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It’s really simple - just like everywhere else it’s still impossible to easily buy a PS5. It’s kinda absurd Sony can’t control there own distribution and that

by evo_9 4y ago

It’s really simple - just like everywhere else it’s still impossible to easily buy a PS5. It’s kinda absurd Sony can’t control there own distribution and that virtually every PS5 they make ends up in scalpers hands.

brianwawok 4y ago
Xbox was impossible to buy locally until like 2 weeks ago in the US. This article is really about who can pump out more units, not which has more customer demand. It needs to be in stock everywhere to really get a customer demand picture..
- _fat_santa 4y ago
  I noticed that the X was out of stock everywhere but the S seemed to have been in stock for a while. When I bought mine a few months ago the store had about 5-6 in stock and the clerk said this was par for the course with other stores.
  - brianwawok 4y ago
    Yah also that. I think a lot of people had last generation consoles, and the S was not a clear win for those users. For people that actually wanted 4k, you need an X. I just randomly checked my local target on the app once a week or so, and finally got an X about a month ago. It took me almost a year to find it (I refuse to participate in the secondary market). However I checked randomly yesterday, and my local target had 2 Xs in stock, so must finally be making it.
  - tallanvor 4y ago
    The Series S is limited to 1440p, and I think most gamers want 4K support, which is why the S is so easy to find. It was good of Microsoft to try and create a more affordable version, but I think they overestimated how many people were willing to live with the 1440p limitation.
    - alpaca128 4y ago
      > I think they overestimated how many people were willing to live with the 1440p limitation. The numbers in the article suggest otherwise. Or at least that people would rather have a 1440p console than nothing, and not everyone has a 4k screen yet. I got a Series S because it's cheap and I didn't want to go through all the waiting. Works pretty fine, aside from the bad OS. Also game graphics are improving at a much slower pace nowadays, I don't see a reason to go for better hardware. Most games look pretty fine to me, and things that looked terrible 5 years ago are still not much better.
nih0 4y ago
Pretty much what your are saying, every produced unit (xbox series x or ps5) finds a buyer instantly. It can only be supply chain issues.
gambiting 4y ago
>>It’s kinda absurd Sony can’t control there own distribution and that virtually every PS5 they make ends up in scalpers hands. That hasn't been the case for a long time now(at least here in UK). I wouldn't say it's consistently in stock, but 6 out of 7 days of the week you can just buy one somewhere, at RRP. Recently even deals started to appear - RRP with a game or a controller thrown in. Recent restock at Argos and Amazon had stock for literally 2 weeks before they ran out - either they finally caught up with production, or the demand has dried up somewhat. I think it's the latter - everyone I know who wanted a PS5 has already bought one.

by evo_9 4y ago

brianwawok 4y ago

Xbox was impossible to buy locally until like 2 weeks ago in the US. This article is really about who can pump out more units, not which has more customer demand. It needs to be in stock everywhere to really get a customer demand picture..

_fat_santa 4y ago
I noticed that the X was out of stock everywhere but the S seemed to have been in stock for a while. When I bought mine a few months ago the store had about 5-6 in stock and the clerk said this was par for the course with other stores.
- brianwawok 4y ago
  Yah also that. I think a lot of people had last generation consoles, and the S was not a clear win for those users. For people that actually wanted 4k, you need an X. I just randomly checked my local target on the app once a week or so, and finally got an X about a month ago. It took me almost a year to find it (I refuse to participate in the secondary market). However I checked randomly yesterday, and my local target had 2 Xs in stock, so must finally be making it.
- tallanvor 4y ago
  The Series S is limited to 1440p, and I think most gamers want 4K support, which is why the S is so easy to find. It was good of Microsoft to try and create a more affordable version, but I think they overestimated how many people were willing to live with the 1440p limitation.
  - alpaca128 4y ago
    > I think they overestimated how many people were willing to live with the 1440p limitation. The numbers in the article suggest otherwise. Or at least that people would rather have a 1440p console than nothing, and not everyone has a 4k screen yet. I got a Series S because it's cheap and I didn't want to go through all the waiting. Works pretty fine, aside from the bad OS. Also game graphics are improving at a much slower pace nowadays, I don't see a reason to go for better hardware. Most games look pretty fine to me, and things that looked terrible 5 years ago are still not much better.

nih0 4y ago

Pretty much what your are saying, every produced unit (xbox series x or ps5) finds a buyer instantly. It can only be supply chain issues.

gambiting 4y ago

>>It’s kinda absurd Sony can’t control there own distribution and that virtually every PS5 they make ends up in scalpers hands. That hasn't been the case for a long time now(at least here in UK). I wouldn't say it's consistently in stock, but 6 out of 7 days of the week you can just buy one somewhere, at RRP. Recently even deals started to appear - RRP with a game or a controller thrown in. Recent restock at Argos and Amazon had stock for literally 2 weeks before they ran out - either they finally caught up with production, or the demand has dried up somewhat. I think it's the latter - everyone I know who wanted a PS5 has already bought one.