Everyone on the internet seems to hate the very idea of the Xbox One; an (almost) always online console that restricts the way you play your games. I recently said that these angry people are no longer the target market, no longer the core audience – and that in the grand scheme of things they no longer really matter. that’s starting to seem quite true – as the Xbox One has started shattering pre-order records.
Or at least, the pre-order records for Blockbuster; the US, UK and Australian games and media retailer and lender, who claim that the Xbox One has broken the chain’s hardware pre-order records.
“We are delighted by the huge number of pre orders that we have received so far for the new Microsoft console,” the retailer’s head of games James Morton said to MCV, before launching in t some fluffy PR advertising.
“At Blockbuster, we have a fantastic array of adrenaline-fuelled console games for sale or rental. Our expert staff know gaming and they know consoles and these pre-orders are testament to our customers’ trust in us as a leading gaming retailer.
“With Sony releasing the PS4 in the near future, the next few months are going to be an exciting time for our staff and customers at Blockbuster and we can’t wait to hear more details from both Sony and Microsoft at the E3 Expo next month.”
Blockbuster mostly deals with videogame rentals – and the Xbox One seems to put an end to that sort of thing. Do they know something we don’t?
Last Updated: May 28, 2013
Sir Twakkus Maximus
May 28, 2013 at 15:08
Well… .thats a bit disturbing….
Admiral Chief Commander
May 28, 2013 at 15:11
was thinking the same thing O_O
Rince an repeat
May 28, 2013 at 15:28
I don’t know. I said it a few days ago, the casual market is the main market now, this just proves it. We are a dying breed my friend.
mancera
May 28, 2013 at 15:42
noooooooooooooooo!!!! *goes back to watching let’s plays on youtube*
Rince an repeat
May 28, 2013 at 15:46
haha! But with the new Xbox One, you can watch that AND google, tweet, facebook, order pizza, play fantasy football, AND the best thing is you can then call all your friends on SKYPE, and tell them how serious your attention deficit disorder has just gotten!
mancera
May 28, 2013 at 15:51
still not buying one rince… stop trying to pr me into it :p
Rince an repeat
May 28, 2013 at 15:52
Dammit, I thought I had you at ‘tweet, facebook and order pizza!’
Admiral Chief Commander
May 28, 2013 at 15:11
this is making less and less sense to me
Matewis Jubilai
May 28, 2013 at 15:12
Nobody in good ol SA should admit being surprised by this…
Umar No Shana
May 28, 2013 at 15:16
……fake
mancera
May 28, 2013 at 15:42
they’re not fake if it’s just m$ staff that’s pre-ordering it…
Umar No Shana
May 28, 2013 at 15:44
Doesn’t that count as fake ?
mancera
May 28, 2013 at 15:52
in a way yes, but they’re still legit orders
if it was sony’s staff then it would still be fake in a way
Umar No Shana
May 28, 2013 at 15:59
that would be trolling lol but indeed, they are legit but its all numbers, if all those pre orders are sold, which is the most important thing, then i will be shocked
Greg Hakes
May 28, 2013 at 23:06
Nobody is taking Pre Orders yet, it’s all a prank to get Attention.
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
May 29, 2013 at 08:42
Pre-orders are up already. Even BT games has pre-orders. but this is a usual thing in the industry. But it is, like you say for attention. but what matters is actual sales
ALKi1234
May 28, 2013 at 15:19
I call BULL SH#T!
Mathias
May 28, 2013 at 15:20
It’s not unusual… Of course they will buy it. M$ targets those places where they can actually use the machine for everything they intend them to, and that’s obviously not only gaming. If I was in the States, probably M$’s offer would appeal more to me than Sony’s.
The amount of people that use Netflix and other apps in those countries is massive, so this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. M$ is focusing in other stuff right now, other than the games, while Sony can only focus on games and social because that’s what the Japanese demand.
It’s not that hard to understand. Of course it will disturb a gamer, while a hardcore gamer will laugh at all this nonsense while playing on his/her PC 🙂
Skyblue
May 29, 2013 at 14:49
Saw what you did there, nice!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
May 28, 2013 at 15:21
Ok, gotta admit. Surprised to hear that.
Guest
May 28, 2013 at 15:22
Lets sing along
TiMsTeR1033
May 28, 2013 at 15:23
Lets sing along now
Rince an repeat
May 28, 2013 at 15:25
When pre-orders are going for 400 quid for a Hall 2000 privacy raping machine, you know you’ve entered the twilight zone…
Skyblue
May 29, 2013 at 14:18
It’s Hal, not Hall but I get the sentiment
Jakster
May 28, 2013 at 15:26
The XBO is designed with the sale of used games in mind. Gamestop has come out speaking to MCV explaining just how used games sales will work on the XBO. The always on-line internet thing is still to be finalized but people saw a physical console at the XBO reveal and they want it.
Daniel Keevy
May 28, 2013 at 15:26
Before everyone lights their torches, remember it’s pre-orders. So nothing is set in stone yet. Just ask EA or SquareEnix.
But the X-Bone will sell, and it’ll sell well. Die Hard XB fans will probably buy it, because they have invested so much into the brand. Most gamers will eventually have to buy one of the next gen consoles because publisher.
PsiCoRe
May 28, 2013 at 16:18
Their investments have no returns as their entire collection is for naught on their new system. Semi-understandable considering it uses different architecture but then again many older MAC OS apps have been made compatible by releasing an x86 patch… of course most distributors will just milk the gullible consumers by re-releasing it as the superHD edition at full price :-p
Mark Treloar
May 28, 2013 at 15:27
So check Blockbuster US’s website and don’t see any mention they sell consoles of any kind?
Rince an repeat
May 28, 2013 at 15:32
Geoff, that header just killed Christmas for me. Shudder…
Scruff304
May 28, 2013 at 15:38
Called it! This thing is going to sell like hot cakes… That assuming this is for real… Which I have my doubts about… In which case didn’t call it! Forget I even posted this comment…
Sentient_Slug
May 28, 2013 at 15:48
is it even fact that Microsoft’s Xbox one wont allow the use of pre-owned games or is this just another garbage rumoured story that everyone is taking as gospel? because that seems to happen a lot on lazygamer. and i never heard them mention that at all during the unveiling. (sorry guys but its true). P.S. i hate xbox. (see what i did there?)
FoxOneZA - X-Therminator
May 28, 2013 at 15:52
It’s a rumor, based on a rumor, based on a rumor. Also, MS did clear the fact up that the XBO will play used games but the policy on how remains to be finalized. Gamers expected the whole of E3 to be unveiled in an hours hardware reveal.
Spathi
May 28, 2013 at 16:05
Well, MS themselves don’t know. But MS themselves have stated that you will have to pay MS and the publisher a fee to play used games. So no, not a rumour. If the information is not correct, blame MS. The finer details are yet to be finalised.
FoxOneZA - X-Therminator
May 28, 2013 at 15:49
I think it’s stooooopid to pre-order a console before actually seeing it in action at E3.
Greg Hakes
May 28, 2013 at 23:07
Nobody is taking Preorders yet, It’s all a Prank for Attention.
Trevor Davies
May 28, 2013 at 15:51
Stupid is as stupid does. Let’s see a price before telling us pre-order figures.
MasterC
May 28, 2013 at 15:52
Can’t wait for all the crying about all the problems a few months after they get their x-crap-1 ….. idiots …. research before you buy
fred
May 28, 2013 at 15:53
You had me at new xbox … where is that credit card ( the typical consumer view)
silverscorpio
May 28, 2013 at 20:33
You wont have to look for your credit card, the xbox one will have it scanned while you are still paying in store and charge you a fee when you say “xbox on”.
FoxOneZA - X-Therminator
May 28, 2013 at 15:57
Will Phil Harrison help M$ in taking Europe away from Sony after once wining the region for them??? Interesting times ahead.
PsiCoRe
May 28, 2013 at 16:20
Studying this trend would be like learning military tactics from a herd of cattle running off a cliff.
Skyblue
May 29, 2013 at 14:25
My fav comment of the week! Well done squire.
Ultimo_Cleric_N7
May 28, 2013 at 16:13
WHAT! Are you serious?
Tbone187
May 28, 2013 at 16:17
Reminds me of the iPhone die hards…More commonly known as iSheep…
Tasty peas mixed with porridge
May 28, 2013 at 16:29
lol PS4 takes top spot on Amazon. What is blockbuster?
http://n4g.com/news/1266008/ps4-takes-top-spot-on-amazon-pre-order-for-eur-599-00
Eric
May 28, 2013 at 16:35
X-Box One…or X-Box Won!
Xelus
May 28, 2013 at 16:47
The only reason I’d buy the XBone is to take the kinect apart and see if I can make it work for mocap in my own youtube movies. XD
silverscorpio
May 28, 2013 at 20:31
You will have to pay a fee to take it apart.
Xelus
May 28, 2013 at 20:32
And here I thought I did pay the fee when buying the thing. lol
Greg Hakes
May 28, 2013 at 23:08
They should make you pay a fee for your stupid posts.
CaptainNemo42
May 28, 2013 at 17:04
That thing is going to sell like Corndogs at a Yankees match.
I have two comments regarding this:
1. Off-course the US is going to want to buy it. It’s marketed with two of the things they love most. NFL and TV. If They signed a deal with Nascar, it would’ve sold better than any iPhone EVER!
Every redneck in the South with have one of these plugged into his trailer if they sign a deal with Nascar.
2. Ignorance is bliss.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
May 28, 2013 at 17:19
I’ll take that with a heap of salt. I remember back when the xbox 360 and PS3 were about to be released, there was also the obligatory “breaking pre order records”, which essentially just amounted to PR talk. It’s to get YOU excited, because if something is supposedly getting massive pre-orders it’s not the puddle of piss you know it is.
silverscorpio
May 28, 2013 at 20:30
Doesn’t anybody find it interesting that the Watch Dogs will be a xbox one title and that is a game that deals with how to exploit a always online, big brother world and that is exactly what the xbox one is trying to be. They should look at that game as a lesson.
Greg Hakes
May 28, 2013 at 23:06
Nobody is taking Pre Orders on either console.
BaldingChad
June 5, 2013 at 08:07
No one taking pre-orders, these must be fake then….
http://www.game.co.uk/en/xbox-…
http://www.zavvi.com/shops/xbo…
http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/b…
To name but a few.
Skyblue
May 29, 2013 at 14:16
And M$ have the last laugh… You have to wonder about the age we live in and how stupid the general world populace really is. This device won’t appeal to me, as a gamer, until there is a fair size library worth investing in or some killer exclusives.
BaldingChad
June 5, 2013 at 08:02
No one taking pre-orders, these must be fake then….
http://www.game.co.uk/en/xbox-one-console-deposit-228387?cm_sp=TopNav-_-XboxOne-_-XboxOneConsole
http://www.zavvi.com/shops/xbox.list?s=xbox+one
http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/buy/xbox-one/new-xbox.aspx
To name but a few.