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[Lucifers Beard]

If stock was as bad as it was this tIme really last year in the UK, then I’d have bit the bullet and just ordered it with FIFA. Stock has been pretty good though, Sony have had a bunch of them over the last couple weeks and Shopto have got orders coming in for delivery around the 28th. I do really want one (really just for GoW and VR next year) but I can wait up to a few more weeks.

 

[Kuranghi]

It's called bullshit. Sony are purposely holding back on units to create this feeling of a product being wanted more than it is. There is a line though and they crossed it last year. I'm personally done with them.

If they could they would want to get more units out there and start making money off software sales. Your brain dun broke, sir/madam:

 

[MasterCornholio]

It's called bullshit. Sony are purposely holding back on units to create this feeling of a product being wanted more than it is. There is a line though and they crossed it last year. I'm personally done with them.

Nah your just mad at how well its selling.

 

[TheGecko]

Nah your just mad at how well its selling.

Yup Sony love them scalper sales, fuck the gamers with PSN Accounts though right.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

You okay?

This is very clearly a thread about UK stock availability.

I don't care about you Jandal fuckers.

Jandal fuckers

That's a good one

 

[vivftp]

Yup Sony love them scalper sales, fuck the gamers with PSN Accounts though right.

Doubling down on this nonsense?

So if Sony does aim for 30.5 million PS5's next year as is rumored, or even 23+ million PS5's to surpass the PS4 sales curve per their stated intentions, then what conspiracy theory will you come up with?

 

[TheGecko]

Doubling down on this nonsense?

So if Sony does aim for 30.5 million PS5's next year as is rumored, or even 23+ million PS5's to surpass the PS4 sales curve per their stated intentions, then what conspiracy theory will you come up with?

They aren't in the hands of gamers, but you keep being a little pusher for Sony.

 

[Kagey K]

They aren't in the hands of gamers, but you keep being a little pusher for Sony.

Yesterday when I was out it was available everywhere (gamestop was still pushing a shitty 2nd Dualsense bundle) but the rest were just the Horizon bundle.

 

[Calverz]

I sold my launch ps5 to CeX yesterday and made £15 profit to boot. I couldn’t be bothered with the hassle of ebay etc.

 

[Kagey K]

I sold my launch ps5 to CeX yesterday and made £15 profit to boot. I couldn’t be bothered with the hassle of ebay etc.

This is why scalpers can't be bothered anymore.

There's no profit left.

 

[Calverz]

This is why scalpers can't be bothered anymore.

There's no profit left.

Yea I briefly looked on eBay to see what they were going for and new ones were roughly £500ish. Once I took into account mine was pre owned, the eBay fees, the hassle of postage etc and the risk, it wasn’t worth it. Interestingly cex were offering the same for cash as they did for voucher.

 

[Duchess]

For anyone in the UK still struggling with getting a PS5:

PlayStation 5 Console Best Price, Stock Checker & Where to Buy

Find the best PlayStation 5 (PS5) Console price, get real-time updates on stock, and find the best deals.

www.stockinformer.co.uk

But, to be honest, I'd just request a purchase invitation from Amazon UK, and wait a couple of weeks.

 

[Poltz]

 

[Kenneth Haight]

It's called bullshit. Sony are purposely holding back on units to create this feeling of a product being wanted more than it is. There is a line though and they crossed it last year. I'm personally done with them.

Do you really think they would do that?

There’s a global supply constraint on semiconductors for basically every electronic device. GPU’s have been on the rise for the last few years etc etc.

I think they want to sell as many PS5’s as possible but just can’t at present.

 

[Kagey K]

If I wanted one this weekend I could have walked into multiple stores and left with one, no advertising or bundles.

As I proved above.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Yup Sony love them scalper sales, fuck the gamers with PSN Accounts though right.

Sony doesn't make anything extra from scalpers though. There's nothing they can do about them if the demand is high which it is BTW.

 

[TheGecko]

Sony doesn't make anything extra from scalpers though. There's nothing they can do about them if the demand is high which it is BTW.

Yes there is, people with legitimate PSN accounts should be able to buy one before a scalper. But they don't give a fuck.

 

[b0uncyfr0]

I see a good deal on Amazon but it's almost too good to be true :

How can I tell if it's a scam..? Amazon has good protection against that right..?

 

[Kagey K]

Yes there is, people with legitimate PSN accounts should be able to buy one before a scalper. But they don't give a fuck.

They are virtually everywhere now.

I see retailers trying to drum up in store hype, but it looks like stock finally caught up.

Maybe that price hike was the cooking factor they needed.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Yes there is, people with legitimate PSN accounts should be able to buy one before a scalper. But they don't give a fuck.

Sonys been increasing supply. That's how they are dealing with the scalping. Once supply is closer to demand scalpers can't take advantage of the lack of supply. Which is what's been happening with scalpers having to lower their prices.

So you see the PS5s demand is very real and its selling extremely well. This holiday should be quite interesting for them.

 

[TheGecko]

Sonys been increasing supply. That's how they are dealing with the scalping. Once supply is closer to demand scalpers can't take advantage of the lack of supply. Which is what's been happening with scalpers having to lower their prices.

So you see the PS5s demand is very real and its selling extremely well. This holiday should be quite interesting for them.

And there you have it. Two replies both covering for Sony not giving a damn.

I gave a way to do it, you make excuses for them. But but but...

 

[AV]

Yes there is, people with legitimate PSN accounts should be able to buy one before a scalper. But they don't give a fuck.

They limit sales via their direct website to one console per household. Which has had a FIFA bundle in stock the entire weekend. What exactly do you want them to do beyond that? Stop selling at every third party retailer globally or beg them to follow the same rule?

Neither of the other big boys would or should do the same thing, Microsoft have no need because there's far less demand, and Nintendo definitely do not do it with the Switch. That thing was hard to find at times late last year and it came out in 2017.

 

[TheGecko]

They limit sales via their direct website to one console per household. Which has had a FIFA bundle in stock the entire weekend. What exactly do you want them to do beyond that? Stop selling at every third party retailer globally or beg them to follow the same rule?

Neither of the other big boys would or should do the same thing, Microsoft have no need because there's far less demand, and Nintendo definitely do not do it with the Switch. That thing was hard to find at times late last year and it came out in 2017.

It's fake demand! That's the point. What's point of saying Sony have sold 500 million PS5'ss when 480 million of them are sitting with scalpers. Obviously numbers for exaggeration purposes.

 

[Three]

Yes there is, people with legitimate PSN accounts should be able to buy one before a scalper. But they don't give a fuck.

During launch they offered this. If you're that concerned though just go to PS Direct and order one. You'll be placed in a queue and will get one at RRP within a month or so.

It's fake demand! That's the point. What's point of saying Sony have sold 500 million PS5'ss when 480 million of them are sitting with scalpers. Obviously numbers for exaggeration purposes.

Scalpers wouldn't be buying them if people didn't buy them meaning they are not sitting in the hands of scalpers. It's not fake demand.

 

[TheGecko]

During launch they offered this. If you're that concerned though just go to PS Direct and order one. You'll be placed in a queue and will get one at RRP within a month or so.

Scalpers wouldn't be buying them if people didn't buy them meaning they are not sitting in the hands of scalpers. It's not fake demand.

Really? Go look on ebay.

 

[Kagey K]

During launch they offered this. If you're that concerned though just go to PS Direct and order one. You'll be placed in a queue and will get one at RRP within a month or so.

Scalpers wouldn't be buying them if people didn't buy them meaning they are not sitting in the hands of scalpers. It's not fake demand.

Scalping is risk free with consumer rights now.

Buy it, hold it for 30 days, return it and buy it again. If it doesn't sell, return it.

They will buy it now, and hope it's hard to get at Xmas again

The holidays will drive the prices back up, if you can corner the market.

 

[AV]

It's fake demand! That's the point. What's point of saying Sony have sold 500 million PS5'ss when 480 million of them are sitting with scalpers. Obviously numbers for exaggeration purposes.

Why do you think scalpers were buying them in the first place exactly? Because they were so in-demand from The Gamers™ that they could sell as many as they could get their hands on at the time. Do you seriously think scalpers are sat on hundreds of PS5s..? They're barely making a profit on each system now, it's just not worth it. They're lucky to sell them for more than £15 profit each.

Really? Go look on ebay.

Anyone paying eBay prices for a PS5 right now is a colossal dumbass. They're available RIGHT NOW directly via the Playstation site in a Fifa bundle - buy bundle, sell Fifa on eBay, job done. That bundle has been available in England the entire weekend. People are just insanely lazy and can't be bothered to look on a website other than Amazon and eBay.

 

[TheGecko]

Why do you think scalpers were buying them in the first place exactly? Because they were so in-demand from The Gamers™ that they could sell as many as they could get their hands on at the time. Do you seriously think scalpers are sat on hundreds of PS5s..? They're barely making a profit on each system now, it's just not worth it. They're lucky to sell them for more than £15 profit each.



Anyone paying eBay prices for a PS5 right now is a colossal dumbass. They're available RIGHT NOW directly via the Playstation site in a Fifa bundle - buy bundle, sell Fifa on eBay, job done. That bundle has been available in England the entire weekend. People are just insanely lazy and can't be bothered to look on a website other than Amazon and eBay.

 

[AV]

Says all it needs to.

Again, here's a helping hand to anyone in the UK who thinks they're "hard to get because scalpers":

Console

direct.playstation.com

 

[TheGecko]

Says all it needs to.

Again, here's a helping hand to anyone in the UK who thinks they're "hard to get because scalpers":

http://[URL][URL][URL]https://direc...a-sports-fifa-23-bundle?addedSkuId=9453598-GB

[/URL][/URL][/URL

Says all it needs to.

Again, here's a helping hand to anyone in the UK who thinks they're "hard to get because scalpers":

http://[URL][URL]https://direct.pla...a-sports-fifa-23-bundle?addedSkuId=9453598-GB

[/URL][/URL]

I don't want FIFA. So big mouth, link me where I can buy or go straight into a shop in the UK and get rrp PS5 disc or digital and I'll buy it.

I'll wait....

 

[jm89]

It's fake demand! That's the point. What's point of saying Sony have sold 500 million PS5'ss when 480 million of them are sitting with scalpers. Obviously numbers for exaggeration purposes.

Eat your vegetables kids you don't want to be like TheGecko

 

[AV]

I don't want FIFA. So big mouth, link me where I can buy or go straight into a shop in the UK and get rrp PS5 disc or digital.

I'll wait....

You can sell the Fifa + Ultimate Team code on eBay to cover the difference. There were twelve sold yesterday by people doing this exact thing and already one this morning. Curry's also have six other more expensive bundles available where you could pick and choose items to keep or sell.

If a person is too lazy or stupid to do something as simple as selling a game code on eBay in 2022 then nobody can help them. They won't be happy until Jim Ryan hand delivers them a console.

 

[TheGecko]

You can sell the Fifa + Ultimate Team code on eBay to cover the difference. There were twelve sold yesterday by people doing this exact thing and already one this morning. Curry's also have six other more expensive bundles available where you could pick and choose items to keep or sell.

If a person is too lazy or stupid to do something as simple as selling a game code on eBay in 2022 then nobody can help them. They won't be happy until Jim Ryan hand delivers them a console.

More excuses.

 

[AV]

More excuses.

Exactly what I say to anyone who wants one and still hasn't got one.

You literally don't even want one, you just want something to complain about, and to come up with insane tinfoil hat theories about Sony artificially limiting stock in the middle of a huge global chip shortage which is also massively affecting Nintendo and GPU sellers.

You do you, boo, but PS5s aren't hard to get hold of in England and haven't been for a long time.

 

[TheGecko]

Exactly what I say to anyone who wants one and still hasn't got one.

You literally don't even want one, you just want something to complain about, and to come up with insane tinfoil hat theories about Sony artificially limiting stock in the middle of a huge global chip shortage which is also massively affecting Nintendo and GPU sellers.

You do you, boo, but PS5s aren't hard to get hold of in England and haven't been for a long time.

I gave two to my neice and nephew.

The discussion is about availability, your answer is to get scalped by scalpers or store bundle scalpers.

No thanks.

 

[Mr.ODST]

Ive ordered over 12 PS5's for friends in the last 3 months, its always pretty much in stock not sure how your finding it hard?

 

[AV]

The discussion is about availability, your answer is to get scalped by scalpers or store bundle scalpers.

Yeah, Sony directly selling a bundle with one game you can resell the day after, big scawy scalpers. Literally just set up a stock alert like any other other popular item.

God forbid these people ever try and buy popular concert tickets, they'll have an aneurysm when they realise other people who put in any modicum of effort get them instead.

 

[Skifi28]

link me where I can buy or go straight into a shop in the UK and get rrp PS5 disc or digital and I'll buy it

I thought you were done with Sony? Just make up your mind already if you want a PS5 or not.

I'm personally done with them.

 

[Three]

Really? Go look on ebay.

So they are not selling? If so what are scalpers doing?

 

[Fools idol]

my local Asda and Tesco both had digital consoles available this weekend. No queues of people, nothing.

 

[MasterCornholio]

And there you have it. Two replies both covering for Sony not giving a damn.

I gave a way to do it, you make excuses for them. But but but...

It's more like your making excuses for yourself than anything.

 

[TheGecko]

It's more like your making excuses for yourself than anything.

Where are all these magical PS5'S All I'm seeing is excuses, go get scalped and buy a bundle, go do this go in a que go get an invitation.

What a crock of shit.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Where are all these magical PS5'S All I'm seeing is excuses, go get scalped and buy a bundle, go do this go in a que go get an invitation.

What a crock of shit.

Not really Sony keeps selling them and giving us numbers. The PS5 is selling just fine. Also they are easier to get than before and nows the chance for you to join in.

 

[Mr Moose]

I don't want FIFA. So big mouth, link me where I can buy or go straight into a shop in the UK and get rrp PS5 disc or digital and I'll buy it.

I'll wait....

PlayStation 5 Standard Console : Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games

PlayStation 5 Standard Console : Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[Wandering Leopard]

I've been looking out for places to buy a PS5 (in the UK) over the last few months and it hasn't been difficult; I signed up for alerts on HotUKDeals and every 2 (or so) weeks there have alerts about PS5s in stock at places like ShopTo.

I predict I'll have one by the end of the month in time for Ragnarok.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

http://[URL]https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08H95Y452/

[/URL]

You need an invite though. I’ve had an invite registered for a long while and haven’t had anything come through.

 

[Mr Moose]

You need an invite though. I’ve had an invite registered for a long while and haven’t had anything come through.

If you want a non-bundle the other two best places to get one would probably be Direct and ShopTo, both currently out of stock though.

PlayStation 5 Console

www.shopto.net

Console

direct.playstation.com

 

[vivftp]

They aren't in the hands of gamers, but you keep being a little pusher for Sony.

Lol, what a clueless troll you are.

 

[b0uncyfr0]

I caved, and ordered a PS5 + FW from amazon germany.

Let's see if I didn't get scammed

edit: It was cancelled, fml.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Yesterday when I was out it was available everywhere (gamestop was still pushing a shitty 2nd Dualsense bundle) but the rest were just the Horizon bundle.

Finally in NZ there's stock but its all bundles.

PS5 Disc Edition + Horizon FW
PS5 Disc Edition + Fifa 23

Neither of those interest me and I don't want this version of PS5.