Are gaming systems still being sold in-store?

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I'm barely gonna cop a PS4. I was at Walmart and didn't see any systems (Xbox and PS), nor noticed a price tag. I did a search on Best Buy's site and a local store had nothing. :dwillhuh:
 

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This shyt is everywhere. Best Buy doesn't have shyt. Target, nothing. I even went to GS and they didn't have any; but the guy told me they get shipments every few weeks. This is ridiculous.
 

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I haven't heard of a store getting a shipment for users to just buy in months.

Most of the time at best its order online and store pickup.

I can see walmart and GS getting shipments from time to time, but I assume like they get like 4 units every 2-3 weeks. It might be hard to get systems until fall or maybe even all year at the rate things are going overseas with chip production.
 

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I haven't heard of a store getting a shipment for users to just buy in months.

Most of the time at best its order online and store pickup.

I can see walmart and GS getting shipments from time to time, but I assume like they get like 4 units every 2-3 weeks. It might be hard to get systems until fall or maybe even all year at the rate things are going overseas with chip production.

So the lack of in-store consoles is due to production issues? I can hold off until Fall, but I'd like to get one now since I have that stimulus money to spend. Online ordering ain't my thing, unless it's Amazon; but I'm not trusting the shipping process when it comes to high end elecs.

I didn't see consoles at Walmart, but I'm wondering if they keep them behind the counter. I was gonna ask the cashier when I was there a few days ago, but dude was busy with people.
 

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I haven't seen a PS5/Series X in stores at all since launch. You gotta be mad lucky to run into one while in-store.

You're better off timing some online stores for a drop.

Yeah, I’m still not sure if they are even putting them on the shelves, they might still only be digital releases. I know a lot of stores are even behind on shipping consoles, like target.

I would assume if and when they are being put on shelves they are immediately getting snatched up even if people don’t want them.
 

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People said these consoles would be readily available in March. Now people are saying December :mjlol:

That shyt won’t be in stores until Summer 2022 at the earliest :russ:

nikkas tried to play “cute” talking about “I’ll wait for the PS5 slim”...looks like they won’t have a choice anyway lol
 
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