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Microsoft has said that pre-orders for the Xbox One are trending ahead” of those enjoyed by the Xbox 360 at the same stage in its pre-release cycle. Xbox One, which will launch this fall, has already seen impressive pre-order sales as consumers have signed up to be the first to …
Read More »GameStop no longer taking Xbox One Day One Edition pre-orders
GameStop is no longer accepting pre-orders for the Xbox One Day One Edition. A spokesperson for the retailer told Joystiq that due to high demand,” the Day One Edition of the console is no longer up for reservation. PS4 pre-orders at GameStop were recently halted for the same reason. The …
Read More »GameStop halts PS4 pre-orders
GameStop has sold out of its PS4 launch stock, and is no longer taking pre-orders for the hardware in the US. The console’s listing on the retailer’s website is now listed as ‘not available’, and a GameStop representative later confirmed the news to GameInformer. Due to high demand for the …
Read More »PS4 pre-order "flood-gates" are open as GameStop gets "unlimited" allocation
It doesn’t seem as if Sony is too concerned about possible launch day shortages for the PS4. GameTrailers has obtained a memo sent out to GameStop stores last week that told managers, effectively, that there is no current cap on the number of PS4 pre-orders they an receive. Starting now, …
Read More »Xbox One is a sell out at GameStop as retailer closes pre-orders
The world’s biggest games retailer GameStop has closed in-store pre-orders for the Xbox One. Polygon reports that the company has hit its launch day allocation of units, although it is still currently accepting pre-orders for the machine online. PS4 pre-orders remain open as store managers say allocations for Sony’s machine …
Read More »Blockbuster: PS4 pre-orders "through the roof"
Retailer Blockbuster has seen a sharp rise in PS4 orders following the events at E3 this week. The chain last month said that pre-orders of Xbox One had broken company records. It now says that PS4 has received the same incredibly positive reaction”. We are absolutely thrilled with the amazing …
Read More »PS4 overtakes Xbox One in Amazon pre-order charts
What a difference a day makes. Having yesterday been told by Amazon that Xbox One was tracking narrowly ahead of PS4 in the Amazon pre-order charts, this morning has brought with it a change of fortunes. Keen observers of the situation on Twitter this morning have pointed out to MCV …
Read More »Xbox One beating PS4 on Amazon, tracking ahead of Xbox 360 pre-orders
Microsoft appears to have grabbed an early advantage in the next-gen sales war. Amazon.co.uk reckons that the Xbox One and PS4 are currently sitting in first and second place in its PC and Video Games Chart, with Microsoft’s machine pipping PS4’s sales by 2.3 per cent. Xbox One pre-orders are …
Read More »UK Xbox One pre-orders ahead of PS4, although PS4 enjoys post Xbox spike
MCV has received word from retail sources that pre-orders for the Xbox One are tracking ahead of PS4 in many UK stores. In fact, one told us that in the 24 hours after Xbox One’s reveal last week the total number of pre-orders it received for Microsoft’s machine outstripped the …
Read More »Starbound pre-orders bring in $1m for Chucklefish
Indie developer Chucklefish’s Starbound has brought in more than $1m in pre-order sales. A blog post on Starbound’s official site reveals the milestone, which arrives just 16 days after the game was made available for purchase. Chucklefish, led by former Terraria designer Finn "Tiy" Brice, opened pre-orders for the 2D …
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