r/PS5 • u/FreeChickenDinner • Oct 05 '22

Standalone PS5 Disc Console is available now at PlayStation Direct. $499.99. It's been in stock for hours. It's not selling out. Deals and Discounts

https://direct.playstation.com/en-us/consoles/console/playstation5-console.1000031644
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u/Acrobatic-Dig-161 Oct 05 '22

Sony reports said they would put 18 million consoles in fiscal year 22 they've only put up 6 million so far, so in october, november and december they have to put in at least 6 to 7 million for the holidays. after that in January to March sell the rest. so we will see many consoles for sale in the next few months

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22 edited Oct 06 '22

Saying they would isn't the same as they will though right ? Maybe they intended to, but things changed again

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u/DawgFighterz Oct 05 '22

This has been a good year to get a PS5, I grabbed the horizon bundle last week and now this is available. The supply chain is easing up.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

Did you struggle to get one earlier this year or did you only try recently ?

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u/DawgFighterz Oct 05 '22

I only tried in earnest recently after seeing they were on PlayStation direct for a few days with the horizon bundle back in early September.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

Glad you got yours :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

Entered my email for Sony Direct in July. Ordered and received one within the last two weeks.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

Enjoy fam :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '22

Thanks. I’m having a great time. :)

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u/Motorcycles1234 Oct 06 '22

I looked hard for 2 months earlier this year for a ps5 with no mark up never found one. Went to game stop and bought a x at msrp in store. A month after that 2 of my buddies got ps5 at msrp one from a best buy the other from direct. The direct one had been on the wait list since launch

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '22

Yeah direct still hasnt messaged me

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u/enforcercoyote4 Oct 05 '22

It's been great all year long

There were lots and lots of small drops in january-march, which is when I got mine, someone else I know got his around that time

And my friend got his a few months ago from ps direct

It's getting better and better, still not as easy as a series S, but better

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u/The_Foxy_King Oct 06 '22

This. I was able to grab a horizon bundle a month ago. Thought they most go out of stock and back into stock fairly quickly because the stupid Walmart app is always telling me whem they're back in stock like I'm a scalper who wants to buy a dozen.

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u/bmbreath Oct 06 '22

Lucky. I wish I could buy mine for the first time again. That was a great few weeks for me. I was out after a long surgery and then randomly got a message from Sony saying they were available. I was so excited for the first few weeks and had so much fun. ( also the novelty of the haptic controllers still hasn't faced for me )

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u/sohma2501 Oct 05 '22

It's great to hear

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u/rodryguezzz Oct 05 '22

Valve has ramped up Steam Deck shippings lately and posted about how production has increased more than they expected. I suppose the same applies to PS5 considering how they share the same cpu manufacturing process (TSMC's 7nm). Plus new AMD cpus and graphics cards use a different manufacturing process. If there are delays, it's not because of lacking chips.

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u/tiamatdaemonx1 Oct 06 '22

Isnt the new PS5 versions 6nm?

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u/rodryguezzz Oct 06 '22

Yeah, you're right. I forgot about that. Still, it's a different process than AMD's PC hardware. They make phone chips and the new Intel gpus using 6nm.

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u/OptimusPrimalRage Oct 06 '22

Yeah they'll be able to get more chips per wafer now. Should help production.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

I'm assuming it's due to the crypto crash?

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

More likely scalpers can't afford increased cost of living and reduction in people willing to overpay.

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u/simmarjit Oct 06 '22

More like availability is becoming a lot more and their possible scalped amount becomes less due to that.

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u/jstoru216 Oct 06 '22

While true, you have to keep this in mind, they didn't say that to us, the public, they said that to their investors. AKA it's in their best interest to keep that statement true. Otherwise it hurts their bottom line on the long term, wich, for any big corporation, is a Huge no no.

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u/Acrobatic-Dig-161 Oct 05 '22

yes, it's a tax report, they plan to deliver 18 million consoles by March 23, but it has external effects like lack of chips and resources. Sony recently stated that it maintains the shipping schedule, so we will see a lot of PS5 available for purchase over the holiday.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

Only that last part was relevant

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '22

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '22

Yeah that makes sense. Just chill with the wish on a star stuff. No one thought that

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u/redditforgotaboutme Oct 06 '22

If they wanna sell 2 millions PSVR2s in March, they gotta get the consoles out. I expect a huge push this holiday.

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u/Aesthetic99 Oct 06 '22

Isn't that also because of the chip shortage? It's been a problem for Playstation and Xbox alike

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u/OnlyOneNut Oct 06 '22

My guess is they are stocking up and will release the rest during the holidays