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Cocytus 04/12/21 3:32:22 PM #1:	What's the current excuse? <cite>Cocytus posted [p:952755616] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>What's the current excuse? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 04/12/21 3:32:54 PM #2:	super conductor shortage suez canal (ended last week) they kept coming in past several months but few drops since. if want one really bad there's always ebay. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:952755634] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>super conductor shortage suez canal (ended last week) they kept coming in past several months but few drops since. if want one really bad there's always ebay.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DravenRainrix 04/12/21 3:33:37 PM #3:	Artificial scarcity --- Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah... Diddly do diddly do diddly do... <cite>DravenRainrix posted [p:952755654] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>Artificial scarcity </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JBaLLEN66 04/12/21 3:33:47 PM #4:	I gave up --- The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild is the worst Zelda Game by far. <cite>JBaLLEN66 posted [p:952755657] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>I gave up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 04/12/21 3:34:23 PM #5:	Tentacle monsters not letting the PS5 ships leave Japan --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://imgur.com/FKDXbHs <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:952755670] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>Tentacle monsters not letting the PS5 ships leave Japan </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 04/12/21 3:34:37 PM #6:	no chips --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:952755682] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>no chips </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 04/12/21 3:35:27 PM #7:	Turbam posted... no chips They got the chip, but where's the dip? Or are they lookin at them? --- Name checks out "Try to talk and they ain't listening, but they'll point it out when you get ignorant" - Dreezy <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:952755708] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>Turbam posted... </cite> <quote>no chips</quote> They got the chip, but where's the dip? Or are they lookin at them? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raikuro 04/12/21 3:35:44 PM #8:	Idk why we can't just preorder one and have sony send it whenever a batch is ready. Making them available to buy only 1 millisecond a month only serves scalpers. <cite>Raikuro posted [p:952755719] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>Idk why we can't just preorder one and have sony send it whenever a batch is ready. Making them available to buy only 1 millisecond a month only serves scalpers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KlRBEH 04/12/21 3:36:02 PM #9:	PS5 has no games anyway I wouldn't even stress about getting one --- https://imgur.com/fUaBI I NEEDUH MONSTA TA CLOBBA DAT DERE KIRBEH <cite>KlRBEH posted [p:952755729] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>PS5 has no games anyway I wouldn't even stress about getting one </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AtelierRyza3462 04/12/21 3:36:18 PM #10:	Gamers --- Now Playing: Atelier Ryza 2 / Outer Worlds /// https://imgur.com/tNNXYaz https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeArmMVf/ / https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeDNHwmu/ <cite>AtelierRyza3462 posted [p:952755740] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>Gamers </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 04/12/21 3:38:40 PM #11:	Raikuro posted... Making them available to buy only 1 millisecond a month only serves scalpers. direct was the best way. lottery system. people have gotten them. rest of the sites are pure luck. maybe target/best buy. competing against the local peeps. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:952755805] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>Raikuro posted...</cite> <quote>Making them available to buy only 1 millisecond a month only serves scalpers.</quote> direct was the best way. lottery system. people have gotten them. rest of the sites are pure luck. maybe target/best buy. competing against the local peeps.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 04/12/21 3:39:12 PM #12:	DravenRainrix posted... Artificial scarcity <cite>Cocytus posted [p:952755822] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>DravenRainrix posted... </cite> <quote>Artificial scarcity</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xue1 04/12/21 3:40:23 PM #13:	KlRBEH posted... PS5 has no games anyway I wouldn't even stress about getting one <cite>xue1 posted [p:952755854] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>KlRBEH posted... </cite> <quote>PS5 has no games anyway I wouldn't even stress about getting one</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 04/12/21 3:41:16 PM #14:	RE Village (hot vampire woman) it's going to increase demand. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:952755885] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>RE Village (hot vampire woman) it's going to increase demand.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 04/12/21 3:41:57 PM #15:	kingdrake2 posted... maybe target/best buy. competing against the local peeps. The ones near me have confirmed that they're either not stocking the consoles in store at all, or haven't received any in a shipment since like November. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:952755904] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>kingdrake2 posted... </cite> <quote>maybe target/best buy. competing against the local peeps.</quote> The ones near me have confirmed that they're either not stocking the consoles in store at all, or haven't received any in a shipment since like November. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flockaveli 04/12/21 3:42:26 PM #16:	No games. --- I'm in Chicago, I'm shaking my head. <cite>Flockaveli posted [p:952755918] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>No games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LostForest 04/12/21 3:43:03 PM #17:	KlRBEH posted... PS5 has no games anyway I wouldn't even stress about getting one This tbh. Lusting over the PS5 right now is like telling people you reeeally really want to get your hands on some plain white bread. --- ForestLogic alt. <cite>LostForest posted [p:952755936] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>KlRBEH posted... </cite> <quote>PS5 has no games anyway I wouldn't even stress about getting one</quote> This tbh. Lusting over the PS5 right now is like telling people you reeeally really want to get your hands on some plain white bread. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 04/12/21 3:44:02 PM #18:	DravenRainrix posted... Artificial scarcity Nah, this time it's actual scarcity due to literally not having enough chips to make consoles. --- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:952755973] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>DravenRainrix posted... </cite> <quote>Artificial scarcity</quote> Nah, this time it's actual scarcity due to literally not having enough chips to make consoles. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame Zero 04/12/21 3:44:47 PM #19:	DravenRainrix posted... Artificial scarcity Lol no. It's never been this bad. Artificial scarcity would make sense for a brief time during a holiday season or launch, but it's been nearly six months of lost sales. And the chip shortage has affected way more than the PS5. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame Zero posted [p:952756000] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>DravenRainrix posted... </cite> <quote>Artificial scarcity</quote>Lol no. It's never been this bad. Artificial scarcity would make sense for a brief time during a holiday season or launch, but it's been nearly six months of lost sales. And the chip shortage has affected way more than the PS5. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 04/12/21 3:45:08 PM #20:	LostForest posted... This tbh. Lusting over the PS5 right now is like telling people you reeeally really want to get your hands on some plain white bread. In previous generations that argument would have merit. But this-gen has been defined by the ability to play last-gen titles at much better frame rates. In other words, it makes the games you already own better. --- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:952756008] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>LostForest posted... </cite> <quote>This tbh. Lusting over the PS5 right now is like telling people you reeeally really want to get your hands on some plain white bread.</quote> In previous generations that argument would have merit. But this-gen has been defined by the ability to play last-gen titles at much better frame rates. In other words, it makes the games you already own better. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark_SilverX 04/12/21 3:45:57 PM #21:	people see that Sony shuts down servers quickly so they buyin em up to experience greatness before it gone --- Cancelation makes my nipples hard. don't compare games to feces -- if you've an opinion worth mentioning, do so civilly <cite>Dark_SilverX posted [p:952756034] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>people see that Sony shuts down servers quickly so they buyin em up to experience greatness before it gone </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame Zero 04/12/21 3:46:43 PM #22:	DarkRoast posted... In previous generations that argument would have merit. But this-gen has been defined by the ability to play last-gen titles at much better frame rates. In other words, it makes the games you already own better. Yeah, this is more way of a significant jump in performance than last gen. I'm looking for one not for the current library (which is ALWAYS lackluster for Sony consoles), but for the improvements of the PS4 games I'm still planning on playing. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame Zero posted [p:952756067] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>DarkRoast posted... </cite> <quote>In previous generations that argument would have merit. But this-gen has been defined by the ability to play last-gen titles at much better frame rates. In other words, it makes the games you already own better.</quote>Yeah, this is more way of a significant jump in performance than last gen. I'm looking for one not for the current library (which is ALWAYS lackluster for Sony consoles), but for the improvements of the PS4 games I'm still planning on playing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 04/12/21 3:52:34 PM #23:	kingdrake2 posted... RE Village (hot vampire woman) it's going to increase demand. Not if it's on ps4. <cite>Cocytus posted [p:952756249] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>kingdrake2 posted... </cite> <quote>RE Village (hot vampire woman) it's going to increase demand.</quote>Not if it's on ps4. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolpal23 04/12/21 4:08:01 PM #24:	Raikuro posted... Idk why we can't just preorder one and have sony send it whenever a batch is ready. Making them available to buy only 1 millisecond a month only serves scalpers. because pre orders make too much sense --- MSI B360-A PRO\|Asus Rog 8Gb Rtx 2070S\| DDR4 2400 32Gb G.skill\| i5 8600K 3.6Ghz Steam: That Hero Luka "Fact and fiction, where do you draw the line?" <cite>coolpal23 posted [p:952756738] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>Raikuro posted... </cite> <quote>Idk why we can't just preorder one and have sony send it whenever a batch is ready. Making them available to buy only 1 millisecond a month only serves scalpers.</quote>because pre orders make too much sense </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
josifrees 04/12/21 4:11:45 PM #25:	DarkRoast posted... In previous generations that argument would have merit. But this-gen has been defined by the ability to play last-gen titles at much better frame rates. In other words, it makes the games you already own better. lmao the argument still has merit. Better framerate is pathetic --- Quit Crying <cite>josifrees posted [p:952756869] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>DarkRoast posted... </cite> <quote>In previous generations that argument would have merit. But this-gen has been defined by the ability to play last-gen titles at much better frame rates. In other words, it makes the games you already own better.</quote> lmao the argument still has merit. Better framerate is pathetic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 04/12/21 6:05:28 PM #26:	josifrees posted... lmao the argument still has merit. Better framerate is pathetic "Better framerate is pathetic" wat --- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:952760789] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>josifrees posted... </cite> <quote>lmao the argument still has merit. Better framerate is pathetic</quote> "Better framerate is pathetic" wat </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Wii_Shaker 04/12/21 6:07:07 PM #28:	DravenRainrix posted... Artificial scarcity This. Anytime Nintendo does something Sony's quick to copy. --- "He busted in, blessed be the Lord Who believe any mess they read up on a message board" -MF DOOM 1970-2020 (G.O.A.T.) <cite>Wii_Shaker posted [p:952760838] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>DravenRainrix posted... </cite> <quote>Artificial scarcity</quote>This. Anytime Nintendo does something Sony's quick to copy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Romulox28 04/12/21 6:09:36 PM #29:	Lost_All_Senses posted... They got the chip, but where's the dip? Or are they lookin at them? you did not even just do that! --- https://imgur.com/LhwwG <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:952760924] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>Lost_All_Senses posted... </cite> <quote>They got the chip, but where's the dip? Or are they lookin at them?</quote>you did not even just do that! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
josifrees 04/13/21 9:15:46 PM #30:	DarkRoast posted... "Better framerate is pathetic" wat The upgrade between NES and SNES was 2x and SNES to N64 was 3x. Some shitty ports at FPS is pathetic. thats not even getting into a modicum of modern technology there are no games buy a pc and get your branded controller --- Quit Crying <cite>josifrees posted [p:952804795] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>DarkRoast posted... </cite> <quote>"Better framerate is pathetic" wat</quote>The upgrade between NES and SNES was 2x and SNES to N64 was 3x. Some shitty ports at FPS is pathetic. thats not even getting into a modicum of modern technology there are no games buy a pc and get your branded controller </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZombiePelican 04/13/21 9:25:23 PM #31:	Chip shortage and scalpers using bots to buy up all stock the moment it drops --- https://imgur.com/SiKIsHD https://imgur.com/V62ygzP https://imgur.com/M0MRS6S https://imgur.com/Lc56ify <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:952805116] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>Chip shortage and scalpers using bots to buy up all stock the moment it drops </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 04/13/21 10:51:54 PM #32:	ZombiePelican posted... Chip shortage and scalpers using bots to buy up all stock the moment it drops Bingo <cite>Cocytus posted [p:952807886] in Why is the... [t:79401782]...</cite> <quote>ZombiePelican posted... </cite> <quote>Chip shortage and scalpers using bots to buy up all stock the moment it drops</quote>Bingo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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