A major refueling of the PS5 is scheduled to arrive in the US, UK and Ireland this week, with Sony being estimated to transfer 14 million units of its new gaming console this year.
At least it agrees with PS5 Central Stock on Twitter, a regular informant for PS5 refueling updates, who noted that inventory is expected to drop on Thursday, January 7. We couldn’t verify this information, so it’s worth taking with a pinch of salt, but stock on the PS5 Central has been reasonably reliable in the past.
Finding where to buy PS5 it has been a big challenge for PlayStation fans, as stocks around the world sold out extremely fast after the launch of the PS5 on November 12. Subsequent replenishments of the PS5 in the run for the 2020 holiday season allowed more attentive buyers to purchase the consoles, but stock levels were generally limited, so the PS5 quickly went out of stock again.
Retailers are waiting for inventory to arrive for orders on January 7. If the stock hasn’t arrived there yet, we could be waiting until the 12th and 14th for retailers to receive stock due to Brexit and shipments is shitty exposure. # PS5January 5, 2021
The situation was not helped by money changers using bots to locate new PS5 stocks the moment they arrive. Bots end up buying as many consoles as possible and then selling at extremely inflated prices. Some retailers have taken steps to avoid this, limiting PS5 orders to one per person, although this has not stopped scalpers from trying to grab as many PS5 units as possible.
As it has been almost two months since the launch of the PS5, we expect Sony to start making more consoles at a faster rate. Given the ambition to change millions of PS5 consoles throughout the year, we would venture to assume that Sony increased its manufacturing, although there is no official word on that.
Microsoft is in the same position as Sony, with the Xbox Series X sold out at virtually every retailer we’ve checked – take a look at where to buy the Xbox Series X article for more information. But Microsoft called on AMD to help it bring more Xbox Series X consoles to market.
As such, it may seem that both Sony and Microsoft are gearing up to have more of their new consoles available this year. 2021 should be a great year for next generation games, with names like Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Forbidden West, Halo Infinite and Fable 4 on the horizon.