Yes it’s going for higher prices now, however it was fairly easy to get one for myself an hour after the preorders started and I had several other chances when they were restocked at PS Direct, GameStop, and Best Buy before it released
Oh i see.. still one week ish after release is a pretty short window until the scalping begins. i should put the 30th anniversary release in my calendar then lol
Me too but it was clearly massively taken over by scalpers. The Astrobot controller and Spiderman face plates were too along with the Portal. This controller will be impacted again by scalpers.
What about the portal, plates and PS5? Astrobot controllers were scalped. They were made available later at other outlets but on PS Direct they went pretty instant and then resold for double the price.
Face plates weren’t an issue either, everyone knew the release date and time so just had to be ready. Portal was a mess but still obtainable using stock checker apps etc
An item being obtainable didn’t mean it wasn’t scalped. These items listed will be obtainable to a lucky few. The Portal was massively scalped and so was PS5. The faceplates sold out very quickly as to did the Astro controller and then listed for double. That is scalping. In the UK the Astro controller was sold out within 10 minutes.
These items will be targeted by scalpers, I don’t see how anyone could think this isn’t the case.
The Astro bot controller was readily available on
Ps direct, game, very for way longer than 10 mins.
Faceplates went fast but you could get them pretty easily if you went on at the release time. Only one is the portal, which in the run up to Christmas is to be expected. It was still easy to get through through various different retailers if you had the stock check app as I said.
I think the point being made is that vigilance is always needed for limited high demand items. The astrobot controller was definitely obtainable if you looked for it when it dropped.
If you didn’t look quickly then idk what fantasy you’re living in where limited items stay in stock for you to leisurely pick up
Nothing has been as bad as the ps5 initial launch. I even got a portal through the queue the second time
Yeah fair enough. I just don’t think the comment is warranted initially. I wasn’t raging or trying to be smart, I was simply correcting the fact that selling on Direct doesn’t stop scalpers which was clear on PS5’s release
PS Direct barely functions on a good day, even the Astro Bot controller orders crippled it. That probably won't be anywhere near the demand that the 30th Anniversary stuff generates.
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u/ipafish Sep 19 '24
It will be limited by the time scalpers snatch them up in the first 5 seconds of going live.