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PS4 IS FLOPPING REALLY HARD!
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This morning, as clocks around the world ticked over to November 15 2013, Sony kicked off the eighth generation of console gaming by releasing the PlayStation 4. If you pre-ordered a PS4, the mailman hopefully delivered it this morning. If you managed to reserve a PS4 at GameStop or Best Buy, you can casually pick your console up at any point today. If you haven’t pre-ordered or reserved a PS4, though, you can still buy a PS4 today, on launch day. Read on to find out how.
If you’re undecided about whether to buy the PS4 or not, read our hands-on impressions first. Please read the updates below — this late in the day, it will probably be very hard to find a PS4, unless you’re willing to drive around for a while or head out of town.
Updated: Despite the Best Buy store locator showing lots of stores with the PS4 bundle in stock, it has now been disabled. We’re not sure why this is the case. We suggest you phone your local store instead, to confirm.
Updated: It seems Best Buy doesn’t separate bundles from standalone consoles — once it runs out of consoles, that’s it: You can’t get a PS4 by buying a bundle.
Updated: The Walmart stock locator seems to have disappeared, too. I doubt this means that all Walmarts are out of stock — but I would guess that the PS4 is selling very quickly. Phone ahead to make sure your local store has stock.
Updated: Both the Best Buy and Walmart PS4 stock locators are still offline. This late in the day, you should definitely phone ahead — but most major stores are probably out of stock. It may be time to look for overpriced PS4s on Ebay…
PS4 stock tracker
If you’d rather not mess around with store locators or spend the afternoon on the phone, we’ve compiled a list of Walmart, Best Buy, and Toys R Us stores with confirmed PS4 stock. We will update this list throughout the day — and if you find a store that has the PS4 in stock, please leave a comment so that we can update the list.
Updated: Stock seems to be selling out quickly across the board, so please phone the store to check.
Updated: By now, I suspect that most Manhattan stores have sold out of the PS4. You probably want to start looking at New Jersey or farther afield.
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