A range of retail outlets across the United Kingdom are having to make do without one of the PlayStation 3's biggest exclusives thanks to distributor Entertainment UK's failure to meet demand in time for Christmas.
Branches of Zavvi, WHSmith and Currys.digital have all been left tapping their toes, waiting for copies of Resistance 2 which launched on Friday, November 28. The only thing that one Zavvi staff member could say about the situation was: "We seem to be having supply problems at the moment."
Yeah, no sh*t, mate.
If you're in the UK and still need a copy, rest assured that stores not supplied by EUK have been able to get their copies in without a hitch. Stores like GAME and HMV are fully stocked, although why you'd want to shop at GAME is beyond my comprehension.
This is a dramatic case of fail on the part of EUK. If you can't meet holiday demand for one of the PS3's biggest and most important new releases, then you should perhaps rethink your position in the entertainment industry.
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1:25 PM on 12.01.2008
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Its existence.
Also, I like GAME. Might be because the guys in the one I frequent aren't dicks.
There's gonna be a lot more stock problems before Christmas.
Phazer
Have a read of my blog and you'll see why Game is evil...
http://screwattack.com/node/2199
And my shop is a Woolworths. And I worked there.
Ah i see. I dont actually go in GAME stores but buy all my games online at GAME.co.uk (reward card being main reason). In my experience the online service is superb and you always get games 1-2 days before release date. Pity, it seems, that they cant produce the same level of service instore.
Have you tried Gamestation instead ;-)
I usually only get pre-owned from there (so you can at least get a good box out of it), and yesterday bought my first New game in years!