14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that specialist retail chain GameStop plans to stop taking pre-orders for both the Xbox One from Microsoft and the PlayStation 4 from Sony at the close of business hours on Friday.
An employee states via Reddit that, “We've been told pre-orders for both systems will be shutting down (probably permanently) at the close of business on Friday 6/21 in the US. Web pre-orders may stay online for slightly longer. Just wanted to give ya'll a heads up.”
It seems that the main reason for the move is the fact that neither Sony nor Microsoft can supply the amount of consoles that GameStop requires in order to keep the pre-order process open.
Both next-gen consoles are expected to launch in November and analysts expect that demand will be high during their first month on the market.