Lockdown definitely contributed but there were scalpers last gen too. Has to be some demand for the scalpers to keep on scalping. Completely agree with you on not sure what has been offered so far, though the PS5 does have a few more exclusives out, word of mouth about the controller and the PS+ offerings and PS+ Collection have been very good.You reckon it's a lockdown + scalpers thing? I'll break from character for a moment and say that I'm sure the PS5 will be an amazing console eventually but, like the Xbox, I'm not sure what they're offering just yet that has created such high demand. Inherently speaking of course.
Edit: @Alock1 gives some good reasons.