Gaming PlayStation 5

Tiber

Full Member
Joined
Apr 22, 2014
Messages
10,283
VP89 said:
So if you don't pre order when the feck can you get the ps5 in the UK? Just wondering why there's a mad sudden rush, is it like toilet roll that might be out of stock for a long while?
Click to expand...
Amazon sold out in like 12 mins. Some stores should be able to offer more preorders, just need to keep a close eye out. And I imagine there will be a significant restock sometime between launch and Christmas.

But yes, they are currently much rarer than Toilet roll ever was
 

shabz

Full Member
Joined
Jan 16, 2012
Messages
2,595
Location
Manchester
VP89 said:
So if you don't pre order when the feck can you get the ps5 in the UK? Just wondering why there's a mad sudden rush, is it like toilet roll that might be out of stock for a long while?
Click to expand...
I missed the PS4 launch and was able to pick one up in the January after the release. I dont think it will be too dissimilar again. I hope people who want one can get it asap though.
 

Tiber

Full Member
Joined
Apr 22, 2014
Messages
10,283
Solius said:
Click to expand...

:lol: next time randomly wake up at 4am and check Argos like everyone else!!!!!!


Nah i'm gutted that John Lewis screwed you over such a minor detail. I'm sure more preorders will turn up!
 
Last edited:

Gehrman

Phallic connoisseur, unlike shamans
Joined
Feb 20, 2019
Messages
11,181
So I just pre-ordered mine where I paid with a loan where I will pay around 15 pounds a month for it around 3 years. Zero rents. Fine enough for me.
 

Zen

Full Member
Joined
Aug 11, 2008
Messages
14,532
shabz said:
I missed the PS4 launch and was able to pick one up in the January after the release. I dont think it will be too dissimilar again. I hope people who want one can get it asap though.
Click to expand...
Was the PS4/Xbone that big of a deal for short supply?.... I remember just kinda buying both, easily. Then doing nothing will the PS4 for about 8 months really.
 

shabz

Full Member
Joined
Jan 16, 2012
Messages
2,595
Location
Manchester
Zen said:
Was the PS4/Xbone that big of a deal for short supply?.... I remember just kinda buying both, easily. Then doing nothing will the PS4 for about 8 months really.
Click to expand...
The PS4 was hard to come by due to its price from what I can remember, but think there is definitely more hype for the PS5.
 

VeevaVee

The worst "V"
Scout
Joined
Jan 3, 2009
Messages
46,263
Location
Manchester
Lockdown must have helped a shit tonne with interest for these. I’d barely touched a game for years til this happened.
 

Dave_MUFC

Full Member
Joined
Jul 23, 2011
Messages
813
Location
Somewhere
VeevaVee said:
Lockdown must have helped a shit tonne with interest for these. I’d barely touched a game for years til this happened.
Click to expand...
Definitely, most people in a position now where they can WFH, have more disposable income, and probably have restrictions on going out for months to come, means a lot more people would have time to pick up and play.
 

esmufc07

Brad
Scout
Joined
Aug 7, 2007
Messages
49,893
Location
Lake Jonathan Creek
VeevaVee said:
Lockdown must have helped a shit tonne with interest for these. I’d barely touched a game for years til this happened.
Click to expand...
Yeah consoles have been helped by the pandemic

The PlayStation 4 era may be winding down, but people are playing their consoles more than ever at home. Sony just announced as part of its first-quarter earnings that despite a 22 percent decrease in sales of hardware and packaged games, digital software sales are up 83 percent year-on-year, bringing in revenue of 395 trillion yen ($3.72 billion).

At 599 trillion yen ($5.65 billion), total PlayStation revenue was 36 percent higher than the same period last year and was the highest for any April-June quarter in PlayStation history.
Click to expand...
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/4/21353786/sony-ps4-sales-q1-earnings-2020

Microsoft has outlined its fourth-quarter earnings for its 2020 fiscal year, with company-wide revenue once again on the up, surpassing $38 billion. Gaming efforts were among standout successes, with current world events helping propel revenue up 64 percent year-over-year, or $1.3 billion.
Click to expand...
https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-microsoft-q4-2020-earnings-gaming
 

Alock1

Wears XXXL shirts and can't type ellipses
Joined
Nov 30, 2011
Messages
16,082
Solius said:
https://www.jdwilliams.co.uk/shop/playstation-5-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ac845/product/details/show.action?pdBoUid=4072&promo=4219&utm_source=Affiliate Window&utm_medium=Affiliates&utm_term=38503&utm_content=Other&utm_campaign=Always On&awc=3032_1600873500_e5f8c83d6dba7673f8579dfaae42bb47&dclid=CLTI4cLG_-sCFZEWGwodapAKTQ

Available for pre-order here but I think I'll wait for a more reputable company. Never heard of them and I don't want COD either.
Click to expand...
JD Williams are a big company, part of N Brown mate (Jacamo, Simply Be etc.)
 

b82REZ

Full Member
Joined
Jun 27, 2011
Messages
9,350
Location
Manchester
Solius said:
https://www.jdwilliams.co.uk/shop/playstation-5-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war/ac845/product/details/show.action?pdBoUid=4072&promo=4219&utm_source=Affiliate Window&utm_medium=Affiliates&utm_term=38503&utm_content=Other&utm_campaign=Always On&awc=3032_1600873500_e5f8c83d6dba7673f8579dfaae42bb47&dclid=CLTI4cLG_-sCFZEWGwodapAKTQ

Available for pre-order here but I think I'll wait for a more reputable company. Never heard of them and I don't want COD either.
Click to expand...
I think they're legit.
 

TrustInJanuzaj

'Liverpool are a proper club'
Joined
Mar 26, 2015
Messages
10,728
@Bojan11 How do the CD keys things work on Playstation? I have always just bought directly off the store. Apologies if I'm asking the wrong person here, I just vaguely remember reading you mention them.
 

Bojan11

Full Member
Joined
May 16, 2010
Messages
33,115
TrustInJanuzaj said:
@Bojan11 How do the CD keys things work on Playstation? I have always just bought directly off the store. Apologies if I'm asking the wrong person here, I just vaguely remember reading you mention them.
Click to expand...
Say if you want Demon Souls off the PSN store for £70.

https://www.shopto.net/en/sony-wallet-topup/

You buy the £80 wallet top up from them for £68. You can then use that £10 for the next game you want to buy. Or you can buy 2x£35 wallet tops which cost £59.70. So you save £10 rather than paying it direct on the store.

There’s a few other places that offer these prices, which I will link another day once I find them. CD keys for some odd reason have jacked up the prices on some of their cards. Some of the cards are missing too like £100, £70 and £60.
 

TrustInJanuzaj

'Liverpool are a proper club'
Joined
Mar 26, 2015
Messages
10,728
Bojan11 said:
Say if you want Demon Souls off the PSN store for £70.

https://www.shopto.net/en/sony-wallet-topup/

You buy the £80 wallet top up from them for £68. You can then use that £10 for the next game you want to buy. Or you can buy 2x£35 wallet tops which cost £59.70. So you save £10 rather than paying it direct on the store.

There’s a few other places that offer these prices, which I will link another day once I find them. CD keys for some odd reason have jacked up the prices on some of their cards. Some of the cards are missing too like £100, £70 and £60.
Click to expand...
Okay, this is good to know especially as I've gone for the digital PS5, cheers.
 

Bojan11

Full Member
Joined
May 16, 2010
Messages
33,115
Berbasbullet said:
Aren’t they coming out simultaneously so why would they need to?
Click to expand...
The people who buy PS4 version of Miles will be upgraded to PS5. But for the standard Spiderman you will need to buy the ultimate edition. Weird.
 

Redplane

( . Y . ) planned for Christmas
Joined
Sep 4, 2013
Messages
10,404
Location
The Royal Kingdom of Trumpistan
Is there any good reason to actually get this or the new XBox right away rather than just wait for a v2 when the overheating and other issues have undoubtedly reared its ugly heads and things like VR accessories are widely available? I get wanting to be at the forefront but especially with new consoles it seems like it kind of pays to wait a bit.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.