Get PlayStation 5 The path has become a real obstacle, treasure hunt. Sony’s new console has appeared Several months already, Last November and has continued since we ran out of stock worldwide. On most online shopping sites, the prices have gone up. In stores, the PS5 can be found almost anywhere. “I only get two a month. Customers are tired of waiting,” explains Frederic Rivero, manager of RetroGamePlay (Paris XI). “I had to stop the reservations because Sony did not follow up.”
While Playstation 5 sold more than 4.5 million copies as of December 31, most of the available inventory was reserved months in advance by consumers. Since then, the Japanese console maker has struggled to respond to the surge in demand, owing to poorly anticipated production chains and slowdowns in deliveries linked to the pandemic. “Since its inception, we have been wandering through stores from time to time to find stock,” says Ilan, who is desperately searching for the PS5 for his children. “We have a PS4, we’re not helpless. (…) But we already bought the compatible TV, and now we need the console.”
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For their part, online selling sites are taking advantage of the shortage to increase prices while some fraudsters resell their consoles sometimes for three times their value. Frederic Rivero, forced to note that the console launch was “really crazy”, recalls: “A customer bought a PS5 for 1,000 euros, and thieves stabbed it.” “We hope Sony will restock so prices are correct again and for everyone to enjoy the PS5.”
