But no PS3. On a budget, eh? I must say I am disappointed! I was really hoping to play a WWII FPS next summer! =P
We tried for PS3s. We were prepared to buy 2 at launch. On Thursday night, we tried at least 10 different stores and of the ones where lines were allowed to form, they had done so, and every "slot" (expected unit) had been filled by a person in line for at least a full day prior, in many cases more days. This means we would have needed to wait in line for nearly 48 hours or probably more.
At the stores where lines were not allowed to form early, due to massive crowds (literally 500+ people gathering), stores were forced to do raffles to avoid stampedes and injuries. We participated in a couple of these raffles, but, not surprisingly, lost.
Sorry, it wasn't about the budget, but time spent standing in line.
We did it for Wiis but the demands for PS3s were just too much.