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It is impossible to get a PS5 in Europe
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Millions? It feels like they shot 1 1/2 poots of PS5s over Europe, a tiny droplet of that dripped down on Japan, and 2.5 tiddlywinks of PS5s were ejaculated into the US. Leaving the entire world pissed because the PS5 launch, due to a variety of factors, is a messy shitshow.
in some parts of Europe PS4 was not readily available (so you can walk to random store and snatch one) before like May 2014 so it wouldn't surprise me if PS5 shares the same fate (even with higher shipments).
How exactly does this work? I'm genuinely curious.
Pretty much this. I'm sure most of us on this board have access to something else to play in the meantime. I'm so glad I don't tend to get FOMO with console launches.
None of my three preorders paid off (even though admittedly I made them last week so I wasn't expecting anything), but I'm glad I snagged a XSX to bridge me over until stocks are plentiful.
PS is a secondary platform for me at best this gen, anyway.
PS is a secondary platform for me at best this gen, anyway.
They took orders way past when they stated they'd sold out. No delivery dates have been given and customer services are giving dates ranging from 15th December to 21st January.
They've also been telling folk that their orders weren't orders, rather a request to purchase whatever the hell that means and that they've yet to receive and allocate stock.
Not holding my breath tbh.
Me right now :/ I even had two preordered and cancelled the second one yesterday in good faith so other people would be happy... Foolish me, I think now.
Ireland was a disaster today. Between websites crashing and bots it was impossible to buy one. I'm beyond gutted.
Sony needs to clarify when and in what quantity PS5 stock will be replenished ffs!
Sony needs to clarify when and in what quantity PS5 stock will be replenished ffs!
We have actual, legit game stores scalping in Warsaw. Right now PS5 can be bought for 4999 PLN (msrp is 2300) from Robson.pl, which is a respected store that has existed for many years now. People are super pissed off and are destroying them on Facebook. Despite that, they had 27 units to sell and there is only a single one left right now...
Spent all day yesterday browsing the broken main retailer websites here ; no succes.
A couple of hours ago I was able to snag a DE off the phone app of my local supermarket in bumfuck nowhere. Pickup is for mid-december, but I feel very lucky.
Can't really call that a messy launch. It's simply unavoidable when stocks are understandably limited and demand is crazy high.
A couple of hours ago I was able to snag a DE off the phone app of my local supermarket in bumfuck nowhere. Pickup is for mid-december, but I feel very lucky.
Can't really call that a messy launch. It's simply unavoidable when stocks are understandably limited and demand is crazy high.
This is not true. There is reports that Media Markt/Saturn alone got allocated about 60-80K consoles.
In Fact, the Site who reported the 100K figure later stated that the number is "noticeably" higher now.
I expect a minimum of 200-250K consoles in germany for the first Wave.
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If you weren't already sitting on the page to preorder, you straight up just didn't get to because the window to do so was minuscule. One of my co-workers wanted to get one and I had to explain that it wasn't going to happen because we were stuck at work when preorders went live.
To people that are buying from scalpers.... considering launch consoles are more easily subject to defects... arent you worried about the need to send it back to the assistance/store to get a refund/repair?
Are you getting all you need if that unfortunate need occurs?
That is a big downside for me, i wouldnt buy it from a not official reseller...
Are you getting all you need if that unfortunate need occurs?
That is a big downside for me, i wouldnt buy it from a not official reseller...
It could possibly be longer than ps4 if their software output is much better, so let's see what release dates we get for R&C, GT7 H:ZD God of War FF16 etc...
yeah i'm in Finland and i've accepted the fact that i won't be playing the Demon's Souls remake until next summer maybe :| if i'm even alive then because my immune system sucks and i get exposed to Covid basically daily now in our hospital.
PS5 was supposed to be my escape :( but oh well, i guess i'll dig into my backlog. plenty of PSVR games still waiting.
PS5 was supposed to be my escape :( but oh well, i guess i'll dig into my backlog. plenty of PSVR games still waiting.
Xbox Series S is widely avaible in Germany. I saw one this week in my local Media Markt and you can easily order online.
RTX 30xx cards have been sold out since September and still selling out within seconds. All the latest tech are greatly in demand right now, but this pandemic is just making things worse. Can't meet demand fast enough for anything.
Fuck giving any scalpers money, just wait the 2-3 months to get them easily in stores and let scalpers have to sit on all the stock they bought.
I remember buying some stuff from them years ago, but what they are doing right now is just shameful... I'm so glad I ordered mine PS5 from MediaMarkt. When PS4 was launching I went with smaller retailer, but also pretty known (at least at the time) - Ultima. This time apparently they didn't receive any stock at all. WIshing all the best for people trying to find PS5!
I agree. I was just curious about how people spend 2 or 3 more to get it and are not worried.
Actually, Switch in Sweden was no problem. I wasn't going to buy it but fell for the Zelda hype. On release day I just showed up at one of the bigger retailers at noon and bought it. They had plenty. Don't know the situation in the rest of europe of course.
I live in the Faroe Islands, the PS5 has not arrived up here.. and probably will not for weeks/months... I went to the 2 biggest electronic stores up here yesterday, just to check the inventory... one of the stores was almost completely empty for any console, there was one old PS4 bundle and 3 Nintendo Switches..
But the second store.. Last week they had a couple of Xbox Series X´s and S´s .. yesterday the store had this.
Lots of Series S consoles physically in the store.. and in the storage they have several Xbox Series X consoles..
And then there is also this.
Lol I don't hope people expect this "console" to be worth a lot of money in the near future.. that does not look like at great retirement investment.
For me, that was similar in England. I also fell for the Zelda hype. I decided to order one directly from Nintendo right before release day and I got a day after release. I think they were a bit harder to get for a few weeks after release, though.
With the ticket or invoice you should be able to reclaim the 2 year warranty obligatory on EU. Nonetheless you really should ask for that if you buy not just the PS5 but any second hand product.
Not sure how is gonna work if the scalper got it through Amazon.
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I'm in South Korea, which is PC country, and even with an official launch, the PS5 was a magical unicorn from day 1. I'm starting to realize that I'm not going to be able to walk in to a store or order one online until late winter, and that's if I'm lucky.
They just launched preorders here in the Philippines. Online only preorders, announced time slots for 2:00 pm to 2:05 pm. Limited to around 8 retailers. What could possibly go wrong lol.
Didn't even take a minute for everything to be gone. I almost got lucky, was about to check out, and when I did, it said that it was sold out. Feels bad man. But I'm not too salty about it, just got to wait a little bit more.
Didn't even take a minute for everything to be gone. I almost got lucky, was about to check out, and when I did, it said that it was sold out. Feels bad man. But I'm not too salty about it, just got to wait a little bit more.
Xbox Series S is widely available in stores here if that's your fancy.
On a slightly brighter note, I found two offers for 500 euros this morning for my city on eBay Kleinanzeigen (German Craigslist / Gumtree). I'm a little skeptical, but I've sent them a message. At least one of the was definitely a disc version. And the other one was advertised as factory sealed.
Some places just have stock longer, I picked up my Switch at launch day in the afternoon without any preordering. The thing that WAS sold out was physical copies of BOTW, oddly enough.