Gamestop and EBGames PS3 pre-orders on Tuesday

Capped straight from EBGames. What are you waiting for?

Let the mad scramble begin! GameStop IS giving out pre-order options, as is EBGames! (To all who’ve read the October 1 story saying that GameStop might stop PS3 preorders, you can sigh in relief now). There is a catch, though: It’s only for Tuesday, October 10 – a couple of hours from now if you’re in New York!

You know the other catch, right? Because of the much-deplored launch cut, there are only a limited number of pre-order options available for each to give out. EB and GameStop expect their options to be quickly depleted “in a matter of minutes.” So if you really, really, really have to reserve a PS3 for launch day, read on to the joint announcement from EBGames and GameStop below. Good luck.

GameStop and EB Games will begin accepting limited pre-orders for the PlayStation 3 console on Tuesday, October 10, on a first come, first served basis. Due to extremely limited supply, we expect to deplete this allocation very quickly, most likely in minutes. We will not accept additional pre-orders at this time. To avoid an unnecessary trip we strongly recommend you call your local store to determine availability. A 0 reservation deposit is required, which can be funded with cash, credit or trade. As we cannot control production and shipping issues by the manufacturer, a reservation deposit does not guarantee receipt of a system available to purchase at launch. Reservations/Purchases are limited to 1 per household.

Our limited online pre-order program will be announced at a later date, after software and accessory availability dates are confirmed. Online product pricing and availability will vary and will be fulfilled independent of store reservations. (QJ: hopefully this means there’s a second round of pre-orders. Fingers crossed!)

Even more juicy details! Kotaku has a leaked pre-order memo from GameStop! More on this at the full article! Hurry!



UPDATE: We’d like to thank everyone for submitting this tip to us. The thing is, we’ve already been working on this article when the tips came in. There are just so many people to thank for such a big news – you guys know who you are. We haven’t forgotten you guys, trust us.

Capped straight from EBGames. What are you waiting for?

Let the mad scramble begin! GameStop IS giving out pre-order options, as is EBGames! (To all who’ve read the October 1 story saying that GameStop might stop PS3 preorders, you can sigh in relief now). There is a catch, though: It’s only for Tuesday, October 10 – a couple of hours from now if you’re in New York!

You know the other catch, right? Because of the much-deplored launch cut, there are only a limited number of pre-order options available for each to give out. EB and GameStop expect their options to be quickly depleted “in a matter of minutes.” So if you really, really, really have to reserve a PS3 for launch day, read on to the joint announcement from EBGames and GameStop below. Good luck.

GameStop and EB Games will begin accepting limited pre-orders for the PlayStation 3 console on Tuesday, October 10, on a first come, first served basis. Due to extremely limited supply, we expect to deplete this allocation very quickly, most likely in minutes. We will not accept additional pre-orders at this time. To avoid an unnecessary trip we strongly recommend you call your local store to determine availability. A 0 reservation deposit is required, which can be funded with cash, credit or trade. As we cannot control production and shipping issues by the manufacturer, a reservation deposit does not guarantee receipt of a system available to purchase at launch. Reservations/Purchases are limited to 1 per household.

Our limited online pre-order program will be announced at a later date, after software and accessory availability dates are confirmed. Online product pricing and availability will vary and will be fulfilled independent of store reservations. (QJ: hopefully this means there’s a second round of pre-orders. Fingers crossed!)

Even more juicy details: this one’s from Kotaku. It’s supposedly a leaked memo from a “friendly” mole in GameStop with more details of the GameStop/EBGames pre-order. According to it, each individual store will only have an allocation of 16 PS3 units for in-store pre-orders. Kotaku hasn’t verified the story yet, but with Tuesday only a few hours away, we guess verification will come soon enough: the hard way.

From:*********

Subject: PS3 reservation plan and reservation allocations!!!

Date: 10/09/06 3:26pm

Attention store personnel: On Tuesday, October 10, 2006, you will begin taking reservations on the Sony PS3 under SKU 020072 (PS3 Premium Edition) and SKU 020071 (PS3 Core Edition). YOU MAY NOT BEGIN TAKING RESERVATIONS FOR THE PS3 PRIOR TO October 10, 2006. Reservations are to be processed on a “first come, first serve” basis for your customers. Under no circumstances are reservation “places in line” to be held for customers. Our online reservation program will be activated at a future date: online reservations will be available as “bundle-only.”

No forced bundles or any other customer “requirements” are allowed (our online reservation policy may vary). Reservations will be limited to one system reservation per household (customer is allowed to reserve 1 Wii and 1 PS3 if desired).

As these systems are in short supply and high demand, all stores are being allocated on their reserve quantity. Stores are not allowed to reserve above their assigned reservation allocation for any reason. Reserving above your assigned qty can result in disciplinary action.

Your assigned allocation for the PS3 is “16” units TOTAL between the 2 system choices. You are only allowed to reserve “16” units TOTAL of PS3. No more than 2 of these systems can be set aside to be purchased by store employees.

Please use the tracking form below to insure that you only reserve 16 units. Please record each customer’s name and phone on the form below each time you complete a PS3 reservation.

As you process each reservation, you will need to communicate the following message to each customer:

“Reservations/Purchases are limited to 1 per household. The reservation guarantees the customer a place in line only: it does not guarantee that the system will be available at launch. Gamestop is not responsible for allocation shortfalls or shipping delays caused by the manufacturer. Online product pricing and availability will vary and be fulfilled independent of store reservations.”

As a service to your customers, please try to capture each customers correct e-mail address when processing the reservation. This will allow us to send updates to the customer as more games and accessories become available for their system.


UPDATE: We’d like to thank everyone for submitting this tip to us. The thing is, we’ve already been working on this article when the tips came in. There are just so many people to thank for such a big news – you guys know who you are. We haven’t forgotten you guys, trust us.

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