This is an unfortunate thing for anyone late to the pre-order party, but what's it matter if you have to wait a few weeks to get your hands on the most highly anticipated next-gen console in the past decade? "As an ex-retailer myself I understand this at least as well as anyone else: We need to help retailers manage the expectations of their customers and not let them down."Īccording to Gara, any pre-order placed after August 5th may not be guaranteed to be available on day one from the brick and mortar retailers. Higher than we've ever seen in 20 years in this business,".
"The problem with pre-orders, which is a good problem to have, is that they're very, very high.
The first-to-know list for Sony ties in nicely with their actual pre-order numbers, while the Xbox One's first-to-know list could be indicative of something around the 360,000 – 400,000 pre-order ballpark based on where Sony sits with users who have PS4 pre-orders compared to their first-to-know list. Now, this isn't indicative that these numbers actually represent 1 to 1 pre-orders for people who want to know when stock is available, but it does give a rough estimate of interest and demand. Unfortunately, the Xbox One isn't nearly as popular as the PlayStation 4, garnering only 700,000 registered users on the first-to-know list. VG 24/7 is reporting that GameInformer International has garnered word that GameStop has more than 1.5 million registered users on the PS4's first-to-know list, tying in rather closely with comments from Sony's group CEO Andrew House that there are more than a million pre-orders set in stone for the PlayStation 4 and the number continues to grow and expand exponentially.