GAMERS will almost certainly be able to get their hands on a PS5 this week as seven top UK retailers are planning restocks.
Argos appears to have dropped the coveted console last night and, although the site currently doesn’t show stock, rumours are there are enough consoles to last until tomorrow and new stock is being drip-fed all the time.
So it will pay to keep refreshing the Argos PS5 page as consoles could drop any time over the next 36 hours.
Meanwhile Very, Game, John Lewis and BT are all expected to get restocks today, while an error message on Amazon’s PS5 page left shoppers furious
After thinking they’d found a console in stock and added it to their basket, a pop-up message appeared telling them any orders made “will not have processed at this time”.
Since its launch last November, millions of gamers around the world have struggled to bag a PlayStation 5.
With restock rumours swirling continually, only the quickest off the mark at shops like Very and Amazon have been able to pick one up so far.
Follow our PS5 live blog below for the very latest news, updates and stock drop rumours…
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MARVEL’S AVENGERS GAME TO BE RELEASED
The new Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Marvel’s Avengers will be released alongside the game’s Hawkeye DLC on March 18.
Publisher Square Enix said the current-gen console versions will feature “upgraded visuals and framerate, significantly faster load times, improved destruction and Heroic detail”.
What’s more, users moving from PS4 to PS5 or Xbox One to Xbox Series X/S will be able to upgrade the game free of charge. These users will be able to transfer their saves, player profiles and progression to current-gen consoles, with cross-gen play supported within console families.
The second part of Marvel’s Avengers’ two Hawkeyes’ story arc will conclude with Clint Barton DLC, which is titled Operation Hawkeye: Future Imperfect.
It comes after first part of the Hawkeyes’ story, Kate Bishop – Taking AIM, launched in December 2020.
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WORLD’S BIGGEST PS5
An influencer has bought the world’s biggest PlayStation 5 – a fully functional console standing 10ft tall and weighing 230 kilos.
In a recent video, American YouTube star Zachary “ZHC” Hsieh said that he purchased the bonkers contraption coupled with a gigantic, working controller for £50,000.
ZHC, who boasts over 19million subscribers on the video platform, said he then spent 100 hours customising the behemoth with a colourful paint job.
It’s apparently 100 times larger than a bog standard PS5, which Sony launched in November 2020.
“The crazy thing is, this PS5 actually works,” the 22-year-old said in a video uploaded to YouTube this month.
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PS5 HAS BETTER BLU-RAY PLAYER THAN XBOX SERIES X
The PS5 has one major advantage over bitter rival the Xbox Series X, according an audio-visual geek.
Vincent Teoh from YouTube channel HDTVTest carried out an in-depth comparison of the consoles’ Blu-Ray players, and found Sony’s machine came out on top.
After placing the two consoles side-by-side, he showed that the PS5 avoids frame rate stutters during playback, which the Series X is prone too.
Microsoft’s powerhouse also doesn’t display 12-bit color, leading to less chroma bandwidth than Sony’s machine.
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AMAZON ‘DON’T KNOW’ WHEN PS5 WILL BE RESTOCKED
Amazon restocked the PS5 yesterday morning – but some gamers were left disappointed.
Unsurprisingly, the console sold out almost immediately.
In response, Amazon Help tweeted yesterday: “Due to the speed with which the item sold out, it wasn’t possible to email all customers who had asked to be notified before it became unavailable, apologies.
“We don’t know when the PlayStation 5 will be back in stock, however we recommend checking back on the website regularly as more stock will become available periodically.”
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HOW MUCH DOES A PS5 COST?
The PS5 launch fell on November 12, but not everywhere.
That date only stood for the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea.
UK gamers had to wait until November 19 to order one of the consoles.
The PS5 proper costs £449.99/$499.99, while the digital edition comes in at £359/$399.
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MILLIONS OF PS5 CONSOLES SOLD IN 2020
Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units in 2020 amid high demand for the next-generation console in the lead-up to Christmas.
It is the same amount as the Japanese tech giant sold of its predecessor, the PlayStation 4, when it launched in 2013.
PS5’s arrival, alongside strong software sales and 1.4 million PS4 purchases, helped Sony’s gaming business make 883.2 billion yen (£6.1 billion) in revenue for its latest quarter, an increase of 40% over 2019.
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STOCK DROP TIMES – RUMOURS
An online social media account claims to have the average times that PS5 will drop.
@PS5Instant beoiuves it has the “typical” times stock will drop on John Lewis, Very, Argos, ASDA, Currys, Amazon UK and BT/EE.
Read the list below.
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GAMES TO BE RELEASED NEXT MONTH
Those lucky enough to have got their hands on a PS5 will be able to enjoy these games from next month:
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon – March 2
- Control: Ultimate Edition – March 2
- Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 4 – March 11
- Returnal – March 19
- Balan Wonderworld – March 26
- It Takes Two – March 26
- Terminator: Resistance Enhanced – March 26
- Tennis World Tour 2 – March 2021 (tentative)
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VERY TO RESTOCK THIS MORNING
Very have confirmed that a PS5 restock will arrive online this morning.
Gamers are urged to have their finger on the button from 10am to get their hands on a console.
A staff member said on Twitter that the stock would drop “late morning”.
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GET AHEAD OF THE QUEUE
Gamers wanting to get their hands on a PS5 can get ahead in the queue by signing up to a stock checker.
These online tools monitor a range of different retailers to find out when a product is available to buy again.
Stock Informer is currently monitoring PS5 stock at a range of different retailers including eBay, Amazon, Currys PC World and Very.co.uk.
Playstation5stock.com focuses purely on the latest Sony console but only monitors nine retailers.
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ARGOS STOCK AVAILABLE IN AREAS
Argos reportedly dropped stock in the earlier hours of the morning.
Gamers who have been patiently waiting for a console have been busy trying to get their hands on one.
Once in stock, devices are usually snapped up fast.
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‘VERY STOCK DROP DUE FROM 10AM’ TODAY REPORTS TWITTER ACCOUNT
The @ps5instant Twitter account says the expected stock drop today (Wednesday February 17) will come in the morning.
It estikmates the drop will happen between 10am and noon.
The twitter account also says its expects drops from other major retailers this week, including Argos, John Lewis, Currys, AO and BT/EE.
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VERY PS5 DROP DUE TO COME TODAY
Here’s a list of the reported PS5 restocks:
- Very – drop coming today.
- Smyths – dropped last week.
- Argos – no drops, despite rumours one could happen soon.
- Amazon – Now sold out.
- Curry’s – no drops.
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USE STOCK CHECKER ALERTS TO GET AHEAD IN RE-STOCK QUEUE
Gamers wanting to get their hands on a PS5 can get ahead in the queue by signing up to a stock checker.
These online tools monitor a range of different retailers to find out when a product is available to buy again.
Stock Informer is currently monitoring PS5 stock at a range of different retailers including eBay, Amazon, Currys PC World and Very.co.uk.
Playstation5stock.com focuses purely on the latest Sony console but only monitors nine retailers.
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PS5 CONSOLE LAUNCH ATE UP LARGE CHUNK OF SONY’S PROFITS
Sony said the new console’s launch cut into the company’s profit gains.
Sony also revealed a dent from selling PS5 hardware at “strategic price points” for less than it costs the firm to manufacture.
Rival Microsoft, which launched the Xbox Series X and Series S around the same time as the PS5 in November, has not shared exact figures for its next-generation consoles but said in its latest quarter filing that hardware revenue had jumped 86%.
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GET READY FOR GRAN TURISMO 7
Gran Turismo 7 is the latest and greatest entry to the franchise, due out in 2021.
The popular racing game that has been a classic on the Sony console since its first edition was released on the first Playstation console in 1997.
The game was first announced during Sony’s PS5 reveal on June 11, 2020.
Sadly, Sony didn’t announce a release date to go with it.
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WHAT PS5 GAMES ARE DUE FOR RELEASE IN MARCH?
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon – March 2
- Control: Ultimate Edition – March 2
- Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 4 – March 11
- Returnal – March 19
- Balan Wonderworld – March 26
- It Takes Two – March 26
- Terminator: Resistance Enhanced – March 26
- Tennis World Tour 2 – March 2021 (tentative)
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GIANT PS5 THAT ACTUALLY WORKS SELLS FOR £50,000 ONLINE
A bizarre ten-foot tall PS5 has sold for £50,000, according to TechRadar.
The giant console was snapped up by YouTuber ZHC at 100 times the price of a normal PS5.
Amazingly, the console works perfectly – and even features a huge DualSense controller.
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NEARLY 14,000 SIGN GOVERNMENT PETITION TO MAKE SCALPING A CRIME
A petition calling for the Government to crackdown on scalpers has reached 12, 967 signatures.
The petition has smashed an initial; target of 10,000 – the amount required to gain an official response to the petition. If it reaches 100,000 by its deadline date of June 10, the Government will consider it for debate in Parliament.
A blurb on the petition page reads: This practice is most prevalent in the buying and re-selling of event tickets but also has a significant impact on the sales of trainers/clothes and technology.
“The most recent case in point is the launch of the PlayStation 5 and X Box Series X consoles.
“Both pre-orders and launch day stock were sold out instantaneously and then thousands of listings appeared on eBay at over double the RRP. A reseller group claimed to have been able to secure 3500 of these.”
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SONY SOLD 4.5 MILLION PS5 UNITS IN 2020
Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units in 2020 amid high demand for the next-generation console in the lead-up to Christmas.
It is the same amount as the Japanese tech giant sold of its predecessor, the PlayStation 4, when it launched in 2013.
PS5’s arrival, alongside strong software sales and 1.4 million PS4 purchases, helped Sony’s gaming business make 883.2 billion yen (£6.1 billion) in revenue for its latest quarter, an increase of 40% over 2019.
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MARVEL’S AVENGERS GAME TO HIT PS5 AND XBOX SERIES X IN MARCH
The new Playstation 5 and Xmox Series X/S versions of Marvel’s Avengers will be released alo9ngside the game’s Hawkeye DLC on March 18.
Publisher Square Enix said the current-gen console versions will feature “upgraded visuals and framerate, significantly faster load times, improved destruction and Heroic detail”.
What’s more, users moving from PS4 to PS5 or Xbox One to Xbox Series X/S will be able to upgrade the game free of charge. These users will be able to transfer their saves, player profiles and progression to current-gen consoles, with cross-gen play supported within console families.
The second part of Marvel’s Avengers’ two Hawkeyes’ story arc will conclude with Clint Barton DLC, which is titled Operation Hawkeye: Future Imperfect.
It comes after first part of the Hawkeyes’ story, Kate Bishop – Taking AIM, launched in December 2020.
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PS5INSTANT CLAIMS STOCK EXPECTED FOR MULTIPLE RETAILERS SOON
Tipster PS5 Instant claims that Argos, Amazon, Currys, Very and Tesco will release stock “very soon”.
The site says VERY will drop between 10am and noon on Wednesday February 17.
Follow the accounts live Youtube stream for sound notifications.
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LIST OF REPORTED PS5 RESTOCKS
Here’s the latest from the major retailers.
- Very – drop coming tomorrow.
- Smyths – dropped last week.
- Argos – no drops, despite rumours one could happen soon.
- Amazon – dropped today but now sold out.
- Curry’s – no drops.
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TIP: SIGN UP TO A STOCK CHECKER TO GET AHEAD IN RE-STOCK QUEUE
Gamers wanting to get their hands on a PS5 can get ahead in the queue by signing up to a stock checker.
These online tools monitor a range of different retailers to find out when a product is available to buy again.
Stock Informer is currently monitoring PS5 stock at a range of different retailers including eBay, Amazon, Currys PC World and Very.co.uk.
Playstation5stock.com focuses purely on the latest Sony console but only monitors nine retailers.
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TIMELINE: PLAYSTATION RELEASES OVER THE YEARS\
Here’s a potted history of Playstation and the consoles released in the series.
- The original PlayStation launched in Europe in 1995
- This was followed by the PlayStation 2 in the year 2000
- The PlayStation 3 arrived over half a decade later, in 2006
- Then gamers had to wait a further seven years for 2013’s PS4 launch
- Sony released the PS5 in November 2020
