Playstation 5: Bots snatch the PS5 away from players - nasty scam

Many Sony fans want to secure a Playstation 5 (PS5).

But for most of them the dream is bursting.

One reason for this is the massive purchases of gaming consoles by bots.

• On November 19th, the new

  Playstation 5 (PS5) appeared

  in most countries - but within minutes many stores were empty.

• Many fans could not

  get hold of

  a

  gaming console

  from

  Sony

  .

• Behind this is a nasty scam from traders who

  want to make big money

  with

  bots

  .

  One group was particularly bold.

Offenbach - On November 19th the time had finally come.

The new

should appear.

But then came the shock for many game console fans.

Within minutes, the

sold out almost everywhere.

It looked similar with the pre-orders in September: In the end, many fans looked into the tube.

But it was not just the imbalance between the supply from

and the massive demand from

was to blame for the misery.

So-called "

" and their

played their bad game with the fans.

PS5: Playstation 5 is almost impossible to get for fans - that's behind it

Because while the production of the

at

could

hardly

because of

, the "

" made it

in a particularly brazen way.

They are dealers who try to buy as many products as possible in order to then resell them - of course with a hefty surcharge of often several hundred percent.

But how do scalpers manage to buy so many game consoles when

tirelessly try to get a Playstation?

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One lucky gaming fan was able to secure a Playstation 5 (PS5) in Seoul - not many Sony fans were lucky.

© Ed Jones / AFP

To do this, the dealers use a particularly clever system.

They don't buy empty stores themselves, they let

do the work.

This is a computer program that automatically repeats the tasks that have been assigned to it.

Using the example of the Playstation 5, the bots have queued en masse, automatically avoided waiting times, automatically filled in payment and delivery data and filled their shopping carts with the

speed

.

In this race between man and machine, it comes as no surprise that many

the short straw.

Playstation 5 (PS5): Scalpers use Run on Sony gaming consoles for their machinations

How drastic the impact of

and their

on the range of

the

can be seen from the example of a group of scalpers from Great Britain.

Here, too, the run on the Playstation 5 was great.

No wonder, because while Apple and Co. bring out new devices every year,

and the like only go that far once or twice a decade.

As the news site "Business Insider" now reported, a group of British

almost 3,500

.

Playstation 5 (PS5): Dealers use bots to grab Sony gaming consoles en masse

They also have only one goal, namely to

the

on for as much profit as possible.

The news magazine also found out exactly how the group proceeded.

The group behind this massive purchase of the

is made up of twelve core members.

You have not only focused on the PS5 from

, but on a variety of products from which you expect the highest possible profit.

Other participants could also buy in with an entrance fee of $ 40 to $ 530 in order to be able to access such services, such as the purchase of a PS5.

Ok, that's insane with the bots.

have had a refresh on Amazon since 12:50 p.m.

You haven't even seen the PS5 available.

If you look on Ebay now, hundreds of PS5 pre-orders for sale all at the same time.

That went quickly #amazon # PlayStation5

- Fudge 🦊 (@IBinFudge) November 19, 2020

The group managed

to buy

almost 2,500

on the day of publication and secure 1,000

by pre-ordering.

This group of

now has a larger number of

in stock than most retailers.

It remains to be seen when

with the production and the fans who were unlucky so far can finally play the new games and games on the PS5.

(Sophia Lother)

List of rubric lists: © Ed Jones / AFP