With these tricks you increase your chances
No time right now?
The PS5 will remain a rare commodity for the foreseeable future. With the right preparation, however, you can buy immediately as soon as a dealer gets the console back in.
Playstation boss Jim Ryan assumes that more and more PS5 models will gradually reach the trade. But even for the Christmas business, the supply could still lag behind the demand, according to Ryan. For the time being, the motto is speed, because whenever an online retailer receives a new PS5 delivery, it is sold out again after a short time.
Playstation 5: Scalpers find their bad image unfair
In addition to the current shortage of chips, professional resellers are also partly to blame for the fact that the Playstation 5 is so rarely popular with the real gamers. They rely on bots to be able to strike as quickly as possible when the Sony console is available again somewhere. It is difficult to do anything about it, but it is definitely something to learn from.
These bots will inform you immediately when a Playstation 5 is available again
You don’t have to be a professional scalper to benefit from bots. The Reddit user Nehalist operates the Twitter bot @ iloveps_5, which automatically sounds the alarm if one of the 19 online stores currently offers a Playstation 5 again. A total of eleven of the shops currently listed are in Germany. You should also use the Twitter bot PS5 Bot DE keep an eye. He will also inform you as soon as a German dealer has the console back in their range.
Another alternative is the Twitch bot PS5 checker. It also checks the availability of the Playstation 5 in online shops and sounds an alarm as soon as there is something to get. It is also worth taking a look at the Telegram channel PS5_checkwho will inform you via chat message as soon as a local dealer can offer the Sony console again.
If you want, you can use the browser extension Distill Web Monitor also build your own alarm. In theory, this works with every online shop. You can use the extension to choose any website of your choice and then be notified of any changes to the website. If desired, Distill Web Monitor also monitors only individual page components, such as the information about whether the console is in stock.
Buy Playstation 5: What you should avoid
Some online shops offer to inform you as soon as a selected product is available again. That’s nice, but it doesn’t really help you with the Playstation 5. As a rule, you simply receive the notices by e-mail much too late. Sure, registration doesn’t hurt, but you shouldn’t hope for a lot from it.
Playstation 5: Sony hardly sells games – because scalpers hoard the consoles
However, you have to be careful with offers on marketplaces such as Ebay or Amazon. The scalpers mentioned at the beginning want to monetize their consoles somewhere. But you shouldn’t pay their overpriced prices. Because despite the current shortage, copies of the Playstation 5 are always on the market. In addition, you make their business worthwhile in the first place – and in the end all gamblers suffer from this.
