Many people go away empty-handed when pre-ordering the Playstation 5.
Plan B is therefore to buy the console in the local store.
But will the PS5 even be available there when it is released?
The pre-sale of the Playstation 5 has developed into a raffle - a raffle in which the winners have to pay around 500 euros.
But pre-ordering the PS5 * is a real challenge.
Those are happy who have found a confirmation email in their mailbox from their dealer of choice.
For the others, plan B is now: wait for the release and take a relaxed walk to the store to get a console.
Will this plan work?
PS5 will probably not be available in stores at the time of release
It will probably not be that simple.
Because retailers in Germany have announced that the
console will not be available in stores
when
it is released
.
Among other things, Saturn has put up signs in some branches that no pre-orders for pickups are accepted on site (via ingame.de).
There are several reasons for this
: On the one hand, Sony is probably struggling with delivery problems that were already indicated a few months ago.
On the other hand, Sony and the dealers want to
prevent
a
rush to the stores
on the release day - and thus - to put it nicely - scuffles among customers.
It has happened in the past.
A
regulated online
-
sales
therefore is the better approach.
It can
not be ruled out
that some retailers will more or less secretly sell the PS5 in their stores
- only this will not be accompanied by a major announcement.
If you want, you can try your luck, you shouldn't have too high hopes.
When the console will be permanently available - whether in a store or online - is
currently not foreseeable
.
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PS5: So it is currently with the pre-orders
The pre-sale of the PS5 started surprisingly quickly from one day to the next in mid-September.
All the consoles available in the online shops were sold out in a very short time.
On September 25th there was a second wave of advance sales, which this time was announced a little earlier.
But that didn't change the fact that the quota was quickly exhausted again.
In addition, a number of customers received cancellations of their orders.
It
is currently unclear
whether and when there will be a
third wave of advance sales
.
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