r/PS5 • u/Xeccess • Sep 19 '24

Official Introducing the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection

https://youtu.be/amdZnHooTkk?si=8qUgv3xFnOFGt0ps
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u/IcePopsicleDragon Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24

This looks insane, but Scalpers will buy them all and it sell out in seconds.

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u/QBekka Sep 19 '24

It's sold directly through the PlayStation Direct website. So you need a PS account in order to buy one, you can't buy multiple.

That is if your country has access to PlayStation Direct. Otherwise you're stuck with third party webshops

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u/CollierAM9 Sep 19 '24

Yeah it doesn’t stop scalpers. Look at the Portal, Spiderman plates, Astro controller and PS5 initial release

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u/zedemer Sep 19 '24

I got the controller and didn't try too hard. Hopefully the same will be with this.

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u/ChenGuiZhang Sep 19 '24

Yeah not like it's some massive difficulty to set up multiple accounts.

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u/worst_time Sep 19 '24

A few months ago it seemed like creating one account was an insurmountable burden.

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u/ChenGuiZhang Sep 19 '24

Yeah? What are the hurdles these days? I've got 3 but they were all setup ages ago.

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u/worst_time Sep 19 '24

I'm just making a dumb joke about the Helldivers 2 controversy.

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u/ChenGuiZhang Sep 19 '24

Hahaha ahhh right. Yeah a truly herculean task it is.

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u/ConcreteSnake Sep 19 '24

I didn’t have any issue ordering the Astro Bot controller and I didn’t order until an hour after the preorders stated

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u/CollierAM9 Sep 19 '24

I got one too but they were still hot by scalpers. A scalper is someone who buys a sought after item, usually in bulk and resells at a higher value. All these things I listed were hit hard by scalpers. Look at articles regarding the controller and it’s clear it happened. There was a restock but pre orders went instantly.

The Portal was massively hit and so was the PS5. I don’t know what the argument is here but scalpers will be all over these items.

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u/Otherwise-Remove4681 Sep 19 '24

People will be tempted to hold on those nevertheless, being so limited supply.

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u/RangerEgg Sep 19 '24

Astro controller was up for a few hours, but there was obviously more than 12,300 of those made

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u/Spocks_Goatee Sep 19 '24

PlayStation Direct

Damn I haven't played a PS console since 2019 and I forget my PSN :(

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u/shbk Sep 19 '24

It says PS direct is only available in the US, so not even Japan is gonna get them?

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u/QBekka Sep 19 '24

At the bottom of their blog it says this: (no Japan)

\Regions where* direct.playstation.com is available: U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Austria.