More News abut the UK Shortage

[wraggster]

Source - Times

Leading retailers have already run out of this year’s must-have gadget, the PSP — a handheld Sony Playstation — while others are down to their last few thousand. The revelation is bad news for Playstation fans and shareholders in retailers such as Game Group and Dixons.

Sony insisted this weekend that more stocks were on the way to stores — although shop staff reported deliveries were sporadic and as few as 10 units were being delivered to individual stores. “We are a victim of our own success,” said a spokesman for Sony.

Amazon, the online retailer, has warned customers it cannot guarantee delivery before Christmas and on Ebay, the online auction site, PSPs are being sold at a big premium to their retail price. The Sunday Times contacted Dixons, Comet, Currys, Argos and HMV stores across the country. None of those contacted had any PSPs in stock.

“We are out of stock at the moment because we’ve had so many orders for them,” said a shop assistant at Dixons. “The chances are there won’t be any for a long time. That’s nationwide.” However, a spokesman for Dixons insisted that a number of its stores still had PSPs in stock.

At Game in Manchester a shop assistant said: “All the units that are arriving tomorrow have been reserved.”

In September Martin Long, the chief executive of Game Group, reassured shareholders about the availability of PSPs. A spokesman claimed that the stores had received a new delivery on Thursday. The shortage could have a long-term effect on retailers. Christmas is a key trading period and if fewer units than expected are sold this season, software sales in 2006 will be hit hard.

Microsoft will launch the latest version of its games console, Xbox 360, this week. Industry observers have already expressed similar concerns about a shortage in the run-up to Christmas.

[Stew2000]

Thank God I pre-ordered mine in July.

[slayer2psp]

thats just sad in the usa you can find them ever were hell i could buy all i want the store i work at alone has over 20 in stock plus 3 giga packs and no bundle you can buy just the system. the xbox 360 on the other hand will be hard to get

[Sanka]

Hi Ya,

Yeah we're kinda similar Loadsa British Black Giga Packs in-store 20+
Plus white japanese and We're on the A1(m)

Plus I have loadsa Jap White Giga-Packs from Tuesday onwards.

So If any retailer pulled their finger out and actually done some sourcing then they would have the stock. I've found more than three distributors in the UK with stock. NEXT DAY, CHEAPER THAN CENTRESOFT PLUS Returns...........

There Is No Excuse for your LOCAL INDEPEDENT Game store to have some, unless they are the GAME Group Or BlockBuster(GameStation) then your screwed by them and sony.

Why Wait?

There are so many indepedents who are being screwed by the big boys,

Sanka