Many Sony fans want to secure a Playstation 5 (PS5).
But the dream often bursts.
One reason is mass purchases by bots.
What's behind it?
On November 19th, the new
Playstation 5 (PS5) appeared
in most countries - but within minutes many online shops were empty.
Many fans couldn't
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
Playstation 5
should appear.
But then came the shock for many game console fans.
Within minutes, the
PS5 was
sold out almost everywhere.
It was 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
Sony
and the massive demand from
gaming fans that
was to blame for the misery.
So-called "
scalpers
" and their
bots
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
Playstation 5
at
Sony
could
hardly
keep up
because of
Corona
, the "
scalpers
" made it
even more difficult for PS5 fans
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
gaming fans
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
bots
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
PS5 at breakneck
speed
.
In this race between man and machine, it comes as no surprise that many
gaming fans got
the short straw.
Name of the gaming console | Playstation 5 (PS5) |
---|---|
generation | 9th generation of consoles |
Manufacturer | Sony |
Release | 19th November 2020 |
price | 499 euros (with drive), 399 euros (without drive) |
Playstation 5 (PS5): Scalper use Run on Sony gaming console for their machinations
How drastic the impact of
scalpers
and their
bots is
on the range of
products offered by
the
PS5
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,
Sony
and the like only get that far once or twice a decade.
As the news site "Business Insider" now reported, a group of British
scalpers snatched
almost 3,500
Playstation 5 game consoles
.
Playstation 5 (PS5): Dealers use bots to grab Sony gaming consoles en masse
They also have only one goal, namely to
sell
the
PS5
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
Playstation 5
is made up of twelve core members.
You have not only focused on the PS5 from
Sony
, 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 2500
gaming consoles
on the day of publication and secure 1000
PS5
by pre-ordering.
This group of
scalpers
now has a larger number of
Playstation 5 consoles
in stock than most retailers.
It remains to be seen when
Sony will keep up
with the production and the fans who were unlucky so far can finally play the new games and games on the PS5.
(Sophia Lother)
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