Registration to Purchase a PS5 Directly from Sony is Now Open - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 March 2022 / 3,031 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment has opened up the ability to register for a chance to purchase a PlayStation 5 console directly from PlayStation.
There will be a limited number of PS5 consoles available for customers in the US, UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
"We will have a limited amount of PS5 Consoles available for customers to purchase direct from PlayStation," reads the registration page. "If selected, we will contact you via email with instructions and details."
You can register on the official PlayStation website here.
Read an FAQ on the registration below:
- US: MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and Klarn
- UK: Visa, Mastercard and Maestr
- Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg: Visa and Mastercar
- France: Visa, Mastercard and Carte Bancaire
We will update this page as more payment options are made available.
Q. What if I receive a “Sold Out” message?
Q. I currently reside outside of the countries that direct.playstation.com is available in. If invited, can I still purchase a PlayStation 5 Console, game disc or accessory?
US:
You will need an account for PlayStation Network registered in the US and a valid payment method.
Europe:
You will need an account for PlayStation Network registered to a country in Europe, Africa, The Middle East, Oceania, India or Russia, and a valid payment method.
Please note that any orders that contain a delivery address located in a country that direct.playstation.com does not deliver to will be cancelled.
Q. Can I register more than once?
A. Registering more than once will not increase your opportunity of being selected.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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I actually got my PS5 console directly from Sony, but I didn't have to register for a chance to buy it. They just sent me an email with a link to their store and told me to click that link the next day at a specific time (I think it was 3 PM) if I was interested in buying a PS5. It was an easy process with just a small waiting time in a virtual line before getting into the store to make my purchase.
My brother finally got his PS5 in this way too.
I wish more companies would sell their stuff in the way Apple does it with their products on their site. For high demand items it’s limited quantity per customer, but if you want something you just log in with your Apple account, buy the thing, and you are automatically put in a line. You are given an estimate of when they will have your item ready, and then it just ships when they have it for you.
No drops, no fighting bots, no sitting in a checkout queue for half an hour only to be told it’s out of stock when you finally get through, no waiting for an “opportunity” to make a purchase. You just buy the product and you get your spot in line guaranteed.
Also, nothing is ever on sale.
Totally agree. Give us "ships in 4 months" if necessary but let us just line up at the website.
But... Can we mine bitcoin with it ??
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Just kidding !
I brought my Oculas Quest 2 directly from the Oculas site, these companies need to start doing these things more often. 3rd party retailers and sites are not as reliable.
where are the sales of the week? Wouldn't it be every Monday?
VGChartz waits for the major sales tracking services before making their estimates, and those can sometimes be delayed for a variety of reasons. In this case VGChartz is waiting on the NPD numbers to be released, and they are posting their end of year numbers tomorrow.
Nope they don`t. Their weekly data is based on their own estimatives. Only adjustments are made based on other trackers.
I thought there had been in the past, but good thing that they will do it.
