PS5 UK stock update: The stores restocking PlayStation today, timings and availability
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Your support makes all the difference.The PS5 has arrived, and then disappeared again almost straight away.
Fans are rushing to try and find in-stock PlayStation 5 consoles wherever they can.
But they are few and far between – every retailer that does get stock sells out as soon as they can announce it. (Their website invariably goes down, too, due to the interest.)
Here’s the latest on all of the major retailers’ stock, whether they have any consoles, and whether some might be arriving soon.
Amazon – out of stock
This was the big hope for release day. Amazon had suggested they would refresh their stock at noon – when that arrived, the website crashed, and when it came back they were “currently available”.
It’s not clear whether anyone actually managed to buy one during the outage. But either way there’s none to buy now.
More restocks may be coming through the day, so keep an eye on this page and our live coverage.
Game – out of stock, mostly
At the time of publication, the Game website was showing a host of “pre-orders”, which it said you could buy now and should arrive by 10 December. It’s offering bundles that include games, accessories and even T-shirts.
Trying to buy them was fairly tough, however, with customers reporting virtual queues of over an hour.
Curry’s – out of stock
More consoles were supposed to come from Curry’s on release day, at 9am. Then they were delayed, and then they were cancelled entirely.
Now the company says that it will send out an update when it has more news to share about when it might have more stock to sell.
John Lewis – out of stock
Perhaps the most bruised , the whole John Lewis website went down amid hopes of a restock on release day morning. It’s back up now, but without any consoles to offer.
Argos – out of stock
Having been up front about the fact that it would not have any consoles to sell on release date – but that it would update people when it did – Argos has been fairly quiet all day. It has said that more are coming in time, so it’s still worth keeping an eye on them.
AO – out of stock
Speaking of transparency, AO says it’s not got any consoles left and it’s not getting any any time soon. Anyone visiting the website sees an error message that sounds like it has been written in the face of a host of upset customers.
"We're really sorry but unfortunately we don't have any Playstation 5 consoles available for order at the moment and we won't be receiving any stock in the near future," it says.
Studio.co.uk – out of stock
After having some stock earlier in the morning, Studio now seems to have run out once again. But they might be refreshed through the day.
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