The extremely bored guys over at Neogaf have been checking the real time sales on Amazon using a neat little hack they found. All you need to do is head on over to Amazon and then add the console to your shopping basket. Then at the checkout change your quantity to something over 900
It will then tell you if there aren’t enough to fulfil your order, simple and totally unscientific really as we don’t know how new products are added to the system or if it reserves these products instantly and then drops the available quantity for everyone else.
Anyway if we presume it doesn’t reserve them and stock isn’t added dynamically as we go then Neogaf’s little research project is quite interesting indeed.
Now remember this is only one day’s worth of data and the Xbox One’s supply to Amazon at least seems to be better than Sony’s so their was no mad rush to buy the Xbox One on this day as there was the PlayStation 4.
However it’s still very interesting to see that once the PS4 base unit sold out the sales for the Xbox One didn’t increase at all, rather the willing buyers just moved onto the next available PS4 bundle until all the units were completely sold out.
At which time the Xbox One sales still didn’t increase.
One day’s snapshot data from one retailer does not a trend predict but it is interesting none the less. What it does mean however is that any Americans who want a PS4 for Christmas are probably now out of luck.
As for locals, last I heard we were sold out again but if you were brave enough to hit the brick and mortar retailers this weekend let me know if you saw one. Since I’m all alone and need friends to talk to.
Last Updated: December 23, 2013
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
December 23, 2013 at 08:48
Imagine the guy who did this accidentally went through with the purchase. I think he would get fired on the spot
Lord Chaos
December 23, 2013 at 08:53
At least there’s still the credit card details that should stop you once you see the price.
Weanerdog
December 23, 2013 at 08:53
Or be able to sell the PS4s at a premium as they are now sold out
Gavin Mannion
December 23, 2013 at 08:54
I checked this morning and had a checkout trolley worth half a million pounds o_0
Weanerdog
December 23, 2013 at 08:54
Should have brought them in for us
MrMidstream
December 23, 2013 at 21:22
Pounds? Well that figures! You bloody wankers over in the UK only buy maybe 5% of all consoles. We Yanks buy 50% of them! Sales numbers only really matter in the US of A!
Nathan Sheeran
December 24, 2013 at 02:50
Yanky asshole
MrMidstream
December 24, 2013 at 02:53
Bloody wanka O.o
Matthew Bryant
December 24, 2013 at 11:24
The EU makes up about the same amount of console gamers as the US. Maybe you were just being an idiot for shits and giggles? Either way, you’re being an idiot.
MrMidstream
December 24, 2013 at 11:29
The EU is not a country you idiot foreigner! Question: Why are you foreigners such stupid phuking idiots? UK makes up about 5% of console sales you idiot. USA makes up about 50% of console sales you idiot foreigner. Is this clear for you, you idiot?
Sfc
December 25, 2013 at 00:33
It doesn’t matter that the EU isn’t a country, the countries in the EU make up a massive amount of the sales. There has been 250,000 PS4s sold in the UK and about 2.3 million PS4s in total. 250,000 PS4s is still a massive amount! I’m sure sales numbers don’t matter to Sony and Microsoft in the UK, it is only 250k PS4s, I’m sure Sony wouldn’t mind missing out on such a small number of sales. Anyway like I said, Stupid Yank!
Sfc
December 25, 2013 at 00:38
Sorry not stupid yank, typical yank, although still true!
ThisGuy
December 25, 2013 at 19:20
Consoles are region locked, NOT by country
So pull your dick out of your arse before you insult someone with your stupid bullshit.
Sfc
December 24, 2013 at 13:04
Typical Yank
Admiral Chief in Vegas
December 23, 2013 at 08:54
Mornin’ Gav
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
December 23, 2013 at 09:16
You are still alive brother?
Admiral Chief in Vegas
December 23, 2013 at 15:26
Indeed. And I saw your original misspelling of brother (brothet)
Hehehe
Hammersteyn
December 23, 2013 at 09:00
Picking up a PS4 for a mate who gave me his cash through preorder. Hopefully I can pick it up today as BT games said it should be the 23rd. After that I dunno. Still happy I bough one when I did.
Jonah Cash
December 23, 2013 at 13:42
I am so happy that I found one!!!! Killzone is brilliant and Fifa is just leagues ahead of the PS3 version…. Happy Christmas to me from me!!
Hammersteyn
December 23, 2013 at 14:11
I knew castertroy sounded familiar. Face-Off was an excellent movie.
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
December 23, 2013 at 09:17
Mmm. Still not convincing me to part with a load of cash… Will wait
Umar of The Rebellion
December 23, 2013 at 09:23
Yup, both consoles….You can buy so many mince pies with that money
Lord Chaos
December 23, 2013 at 09:24
Mmmm, pie
Umar of The Rebellion
December 23, 2013 at 09:26
I know…with a Sterrie Stumpie
RinceGivesRspectsToMadiba
December 23, 2013 at 09:42
You forgot ice cream and custard man…
HvR
December 23, 2013 at 11:58
Ugh fruit mince pies, would rather lick the baby ice cream dude.
Umar of The Rebellion
December 23, 2013 at 12:00
Bleh fruit? talking about meat, I want them meat mince pies!
HvR
December 23, 2013 at 12:14
Remember the first time as a kid I was offered a fruit mince.
I my mind filled to the brim with yummy meat swimming in something like a cranberry sauce.
The horror to find it filled with horrible glazed fruit.
Also hate fruit cake, in fact I’m a strong believer in not eating anything that still tastes the same if left 5 years in a cupboard.
ThisGuy
December 25, 2013 at 23:06
I think the correct term is apocalypse cake, I have been in training for years and still love it.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
December 23, 2013 at 10:37
Since it’s a marathon and not a sprint, I’m more interested in how the numbers will look 5 years down the line. Of course, Sony could always just revert to old Sony mode, and squander the goodwill they’ve generated this year. Microsoft can always claw back from the heap of technical and hardware issues the xbone is currently afflicted by (smoking consoles, OS issues, overheating, etc,) just like they did during the RROD saga.
But I really want the WiiU to make a comeback. I still want to get one, just a pity you can’t seem to find them in South Africa any more.
Umar of The Rebellion
December 23, 2013 at 10:39
I feel you so badly. I so much want the wiiU to succeed……..it has potential in bucket loads
Falcon D. Stormvoice
December 23, 2013 at 17:04
The sprint matters in the long run. At least when it comes to getting an install base.
If the Xbox 360 hadn’t had a year’s headstart, and if the PS3 hadn’t cost between 600-2,000 dollars, one can’t help but conclude that the PS3 and 360 wouldn’t have been tied in the long run. How many times has “my friends had it, and I wanted to play with them” been cited as the reason for someone’s console purchase? Well, nobody’s friends had a console that came out a year later and wasn’t affordable when it finally did.
That’s the power of selling early and selling big. It does generate future sales of consoles, not to mention all-important software sales.
Mason Rieber
December 24, 2013 at 01:08
actually you very easily can….. one of the biggest (if not the biggest) reasons the ps3 even caught up was because it was as cost effective to buy a ps3 as it was a plain blu-ray player…. why do you think sony never made money on the ps3…. and thats the only reason it caught up it sold millions of consoles just because of the fact it had the blu-ray player
Brian Murphy
December 24, 2013 at 01:25
Eh? Sony broke even on the PS3 like 3 years ago, where’ve you been? As of late 2009 they’d reduced the BOM to $336.27, with a sales price of $299.
Mason Rieber
December 24, 2013 at 20:48
please spend more than 20 secs and find some real statistics…. Sony NEVER made a profit from the ps3 system…. and to back this up your 3 year example was them selling it for 299 and it costing 336 to make…. thats still a lose of $37 so im not entirely sure how that helps your argument, btw im not sure i know what BOM stands for because the only actual thing thats in reference to is a drug so next time use full words please
Brian Murphy
December 24, 2013 at 21:52
Your aptitude for mathematics is quite astounding, however, your reading comprehension is abysmal.
Is 2009, 3 years ago? Please don’t take 19 hours to figure it out.
In late 2009, they were just about to break even. Prices don’t go up on technology as time passes, I shouldn’t have to explain this to you, but as manufacturing is refined, prices go down. Which should be evident since the original BOM for the PS3 was $230+ over the launch price tag.
Now, if you’re going to have a conversation regarding manufacturing costs, you may want to look up, or familiarize yourself with terms related to such things. Such as BOM, or, Bill of Materials. Also, familiarize yourself with sites such as Isuppli.com, which do constant product teardowns and cost analysis of virtually all electronics.
As far as breaking even, look, this is stupid. All you have to do is look up PS3 breaks even, and you find a thousand fucking articles from numerous websites. Stop getting into conversations you know jack and shit about, if you’re not willing to do any research of your own.
Your beliefs are irrelevant what you prefer for hardware is irrelevant. Facts, are what matter, and if you’re not willing to do even a modicum of your own research, you’re useless to me.
Brian Murphy
December 26, 2013 at 16:45
Look you muppet, It’s 2013, that report was from 2009. Do the math, an additional year allowed them to bring prices down. All you have to do, again, is actually SEARCH for the information. And when you look up PS3 and Breaks even OR PS3 BOM (Bill of Materials), on Google, you get the very article I was sourcing.
http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/Sony-Gets-One-Step-Closer-to-Breakeven-Point-with-Latest-PlayStation-3-Design.aspx
If you’re going to get into conversations regarding…anything, at least be capable of performing a modicum of the research on your own. It’s terribly boring to have to be both sides of a debate, because the other side can’t find his ass with two hands and a flashlight.
Prices on manufacturing do not go UP, over time. They go DOWN, as manufacturing lines/techniques are refined. How do you think Sony was able to bring the original BOM down from $840.35 (or 805.35 if it was a 20g)? Magic?
All of this information is freely, and EASILY found on the internet, if one were to just LOOK. Ugh.
Mason Rieber
December 24, 2013 at 01:07
i haven’t heard of any instances of smoking consoles or overheating? i believe youre referring to the claims of the ps4 doing those things not the xbox one
Brian Murphy
December 24, 2013 at 01:31
http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_support/xbox_one_support/f/4269/t/1626434.aspx
http://www.spawnfirst.com/news/xbox-one-smoking-recorded-video/
There appear to only be two examples of this that I could find in the 20 seconds I cared to look, so it’s likely isolated. But, those are probably where the smoking references came from.
Mason Rieber
December 24, 2013 at 20:52
weird, ive done several searches that yielded no results… i even checked out your two links… the first made these claims and then ended it with saying it was the ps4 x 2…. clearly the ps4 is having problems according to this guy…. lets not fail to mention both articles are in reference to the same thing… and the other ACTUAL article states their team has not had ANY reports of these issues and the very very very few that have been claimed couldnt even be bothered to show any evidence like pictures / videos and that same article basically said there was no credibility in those claims… so thanks for the 2nd failed attempt
Brian Murphy
December 24, 2013 at 21:43
That’s amazing, how exactly can you run several searches and yield no results? Are you even looking? Are you using the terms Xbox One and smoking? If not, you’re doing it wrong.
Now, as for the assertions in those posts, believe them, or don’t. I don’t really care, I was merely performing the task (in a mere few seconds) that you are apparently incapable of (in a mere 19 hours).
oVg
December 23, 2013 at 13:25
four to one
Falcon D. Stormvoice
December 23, 2013 at 16:19
Surprised to get down to the comments and not see even one person defensively listing the very caveats mentioned in the article.
Pleasantly surprised.
Lee Jones
December 23, 2013 at 18:24
Then why write this useless article
David M. H.
December 23, 2013 at 23:09
Gamers want a gaming machine, not a machine that tries to be everything in the living room. I like that the PS4 has put all of its focus on gaming.
Mason Rieber
December 24, 2013 at 01:09
the only problem is the xbox one has clearly shown that it has just as much focus on gaming and general audiences have agreed it has the better games… so that whole gaming focus argument is nullified…. even if the ps4 has “better” graphics and “faster speeds” side by side the difference is negligible and the fact the ps4 ONLY is for gaming and the xbox one does EVERYTHING ELSE and the ps4 cant blow the xbox one out of the water in the gaming portion it already proves its a flawed machine that isnt fully developed.
Nekuia
December 24, 2013 at 16:47
“…general audiences have agreed it has the better games” (reference to Xbox).
I love when people spout claims without offering supporting information. Show me where this is documented as fact, otherwise this is nothing more than a fanboy rant. It seems pretty clear based on ps4 sales vs Xbox that the opposite is true.
Helen Kyle Redemption2
December 26, 2013 at 10:22
Lol
justerthought
December 23, 2013 at 23:30
Both XB1 and PS4 roughly had about 800 in stock, but PS4 has the steeper sales rate so is selling the stock faster, as soon as they arrive. PS4 sold out in less than an hour, but XB1 took over 2.5 hours to sell out. This seems to indicate PS4 has the momentum as the most desired console if you can get one. XB1 buyers appear to be in no hurry because the threat of not being able to get one is not present. Fewer people are buying them so the sale is less urgent.
As the article correctly points out, when the PS4 sold out, no-one jumped ship and bought an XB1 instead. There was no spike. Consumers clearly know the PS4 is the better machine and are prepared to wait rather than waste money jumping on the wrong ship.
Mason Rieber
December 24, 2013 at 01:11
no its actually inferior… the kinect system alone is almost the same price as the ps4 systems total….. i have an entire clan on call of duty that was putting off getting the system till most could get but one by one theyre even now starting to buy the system…… once real next gen games come out (titanfall) the system will be selling good
Brian Murphy
December 24, 2013 at 01:27
According to most if not all calculable specs, the Xbox One is inferior, sorry. Doesn’t matter how much the nifty gimmick costs.
Nathan Sheeran
December 24, 2013 at 02:57
Well said
dookerj
December 24, 2013 at 02:55
Xbones… Like real bones… But with old electronics. Sitting on shelves, gathering dust. Game retailer: “please buy our Xbones! They’re great! What? No, sorry, we’re still sold out of PS4, the true gaming console”.
ps4 for sell at cost
December 24, 2013 at 08:47
got 4 ps4 consoles selling at cost plus tax
Person that posts
December 24, 2013 at 09:22
The xbox’s are much more rare and a bit more expensive,but the console war isn’t over until someone wins.
Austin Osterloh
December 24, 2013 at 21:09
None of this is true becuase of the fact that they both came out in different dates the stocks are replenished as they go and so far the xbox is losing by about 100k sales which is not a lot and the ps4 has over 5x the refunds because of the major frying issue in the console and if Sony had a power brick the system wouldn’t over heat so quickly.
Brian Murphy
December 24, 2013 at 23:25
Heresay goes nowhere without links backing it up, fyi.