Sony has confirmed that US retail chain Gamestop will not be stocking pre-paid PSN cards until some time in 2009.
According to Kotaku, a Gamestop employee received a note from Sony stating that the new POS upgrade was initially planned for this year, but has been pushed back until next year.
For the time being, PSN cards are only available at Pamida, Meijer and Speedway, with three new retail outlets being added in September. The three new stores that will be added include Riteaid, Blockbuster, and 7-Eleven.
However, we’re puzzled as to why Sony chose to go down this path, as opposed to distributing the cards to major retailers across country, such as Walmart and Best Buy. Surely this would have proven a far more efficient strategy?
Stay tuned for more on the situation as it breaks.