Keep in mind that I live in an area where many have a limited disposable income but I was doing some christmas shopping for the kids at Best Buy and Gamestop tonight so did a little talking.
Gamestop had a high cancellation rate this week and today. Very few walk ups today. I was in the store at 7:00 pm and they had oodles of systems available.
Best Buy had a similar story for this week and today. They also had ample stock tonight (despite what the website said). The guy I talked to noted that many people came in to play some demos and really just decided to wait until more games come out.
They expect something similar for the Xbox one next week.
Personally the most anticipated game for me was Fifa and while it certainly played well and better than the current gen I really wasn't blown away enough to change my decision from wait until sometime next year to now....with the usual corollary that I will happily accept presents.
And it is just one area story...the story is likely to be different elsewhere.
Last edited by ernie; 11-15-2013 at 08:13 PM.
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