XBOne sells out at Best Buy

[R3P0]

We have our first major retailer stating XBOne has sold out. Best Buy today has officially sold out of Launch day Xbox One systems, this of course follows the news that Amazon and Gamestop have sold out of Launch day PS4 systems.

Best Buy has exhausted its stock of Xbox One pre-orders and is no longer accepting online purchases. Best Buy’s product page for Xbox One notes that the console is “Sold Out Online” and currently does not allow customers to complete a purchase for the system.

For now, Xbox One is still available for pre-order on Amazon as well as Wal-Mart, Target and GameStop.

This follows news yesterday that GameStop sold out of PlayStation 4 pre-orders, though other retailers (including Best Buy) are currently still allowing PS4 orders to be placed. We’ve reached out to Microsoft and Best Buy to find out if stock will be replenished and will update this story with any comment we receive.

[Icemage]

It makes you wonder if the allocations are different (proportionally) to each retailer. There are widespread reports that GameStop got a lot more PS4 allocations than Xbox One, so it begs the question of how many pre-orders Amazon/Best Buy/Wal-Mart, etc. have gotten.

I'm sure most of the retailers will be sold out of pre-order allocation for both consoles within the next few months, and that's when the real fireworks will begin.

[partridge]

I'd imagine MS and Sony have sales data about where they tend to sell in good numbers and will allocate more to those areas? No point sending a thousand consoles to a location where you only tend to sell 100 each year!

[NARMAK]

If rumblings are to be believed, M$ actually has big production issues meaning that Xbones won't even touch the amount of PS4s being made available and the fact that they're selling out should make it even more disturbing for M$.

The only 'positive' is in the deceptive 'sold out' which is a fleeting PR moment imo once sales data for the consoles goes public. I'm happy to see M$ pull a U-turn because it opened the way for me to become an eventual owner like I will be in some months post next gen release, but their console is severely underpowered at this point and is priced higher whilst most likely going to have inferior 3rd party multiplatforms and overall less exciting exclusives in total number.

So, I wouldn't rush out in the 'panic' to buy an Xbone, but the PS4 risk of not having it at launch and shortly after leading up to Christmas is very high and real.

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by partridge

I'd imagine MS and Sony have sales data about where they tend to sell in good numbers and will allocate more to those areas? No point sending a thousand consoles to a location where you only tend to sell 100 each year!

They rely more on the retailers themselves for that data.

[psicon]

Amazon are now showing day one release as unavailable.

[R3P0]

Can a MOD please change title to reflect this I tried editing but it is not showing on the main page yet.

[MifuneFan]

Only the Day One edition is unavailble at Amazon, so the edited title would be incorrect/misleading

[Elandyll]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Only the Day One edition is unavailble at Amazon, so the edited title would be incorrect/misleading

Same thing for Best Buy, they just do not appear to have a non- day one pre-order offer at the moment.
The Best Buy PS4 featured Pre-order is not a Day One.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

Same thing for Best Buy, they just do not appear to have a non- day one pre-order offer at the moment.
The Best Buy PS4 featured Pre-order is not a Day One.

The launch day edition is the only one that guarantees you a launch day console so it would not be misleading same with the PS4, those bundles are not launch day guarantees.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

Same thing for Best Buy, they just do not appear to have a non- day one pre-order offer at the moment.
The Best Buy PS4 featured Pre-order is not a Day One.

Oh, well the title was misleading from the start then.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Oh, well the title was misleading from the start then.

The title is not misleading the guaranteed launch day editions of PS4 and Xbox are sold out at the stores listed. These bundles ppl are getting do not guarantee a launch day system.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by R3P0

The title is not misleading the guaranteed launch day editions of PS4 and Xbox are sold out at the stores listed. These bundles ppl are getting do not guarantee a launch day system.

Yes it is. Your title is "XBone sells out at Best Buy and Amazon". That gives the impression that it's not available to purchase at all from BB or Amazon, when really it's specifically the Day One edition that's sold out.

Since you seem to have difficulty getting this, I'll give you a simpler example. Suppose there's a movie screening that has a reserved seating level. Suppose that reserved seating level sells out, but other tickets are still available, would it make sense to write "This Screening is Sold Out"?

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Yes it is. Your title is "XBone sells out at Best Buy". That gives the impression that it's not available to purchase at all from BB, when really it's specifically the Day One edition that's sold out.

Since you seem to have difficulty getting this, I'll give you a simpler example. Suppose there's a movie screening that has a reserved seating level. Suppose that reserved seating level sells out, but other tickets are still available, would it make sense to write "This Screening is Sold Out"?

Read the descriptions of the products this is not a hard concept to grasp well maybe for some like yourself. The only version you are guaranteed to get on launch day is said launch day edition. There may be a select few that get a standard Ps4 or Xbox but they are not guaranteed which is why they are saying this product is no longer available. It is not misleading as it is officially sold out.

[MifuneFan]

Just Wow...The argument isn't whether you get it on launch or not. Amazon isn't sold out of XBones, since they're sitll selling the Standard edition. Therefore any title saying Xbone is sold out at Amazon is misleading. Best Buy isn't currently selling the Standard, so technically only the Launch day ediiton is sold out. I'm sure, just like Amazon, they will list a Standard edition too.

A less misleading title would be:

XBone Day One Edition is sold out at Best Buy and Amazon

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Just Wow...I'm just going to assume English isn't your first language and move on, because....Wow..

Yes attack my primary language because you fail to grasp simple things like sku numbers and product descriptions while trying to argue semantics about a console that most likely neither of us will ever purchase. The standard editions state they may be in stock on launch day, but you are not guaranteed a console on launch date, hence that makes them sold out. I understand the entire standing room only argument you are attempting to make based on cancellations and such but it will still not be a guarantee unless you have said launch day editions.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by R3P0

Yes attack my primary language because you fail to grasp simple things like sku numbers and product descriptions while trying to argue semantics about a console that most likely neither of us will ever purchase. The standard editions state they may be in stock on launch day, but you are not guaranteed a console on launch date, hence that makes them sold out. I understand the entire standing room only argument you are attempting to make based on cancellations and such but it will still not be a guarantee unless you have said launch day editions.

Read my above edit. I don't care whatsoever about launch day or not. That has nothing to do with my point about it being misleading. The only reason I brought up whether English is your first language or not, is because this usually happens when something is being "lost in translation".

This is the last point I'll make

Is the Xbone still available to purchase at Amazon? Yes
Is the Xbone sold out at Amazon? No

You can make the claim that it's sold out at BB, simply because they don't have the Standard edition listed online, but your revised title is certainly misleading when you lump Amazon into it

[ReverendSlim]

So... I guess you guys are gonna have a harder time... not buying it then?

[waka flocka]

Originally Posted by R3P0

We have our first major retailer stating XBOne has sold out. Best Buy today has officially sold out of Launch day Xbox One systems, this of course follows the news that Amazon and Gamestop have sold out of Launch day PS4 systems.

who's the source of this information ? cause I am gonna call BS i went to 4 different best buys and none where sold out of the launch day pre-orders.

[RaijinUT]

Originally Posted by psicon

Amazon are now showing day one release as unavailable.

Amazon games had a Facebook post a few hours ago stating that both their PS4 and Xbox One launch day editions, bundles included, are now sold out for good.

I am glad I never cancelled my preorder for the One when all of the DRM stuff was going on. Now there is a great chance that I will be able to sell my launch day edition of the Xbox1 at a nice inflated price.