PS5 at GameStop: purchase only possible via waiting list

Created: 02/08/2022, 1:30 p.m

By: Omer Kayali

GameStop now only sells the PS5 in stores.

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The PlayStation 5 is only available at GameStop in stores - and only via a waiting list.

How can customers get a PS5 there?

Demand for the PlayStation 5* hasn't slowed down yet.

That's not surprising given that the console hasn't been consistently available at any point since release.

The online shops can therefore not keep up and their contingents are usually sold out in a very short time.

So-called scalpers, who buy several consoles online via bots and then resell them at high prices, pose a problem.

removed the PS5 from the online shop several months ago and only offers it for collection in store.

Customers can be put on a waiting list there.

But how exactly does that work?

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reports that GameStop is still the only one of Sony's ten largest partner retailers to only offer the PS5 in stores.

For a long time, the waiting lists at GameStop were something of an insider tip.

We already reported in the summer of 2021 on the possibility of asking on-site at a GameStop.

In the meantime, word has gotten around about the waiting lists, which is why there are

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According to

, sales via the waiting lists

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Accordingly,

are due.

Also, many stores would require the consoles to be purchased as a bundle with games and accessories.

As soon as the PS5 is available again in the relevant store, customers on the waiting list will be notified via email or phone call.

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Despite the acceptance stop, there is nothing to prevent you from trying your luck and

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But even if you make it onto the waiting list: That is by no means a guarantee for the purchase of a PS5.