It has been notoriously difficult to obtain a PlayStation 5 since the console was first launched all the way back in November 2020. The reasons for this obscurity: scalpers, supply chain issues etc, have been covered enough, but two years on it’s still not easy to just jump online and buy a PS5 for retail price straight away.
Now after nearly two years, PS5 restocks have been happening more frequently, as you can see in our PS5 stock tracker page that we update daily. The consoles, however, sell out very quickly once they do go up so you still have to set up alerts and follow accounts to avoid missing out one. These aren’t ideal measures, but it’s a lot better than before.
US shoppers can use request and invitation to buy a PS5 disc console as well, here. Requesting an invitation gives you a link to purchase one console for the account that was sent the email.
