Today, you could briefly buy a PS5 on Amazon. The PS5 is now sold out again, but many have received a console. However, the offer still was not enough to meet the entire demand.
Today, you could buy a PlayStation 5 on Amazon, but the console is now sold out again. Looking at social media like Twitter, it seems many customers actually received a PlayStation 5.
The Amazon offer involved a larger quantity of PS5 consoles, as most drops are over within a few minutes and few interested parties actually get a console. For some users, the search for a PS5 has become a real hunt.
Nevertheless, the demand was apparently so huge that there were problems. Some users could not access the offer page or the page did not load properly. This also shows how many users still want a console.
How long was the PS5 available? According to our colleagues at GameStar, the PS5 drop lasted about 30 minutes, after which all PS5 consoles were sold out again.
This may also be because the offer with the PS5 with disc drive was available only for Prime members.
How many consoles were there at Amazon? While we do not have exact numbers for how many consoles were ultimately sold, rumors suggest about 24,000 consoles (via GameStar.de).
Thousands of PS5 consoles are not enough to meet the demand
The sold-out PS5 on Amazon again shows that many users are still looking for a PlayStation 5 and probably are not willing to pay inflated scalper prices. And even in our comments, we see that many users are still searching for a next-gen console.
At the beginning, the shortage was due not only to Corona but also to major issues that Sony was facing.
What is the current situation? Buying a PS5 is still a test of patience for all users who would like to own one. Most PS5 drops have been very small, and larger drops are long overdue. Last week, there was a PS5 drop at MediaMarkt with a slightly larger quantity, and on June 29, there were larger drops at Otto and Saturn.
Reliable information is usually not available from any retailer, so we have no choice but to monitor the market. Also, there are rarely concrete hints about numbers.
However, the situation is getting better. For instance, Gameswirtschaft tweeted that the quantities of PS5 consoles increased significantly in June and July:
If you are interested in a next-gen console, keep your eyes open. Currently, the chances are high that you can get a PS5.
What you should consider: On Amazon, it helps if you add the PS5 in any version to your wishlist. If there is another PS5 drop, you will get through the ordering process much faster and avoid some error messages than if you go through the product page directly.
Have you had success already? Let us know in the comments.
If you have not received a PS5 console yet, check our PS5 ticker on MeinMMO. Here we keep you updated and report if there is a PS5 drop.
