staxx
11-13-2006, 06:37 PM
Those of you looking to hit your local Fry's Electronics may want either pull a little extra out of savings or skip the store altogether, should you be looking for a PlayStation 3 or Wii this weekend.
We got the following tip from Judyna who pointed us to a Fry's retail employee's personal site:
I work in the software department (console games) at Fry's electronics. Today, my supervisor informed me that we would not be allowing anyone to purchase a PS3 without also purchasing 8 games. What a launch day surprise, right? Show up, wait in line for hours and hours, run into the store, and THEN find out that, sorry, we forgot to tell you, but you'll need to buy 8 games if you want the console.
At $60 a piece for the software titles, we're talking upwards of $1080 just to get a PS3 from Fry's.
Before you Wii fans shrug this news off, I was also informed that customers will be required to buy 5 Wii titles to be allowed to purchase a Wii console.
I was warned to tell no one about this, no matter what, even if they asked. So, of course, I'm telling you about it. Fry's, to the best of my knowledge, plans on getting customers into the store on launch day before informing of them of the ploy to manipulate more money out of desperate gamers.
I just got off the phone with two Fry's employees at Burbank and Manhattan Beach, California locations who confirmed that the PS3 and Wii will only be sold as a bundle, but exactly what that would consist of, neither would disclose. According to them, they'll find out exactly when we do: this Friday. Campers beware.
From Kotaku...
Damn Damn Damn, gotta spend a grand there, ain't no way I am going to Frys if that is true, plus with the Gamestop PS3 shortage things are not looking so well in getting my hands on the PS3[/quote]
We got the following tip from Judyna who pointed us to a Fry's retail employee's personal site:
I work in the software department (console games) at Fry's electronics. Today, my supervisor informed me that we would not be allowing anyone to purchase a PS3 without also purchasing 8 games. What a launch day surprise, right? Show up, wait in line for hours and hours, run into the store, and THEN find out that, sorry, we forgot to tell you, but you'll need to buy 8 games if you want the console.
At $60 a piece for the software titles, we're talking upwards of $1080 just to get a PS3 from Fry's.
Before you Wii fans shrug this news off, I was also informed that customers will be required to buy 5 Wii titles to be allowed to purchase a Wii console.
I was warned to tell no one about this, no matter what, even if they asked. So, of course, I'm telling you about it. Fry's, to the best of my knowledge, plans on getting customers into the store on launch day before informing of them of the ploy to manipulate more money out of desperate gamers.
I just got off the phone with two Fry's employees at Burbank and Manhattan Beach, California locations who confirmed that the PS3 and Wii will only be sold as a bundle, but exactly what that would consist of, neither would disclose. According to them, they'll find out exactly when we do: this Friday. Campers beware.
From Kotaku...
Damn Damn Damn, gotta spend a grand there, ain't no way I am going to Frys if that is true, plus with the Gamestop PS3 shortage things are not looking so well in getting my hands on the PS3[/quote]