{"id":37274,"date":"2020-12-28T23:15:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T23:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tessenmedia.com\/?p=15"},"modified":"2020-12-28T23:15:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T23:15:57","slug":"get-more-nutrition-in-every-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/byte.gunbaimedia.com\/?p=37274","title":{"rendered":"AntOnline&#8217;s PS5 Publicity Stunt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tessenmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/antonline.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\"\/><figcaption>Antonline logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In something to be expected by now, a tech pre-order was bungled. AntOnline has sent out a statement stating &#8220;Hello pre-order console seekers! We are experiencing technical difficulties due to bots. We sold out quickly of limited pre-order quantities and will keep you updated. Thank you!&#8221;. But in reality, it was likely a publicity stunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day ago, several media outlets reported that AntOnline would have access to PS5 pre-order units today at 2:00 PST. Of course that got everyone&#8217;s hopes up. However, reminiscent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tessenmedia.com\/the-rtx-3090-release-was-another-abysmal-failure\">3090<\/a> release, it was sold out before the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s the smoking gun?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think about it, a relatively unknown eCommerce website sends out releases to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidthier\/2020\/10\/12\/ps5-and-xbox-series-xs-pre-orders-new-stock-coming-october-13-when-and-where\/#7ad237081c66\">Forbes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/you-have-another-chance-at-ps5-or-xbox-series-xs-preorders-today-but-theres-a-catch\/\">CNET <\/a>to build up buzz about potential PS5 pre-orders, only for it to turn out that the pre-orders where already gone before the 2:00 PM EST release was hit. There are only a few options, and none of them are good signs. AntOnline is one of these thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Incompetent for not learning from NVIDIA&#8217;s mistake and not implementing Captcha<\/li><li>Had employees post incoming PS5 units on Ebay while making visitors think that they actually have PS5&#8217;s in stock<\/li><li>They didn&#8217;t have any stock in the first place and still drummed up publicity<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With MSI being busted for having their subsidiary post PS5 units on Ebay, it&#8217;s become a completely plausible theory that companies are creating faux launches (not actually having any units available) to drum up publicity. With a relatively unknown platform that is AntOnline, the likelihood of this being the case skyrockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Recommendation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a very high probability that a large chunk of gamers will not be able to purchase the PS5 until 2021. Absolutely do not buy from resellers\/ scalpers as it only encourages their behavior. Not only that, but as <a href=\"https:\/\/tessenmedia.com\/do-we-really-need-the-nvidia-rtx-3080-the-problem-with-quarterly-tech-upgrades\">our article on the 3080 states<\/a>, it&#8217;s rarely a good idea to buy the first generation of any product in order to account for bugs and glitches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In something to be expected by now, a tech pre-order was bungled. AntOnline has sent out a statement stating &#8220;Hello pre-order console seekers! We are experiencing technical difficulties due to bots. We sold out quickly of limited pre-order quantities and will keep you updated. Thank you!&#8221;. But in reality, it was likely a publicity stunt. 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