Poll: *The Official PlayStation 5 (PS5) Thread*

[mikeym]

I love how Curry's say "avoid the queues" at the top when you're in a nearly 35,000 person long queue!

 

[Kerplunk]

No, that's the queue to load the pre order page.

That makes more sense

I see, so is it then a free for all or is there a degree that you are more likely to bag one?

 

[crazy8s]

This would be a nice time for Virgin Media to go down... assuming all 29,000 people ahead of me in the queue are using it

 

[Mobius 1]

30k people in a queue to open a pre order page ? Christ.

 

[brightside229]

Number of users in queue ahead of you: 27671 lol

So if you wait, are you guaranteed a pre-order?

I was in the que with currys yesterday, after around 2 hours i got down to less <100 in que and then when it said less then 2 minutes left it then said sorry all stock sold

 

[peige]

Blimey!

Your queue number: 38153
Number of users in queue ahead of you: 33480
Expected arrival time on the website: more than an hour
Your estimated wait time is: more than an hour

I'm not interested in a release one really so will leave it to you lot. I'll grab one when they are a little more stocked.

 

[Soulja]

Queue number 37555. Christ. Thank god I've already got mine preordered.

 

[TallPaul_S]

It's probably a better system than 30k people all pressing F5 and the page timing out, as it also saves your place in the queue - but it does give an actual figure as to how many people are competing for the pre-order slots.

 

[Soulja]

 

[Mobius 1]

Queue number 37555. Christ. Thank god I've already got mine preordered.

Same. I couldn’t be dealing with queues like that.

 

[Kerplunk]

Currys:

We are now SOLD OUT of the PS5 Digital Edition and Standard Edition.

 

[TallPaul_S]

Aaaaaand they're gone.

 

[Noxia]

I must admit, whilst I wouldn't go silly and get like 3+, it's tempting to order 2 and sell one to offset the cost. Assuming profit can be made of course.

 

[Toekiller]

Well I'd like to get one but had no idea pre orders had gone up :/

 

[BowdonUK]

I don't remember it being this bad for the PS4?

 

[Lovejoy!]

ah profiteering, sure.

 

[Gman]

The problem this time round is individual places are selling at different times. Where's before most places went live together so the rush was spread out.

 

[fez]

While I understand why people complain about resellers making a profit, thats kind of how capitalism works at its core. All those £50 t-shirts people buy cost the company £50p to make. I don't agree with people doing this on consoles etc but its not quite the dick move people are making out.

 

[McBain]

It's 100% a dick move, if you buy 2 (or more) and sell one (for a profit) you're a dick. If the shoe fits and all that.

I'm using the words you and you're not directly at you obviously @fez

 

[Phemo]

I think it is a dick move personally. I got an preorder in with Amazon and I confirmed my pre-registered interest as a pre-order with ShopTo but if I do happen to get two on release day, one will be getting sold to someone who wants it, at RRP. The thought of flogging a second one on for profit just wouldn't enter my head.

But plenty of other people will do it, it happens every time with every console launch and there's nothing that can be done about it. At the end of the day, people are trying their luck by putting them up for sale for inflated prices and there always seems to be people willing to be taken advantage of.