Soon the PlayStation 5 will launch and our shooter expert Sven Galitzki will probably just have to watch. But he doesn’t really find it that bad. What about you?
This topic is a constant irritant for the PS5: Will it be possible to pre-order the PlayStation 5 again before the launch? Is a third wave possibly coming? What about the retail? And will there at least be more stock this year?
Many fans and interested parties are still asking themselves that. After a total of 2 waves of pre-orders, the PS5 is currently completely sold out, and not everyone who wanted Sony’s console has been able to secure one. However, Sony has remained silent about further availability.
There was a tweet before the second wave in which Sony promised restock by the end of the year. But the end of the year is a broad term. Does that mean the launch period? The immediate Christmas business? And is that even still happening? Nobody knows that.
And so, in many places, alongside admittedly much anticipation, it is also heard how players and interested parties who have gone empty-handed are still complaining. About Sony’s silence. About the situation with availability. About issues with the pre-orders that have been placed. And in general about not being able to jump in immediately at launch.
This seems to be affecting many people’s mood. Some even go so far as to say that it is a reason for them to get an Xbox Series X instead, if there are still any available. However, I see the whole thing a bit more relaxed.
No PS5 at launch – So what?
This is how “my” PS5 experience went: As a long-time Sony player, I naturally wanted to secure a PlayStation 5 right at launch. However, it didn’t pan out after an initial “success”. In short: My PS5 was canceled a few days after the second wave.
So I am now waiting like many others for news from Sony and more stock. Whether I will get my own PS5 by launch or even at all in 2020 is uncertain, but it doesn’t look very promising based on current circumstances and statements from retailers.
There will likely be a loan PS5 for MeinMMO, which we can test for a short time. But it won’t be my own.
This is how I am looking forward to the PS5 launch: But is it really that bad? For some certainly yes, for me personally not. I am looking forward to the PS5 launch very calmly. If it actually works out – cool. If not, it wouldn’t be a world-ending event either.
I’m happy for everyone who can jump in right on November 19 (here in Germany) and I am looking forward to all the reports, experiences and material for news that will flood in. I will definitely follow the launch and everything that comes after it with excitement, even without a next-gen console. But I am not envious of it.
This is why I see it personally so relaxed: There are several reasons for that.
- On the one hand, I don’t need to have everything first and immediately. I can enjoy and discover things for myself, even if many others have already had that experience and discussed it extensively.
- On the other hand, it can certainly happen that the PS5 initially struggles with some growing pains, which might have been resolved later on.
- At the launch of the PS5, there are also no launch titles that truly appeal to me. It’s not (only) graphics and loading times that make games. Games make games, especially the first next-gen games that interest me, will not be released until sometime in 2021.
- This means: Until 2021, I would be able to play mostly old PS4 gems on the new console – like Destiny 2, The Division 2, CoD Warzone or Elite Dangerous. I can still do all of that perfectly well on my PS4 Pro.
So, if it has to be, I will wait very calmly and not let my mood get affected just because some can start earlier. The experience for me personally will not change in the end – neither positively nor negatively. I will experience and enjoy all that many will already be able to experience and enjoy starting November 19 – just with a bit of a delay.
What do you think about it? This view certainly won’t be shared by everyone. So I would love to hear from you: What do you think about it?
Are you as relaxed as I am? Or are you really angry with Sony and might consider switching to the competitor console even as a long-time PlayStation player? Let me know in the comments.
By the way, I also see this much more relaxed than many others: The first ones now have a PS5 – Others hope it will at least work out in 2020
