wraggster
November 11th, 2020, 16:32
Sony has warned that there will be no additional PlayStation 5 stock in store on launch day.
In the interests of safety during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the platform holder is concentrating on online distribution for its first wave of next-generation consoles.
In a blog post (https://blog.playstation.com/2020/11/05/playstation-5-launch-day-ordering-update/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29 ), the company said no units will be available in stores on launch day -- either November 12 for the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, or November 19 for everyone else, except China.
Instead, all launch day sales will be conducted through the online stores of its retail partners.
If customers have already pre-ordered a PS5 for collection at their local store, this is likely to still go ahead, although Sony suggests checking with the retailer to see what their plans are.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-05-no-day-one-stock-for-retail-as-sony-focuses-ps5-launch-sales-online
In the interests of safety during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the platform holder is concentrating on online distribution for its first wave of next-generation consoles.
In a blog post (https://blog.playstation.com/2020/11/05/playstation-5-launch-day-ordering-update/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PSBlog+%28PlayStation.Blog%29 ), the company said no units will be available in stores on launch day -- either November 12 for the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, or November 19 for everyone else, except China.
Instead, all launch day sales will be conducted through the online stores of its retail partners.
If customers have already pre-ordered a PS5 for collection at their local store, this is likely to still go ahead, although Sony suggests checking with the retailer to see what their plans are.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-05-no-day-one-stock-for-retail-as-sony-focuses-ps5-launch-sales-online