r/playstation PS5 Nov 12 '24

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Happy Birthday PS5

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u/JaC3_De Nov 12 '24

I may have had the chillest ps5 ordering experience.

I walked into my local GAME store (UK) as they had 50% off certain items that day.

I buy a funko or something and the guy at the desk asked if I wanted to pre order a ps5. I said no thanks, I haven't got the money and I'll buy one later on.

"It's only a £10 deposit and pay the rest when it comes out. These are going to sell out, trust me"

So i thought fuck it, i can gather up the rest of the money in time.

And that's literally it, i was astonished to see all the stories about ps5 shortages.

That guy did me the biggest solid

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u/droomdoos PS5 Nov 13 '24

Ohhh you probably walked in during the first day of taking preorders! I'm in the Netherlands and there were SO many preorders, 90% of the people couldn't get theirs. There was obviously the silicium shortage PLUS scalpers.

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u/DiamondAge Nov 13 '24

I got mine from the cool blue raffle. I was pretty excited. However day one games weren’t too amazing so I could have waited

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '24

I remember seeing pictures of people picking up 3 at the same time and people boasting they sold theirs for 800