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Could the PS5 hype turns out to be the PS3 overhyped launch all over again?

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AppleBlade

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Do you guys remember when the PS3 launched? Preorders went quickly, and on launch day there were long lines of people, however whenever the News interviewed the people in line it seemed like so many where buying them to resell at a profit. Then Ebay become flooded with PS3's that were basically being sold for MSRP or being returned. I remember one of the Sony exec's getting irritated by a comment about lack of demand and said he'd pay a certain amount of money if anybody could find him a PS3 on a shelf. Of course the internet became flooded with pictures of PS3's on shelves all over the country.

Is there anyway this happens again? I've been seeing more and more talk about buying PS5's to sell at a profit on my social media feeds. Sony is saying they'll have more stock than the PS4 launch. Thoughts?
 
Badcoo

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No. Sony will be more careful this time. Plus the system is priced very well for what it's worth compared to PS3
 

Ashhong

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Oct 26, 2017
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Damn I don't remember any of that lol. I remember not being able to find one of my own for a while

Also no, this isn't a $600 machine. That was a huge amount of money for the time. Before people bought $1000 phones every year
 

Zelas

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Oct 25, 2017
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Smh, no. Back then there were a lot of people who were voicing their negative opinion about the PS3's price. There was also a cheaper alternative on the market with year head start in building a library. There are no PS3 specific similarities.
 
Mecha

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It's really bizarre how many bad takes are being made into threads recently. I have seen people comparing PS5 pre release to Xbox One pre release and my eyes just roll so far I can see my brain.

On topic, no this isn't the same as PS3. The console was priced right, the games seem exciting, the innovations seem promising and the consumers interest seem very high.
 
Neuromancer

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I could be that bad, it could be worse. A glut of PS5's on the gray market going for pennies on the dollar. This could be ET cartridges buried in the desert bad.
 
Cactuar

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Raul Vargas said:
Do you guys remember when the PS3 launched? Preorders went quickly, and on launch day there were long lines of people, however whenever the News interviewed the people in line it seemed like so many where buying them to resell at a profit. Then Ebay become flooded with PS3's that were basically being sold for MSRP or being returned. I remember one of the Sony exec's getting irritated by a comment about lack of demand and said he'd pay a certain amount of money if anybody could find him a PS3 on a shelf. Of course the internet became flooded with pictures of PS3's on shelves all over the country.

Is there anyway this happens again? I've been seeing more and more talk about buying PS5's to sell at a profit on my social media feeds. Sony is saying they'll have more stock than the PS4 launch. Thoughts?
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Nice try.
 
Hybrid Rainbow

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Mecha said:
It's really bizarre how many bad takes are being made into threads recently. I have seen people comparing PS5 pre release to Xbox One pre release and my eyes just roll so far I can see my brain.

On topic, no this isn't the same as PS3. The console was priced right, the games seem exciting, the innovations seem promising and the consumers interest seem very high.
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Preach.
 

Michael

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No, I think the hype for PS5 is real. Great price, great specs, and great games. I think the potential to be bigger than PS4 Is very real.
 
jroc74

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Mecha said:
It's really bizarre how many bad takes are being made into threads recently. I have seen people comparing PS5 pre release to Xbox One pre release and my eyes just roll so far I can see my brain.

On topic, no this isn't the same as PS3. The console was priced right, the games seem exciting, the innovations seem promising and the consumers interest seem very high.
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Its bad take season, and alot of wishful thinking.

Can't talk about the price anymore, lol, so now its everything else.

Naw, no resell hype. It's PS5 hype. It's real. And it's coming...
 
gogojira

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Oct 27, 2017
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Was the PS3 overhyped? I can't even remember. I do remember a shitload of mockery at the E3 conference though!
 
AegonSnake

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its possible. they are undershipping the $400 version 4:1 according to gamestop so the people who buy consoles for cheap wont be able to find it even after christmas. there is a good chance the xss might be appealing to those people, but tbh MS might be undershipping that console too. these consoles were clearly not meant to be that cheap.

spiderman was the biggest reason to upgrade going by youtube views and its on ps4 so just like that the main reason to buy a console, exclusives, no long applies to the ps5 for their biggest game.

I think sony will have to get down to $400 for the physical asap. like around january or march. i remember x1 and ps4 being neck in neck in november and december with x1 actually winning december 2013, but then from january to march, x1 all but died because it was too expensive. by may, they had a $400 version in stores but it was already too late. PS4 had become the fastest selling console by then and MS just couldnt keep up.
 
Meg Cherry

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Oct 25, 2017
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Possible, but not likely. While I'm sure plenty of people are buying these units with the intent of flipping them, I'd hesitate to call it a substantial portion of the audience. Plus, the amount of available PS3 stock really only stood out in contrast to the Wii - which was unavailable on store shelves until well into 2007.
 
kikuchiyo

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Nov 9, 2017
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I don't get the premise. I didn't buy consoles at launch back then, but I adored the PS3 library by the time I jumped in.
 
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