Posted on Tuesday, November 14 2006 @ 17:13 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Sony first cut the amount of units for its Japan launch and
now it looks like the same thing will happen in the U.S.:
According to a GameSpot report, North American retailer GameStop (who also runs EB Games) has received a launch allocation that is less than its number of pre-orders.
On October 10, GameStop took PlayStation 3 pre-orders, which sold out nationwide within minutes. Most stores limited pre-orders to eight units, which was based on original Sony estimates on availability.
Now, it appears that many GameStop stores will be unable to honor its "launch day" pre-orders. A GameStop representative confirmed this news, but had no idea as to the extent of the supply shortfall.
