GameStop sells out of PS VR pre-orders... again

Gamestop will put you on the reserve list no matter what. The better managers will inform you of the "risk" of them not receiving enough for launch day.

There are not going to be. A lot of units available they're trying to ramp up, but such things are very difficult so late in the game. Manufacturing takes a long time and to reserve a line, retool and start cranking units can get months by itself.

I believe I've said it before, but the question is not how many they will sell this Christmas, but what things look like in March, April, and next Christmas. This isn't a $150 Kinect here, it's a $500 addon if you don't have the camera and wands (which most people don't). its a factor of people being impressed and living up to expectations. When I was 6, they used to advertise this submarine for $6.98 (plus $0.75 shipping!) in comic books. My imagination went wild, and while my rational mind kept me from blowing that money, my fantasy mind was sure I was missing out.

The games are basically on rails, and the mass consumer doesn't want to play Among the Sleep. So like other new tech attached to hardware that can't handle it, when "Where's Call of Duty IW VR?" Pops up, they're not going to have an answer. $199 is really the threshold for these things. (Nintendo got another $50 with the white hit dad and the fact they included a great showcase game on wii). I seriously doubt the Neo has enough horses, and the Scorpio's alleged abilities are still coming in at Oculus minimums.

Console and goggles bundle needs to be $500. That's going to move units. We're at least 5 years away from that, and I'm worried that doing things so soon, will cause them to fail as the mainstream product needs to be,before they have a chance to prove their worth.

I wonder if Sony will pull a Nintendo and artificially drip feed retail . . .

@Jeff: Ha! I fell for the "100 Army Men in a Footlocker" scam as a kid, so yeah, yeah... I can tel you it was quite the ripoff. Yup, I do know about that GS list, having once been on one and finding out later I really didn't need to when a certain game came out and was overstocked so much that new and used copies where stacked up behind the counter less than a week after launch.

Also, the funny thing is PS Moves can be found online cheap (or they used to be cheap until people realized they're needed for VR). A friend stocked up on six sets last year for about $20 each from a shop that was closing and he bought two more sets recently. He's also picked up three cameras for some reason. No idea what he's planning to do with all those (he's not a reselling kind of guy), but he IS one of those "just in case..." people comfortable with his OCD (which is a bit like mine).

He's also picked up three cameras for some reason.

You need the camera as well. You will need 2 move controllers and 1 PS4 camera for Sony VR, although some games may be playable with the Sony controller.

@Todd" Oh, yeah. I know that. I was just questioning out loud why he needed THREE of those cameras, lol. I finally got curious enough to ask him about this and it seems my friend tends to buy in bulk in case stuff breaks or batteries wear out or whatever other unforeseen circumstance happens. That got an "I seeeeee"... from me, so it's all good. He's up to his fifth camera as of today, but is "only going to get one more." Naturally, I noted that I could use a nice holiday gift, so he got a good chuckle out of that.

@Greg Theres a book called "Mail Order Mysteries" where they picture all the comic book wonders, including the sub and the army footlocker. The sub was hugely lame, my 8 year old fantasy was awesome though ;)

The one problem with stockpiling all those Moves is that you're going to have to be handy with your tools. Since Sony builds in their batteries, they get old and start failing to hold a charge even if you're not using them. Make sure he's aware and bones up on how to fix them so his score doesn't go to waste!