PS5, PS5 Digital Edition India Pre-Orders Stock Sells Out in Seconds
PS5, PS5 Digital Edition India Pre-Orders Stock Sells Out in Seconds...
PlayStation 5 restocks have come and gone. India pre-orders for the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition went live at 12pm (noon) on Monday, May 17, and disappeared within seconds. Flipkart allegedly opened pre-orders before noon and had sold out before the official time even arrived. Amazon, Reliance Digital, Sony Center, and Vijay Sales were either displaying “sold out”/ “currently unavailable” by 12:02 pm. Games The Shop and Prepaid Gamer Card struggled to load and/or had crashed or had never been able to manage the traffic in the first place. Once again, Sony has severely underestimated the PS5 demand in India, though reports had already cautioned that PlayStation 5 restocks would be severely limited.
To make matters worse, there's no word on when the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition will be back in stores in India. This was only the first restock for the PS5 since the next-gen console's early February launch in India, and the first opportunity for those in South Asia to officially get their hands on its digital-only counterpart. Those interested in the PS5 Digital Edition have had to wait over six months since its global launch to get the first shot, while those unable to successfully pre-order during the first pre-order phase — back in January — have had to endure a four-month wait. With the COVID-19 pandemic raging through India, it's impossible to say when the chance might come again.
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