PS5. The great quest for the Playstation 5 continues. Like every day, we offer you the possibility of following the restocking of the console live, in order to facilitate your purchase.
[Mis à jour le 20 juin 2022 à 14h32] Still at the center of video game news, the Playstation 5 is however less present in stores and on the web. The Sony console still suffers from long stock shortages, interrupted by punctual restocking. These limited and ephemeral stocks, also known as drops, are extremely demanded and sought after by buyers and fans, who in turn want to enjoy the excellent performance of the PS5 for a very reasonable price. Gaming has moved into the next-gen, and for you to accompany it, here is our live follow-up of all French and European drops and restockings, as well as all our buying advice.
Stock monitoring for Monday June 20 live
- 10h30: No PS5 news yet.
- 7h00: The PS5 is available for sale used and new at Rakuten at full price (see below), we will have to wait for other restockings.
As you will have understood, Sony regularly organizes private sales so that some of its customers can buy a Playstation 5. If you too wish to participate in these events which seem to be becoming monthly, all you have to do is go to the official Sony website Please note that to register, you must have a Playstation Network account. Don’t worry, creating a PSN account is totally free even if you don’t have a PS4 or PS5 yet. You can go to this page to create an account.
Where to find a PS5 in store?
It is also one of the very viable solutions for the purchase of a Playstation 5: go to the store to try to find a pack. If this option is not necessarily the most efficient in terms of time and CO2, it can possibly allow you to find the rare pearl, namely a PS5 or PS5 + Horizon Forbidden West pack. Indeed, since the sale of this lot including the Guerrilla Games game and the console, it is possible to find PS5s in stores, provided you show a good dose of luck. At the moment, we know that Fnac sometimes offers the Sony console in stores, you just have to go there and ask a salesperson. But beware, PS5 stocks in stores are never guaranteed.
Where to buy a used PS5?
If you absolutely want to buy or gift a Playstation 5, be aware that you can still find it available on some resale sites. You will always find it on Rakuten, for example, where it is offered alone and in packs for prices that can sometimes greatly exceed its real value. Keep in mind that a Playstation is sold for €399 for its Digital version, and €499 for its Standard version. Purchases of next-gen consoles for resale are therefore reserved for the most motivated consumers.
Buying a Playstation 5 in 2022 is a bit the same as in 2021, but a little easier. The Sony console is far, very far from returning to a normal commercial situation, ie it will be very difficult for you to find it by conventional means. Even if it is sometimes possible to stumble on a PS5 pack in the store, the PS5 is traditionally only found on the internet, during very short-lived sales periods called restocking or drops. During these short windows of action, you have to grab one of the available packs, fighting against the various site bugs due to too much traffic. In short, a real way of the cross for determined consumers.
No PS5 until 2024?
Last May started with bad news that can be found in a CNBC article. In a recent interview with Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of Intel, the newspaper posed the sore question, and asked for an estimated duration of the shortage of semiconductors which penalizes the computer markets, home consoles and of the automobile. The answer is not very reassuring: “We believe the global semiconductor shortage will extend into 2024, despite our previous estimates (2023), as shortages are now hitting equipment and some production lines will be under severe pressure.“Bad news for the market for home consoles and graphics cards.