Amazon Preorder Question

[Iceman87GT]

I preordered a PS4 last night on Amazon, but I'm a little weary as to whether that actually guarantees me I'll be getting the console in the first wave. Mainly because they are still taking preorders for it. I did notice that the Xbox One is out of "Day One" versions but I don't know if that is them running out of those or if they recently added a Day One option and don't yet have them available for preorder.

I only ask because I'm confident I can still secure one at one of my local gamestops, but that window is only open for so long (they were almost out of Xbox Ones at closing time yesterday).

Normally they have a cap, but are they actually guaranteed to have enough consoles to satisfy that cap they have? I mean its not like a special edition Blu-Ray where you have a set number and can't expect anymore, the number they are setting the cap at could be overly ambitious (like how there were shortages when the 360, the PS3 and the Wii came out at various stores).

UPDATE: Amazon had previously been offering a Standard version of the Xbox One in addition to their unavailable (i.e. preorder cap had been reached) Day One version. They no longer have the option to preorder either. According to Gamestop the Day One versions are the first wave of consoles, so if you did't/don't get one of those reserved there is a chance you will have to wait until more get in stock no matter where you go to get them. Sony does not have the same wave-identification.

[GruffyMcGuiness]

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Interested in knowing as well.

[Iceman87GT]

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Good News (unless you wanted to preorder an Xbox One from Amazon), both versions are now unavailable, which means there is in fact a cap being placed on these preorders, now we just need to hope that they actually get enough to meet the number of preorders.

[HustlinOwl]

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sent an email awaiting response

[MrSerendipity]

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For those who preorder with Gamestop Online, they explain their preorder details:

One-Day: First Wave
Second-Day: Second Wave

And so forth.

[Iceman87GT]

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For those who preorder with Gamestop Online, they explain their preorder details:

One-Day: First Wave
Second-Day: Second Wave

And so forth.

Right, but Sony didn't come up with a specific first wave identifier, so there is no way of knowing whether my preorder will be fulfilled in the first or the second wave.

[MrSerendipity]

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Right, but Sony didn't come up with a specific first wave identifier, so there is no way of knowing whether my preorder will be fulfilled in the first or the second wave.

Right, I was just speaking from the retail side. When Sony distributes their first wave to the retailers (Gamestop, Amazon, Best Buy and etc.) those retailers will turn them out in accordance with the submission order (If I'm not mistaken). So those who selected the One-Day with Gamestop are going to be included in the First Wave, those who selected Two-Day will be in the second wave and etc.

Am I wrong on that?

[Iceman87GT]

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Right, I was just speaking from the retail side. When Sony distributes their first wave to the retailers (Gamestop, Amazon, Best Buy and etc.) those retailers will turn them out in accordance with the submission order (If I'm not mistaken). So those who selected the One-Day with Gamestop are going to be included in the First Wave, those who selected Two-Day will be in the second wave and etc.

Am I wrong on that?

Right, though I don't think they are calling the non- Day One versions Day Two.

My query has more to do with the fact that last time around there was a shortage for the Wii and the 360 (and I'm assuming the PS3 but the high price tag may have cut back on that), so people who preordered the consoles first did not necessarily get them in the first wave.

It would appear that Xbox came up with a way to let you know when you could expect it this time around (and also make it so it matters when you preordered, not when you got in line, thus preventing those who preordered it as soon as it was announced from having to wait for the next wave to come in), but Sony made no such demarcation.

[MrSerendipity]

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Right, though I don't think they are calling the non- Day One versions Day Two.

My query has more to do with the fact that last time around there was a shortage for the Wii and the 360 (and I'm assuming the PS3 but the high price tag may have cut back on that), so people who preordered the consoles first did not necessarily get them in the first wave.

It would appear that Xbox came up with a way to let you know when you could expect it this time around (and also make it so it matters when you preordered, not when you got in line, thus preventing those who preordered it as soon as it was announced from having to wait for the next wave to come in), but Sony made no such demarcation.

I see what you mean. Yeah, I haven't heard anything yet. It could be that they're simply better prepared for the Pre-Orders this time around and don't expect to run into the same issue. Maybe that's why Amazon and Gamestop have actually been reporting on the Pre-Order rates thus far. It could be that Sony and Microsoft are working with the retailers to come up with general number for consoles.

In a perfect world, right?

[Iceman87GT]

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Okay now Amazon has the PS4 listed as the Launch Edition, so I think we should be good if we've already preordered it.

[HustlinOwl]

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hmmm this was there response, all I seen was two day shipping and still do??

I've checked the product detail page on Amazon.com, and it looks like "PlayStation 4 Launch Edition" is currently eligible for Release-Date Delivery.

If you don't see the Release-Date Delivery option available during checkout, it's because the shipping address you've selected is not eligible. We'll only offer this shipping option when we know that our available carriers can meet our delivery promise for the address you choose.

Release-Date Delivery only applies only to orders shipped to addresses within the lower 48 United States. Orders shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, and international destinations will be delivered after the release date. Release-Date delivery also won't apply to P.O. Boxes, Amazon Lockers, or APO/FPO addresses.

You can view the full terms and conditions for this shipping option on our Help pages:

http://www.amazon.com/help/<wbr>releasedatedelivery

[aholbert32]

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hmmm this was there response, all I seen was two day shipping and still do??

Means its not available where you live or they no longer are guaranteeing release day delivery for orders.

[Iceman87GT]

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hmmm this was there response, all I seen was two day shipping and still do??

I'm confused by your wording more specifically this: "All I seen was two day shipping and still do??"

If you haven't already preordered it from Amazon then you are out of luck, as they have capped the PS4 preorders (same goes for the Day One and Standard Xbox Ones).

The 2 day option guaranteed you release day delivery when it was available for preorder. If you read the instructions it tells you to select the 2-day option for release date delivery (when it comes to buying things they don't change their delivery options, it is always certain intervals with the lowest being 2-day, they don't have special shipping options based on whether or not the item is being preordered, they just tell you to select 2-day shipping and that tells them to then send out the item so that it would arrive on release date).

[HustlinOwl]

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alright then I should be good as I got in before the cap

[adice15]

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I ordered at about 10 this morning so I think I'm good, but does anyone elses order history only show it as ps4, and not the launch edition. Also, when I click on it from my order history it goes to standard edition and not launch edition.

When I ordered it did say I would get it on release so I think I'm fine, but this still has me worried.