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GameStop won't get enough PS3s to fill preorders

GameStop began accepting "limited" preorders for the PlayStation 3 last month, asking customers to put down $100 in advance for the game console, with a modest expectation of eight units per store in most cases. Now it appears that largest gaming specialty chain in North America won't be receiving even that many consoles. I was the fourth person in line at my local store and was called yesterday and told that I would be getting one. One of our other staff members was the sixth person in line at another store and was called and told that they wouldn't have a system for him on Friday. Looks like it's a hit or miss.

A GameStop representative said Monday that the company has received launch allocation numbers from Sony and that it won't be able to fill its existing PS3 preorders. The representative declined to comment on how many systems GameStop expected to receive, or how short of that figure the company's share of machines will be. "We are beginning to notify our customers that our initial shipment of PS3 systems will not be what we expected," the representative said. "As this is not an ideal situation, we are asking employees to wait to purchase systems until the second shipment. We are anticipating having systems to cover reservations before Christmas."

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Posted by | Tue, Nov 14, 2006 - 08:13 AM