just me ?

[SirenSalvation69]

I wonder if all those pre-order it would they be guaranteed one on release day or still get order revoked after sony cant meet demands/etc.

[AiManiaTrophyhuntres]

On 17.7.2020 at 7:18 PM, LoveInHell said:

I wonder why you can preorder in some countries but in others you can’t?

 

Cause over here in Belgium you could already pre-order since 2019 and you can also already pre-order in the Netherlands.

and how much is the pre order price?

In germany for example a preorder is the same as a real buying contract and you can not buy somrthing without having a price beforehand. allowing to preorder something without a pricetag next to it is deception.

if this is different in other countries, that will be the answer.

[LoveInHell]

2 hours ago, AiManiaTrophyhunting said:

and how much is the pre order price?

In germany for example a preorder is the same as a real buying contract and you can not buy somrthing without having a price beforehand. allowing to preorder something without a pricetag next to it is deception.

if this is different in other countries, that will be the answer.

You’d pay €50 beforehand without knowing the full price yet. They put you on a list and as soon as they have information on disc/discless they contact us to ask which exact console we want. You can also pre-order PS5 games but idk how much the price to pay beforehand is for that. You can also cancel at any time and get your money back even a day before release, its not a problem.

[AiManiaTrophyhuntres]

On 27.7.2020 at 0:06 AM, LoveInHell said:

You’d pay €50 beforehand without knowing the full price yet. They put you on a list and as soon as they have information on disc/discless they contact us to ask which exact console we want. You can also pre-order PS5 games but idk how much the price to pay beforehand is for that. You can also cancel at any time and get your money back even a day before release, its not a problem.

might be not a problem (I would totally do that, we all have an idea what the price will be), but thats illegal in germany

And I guess there are other countries with similar laws.