The success of the Playstation 5 is quite special. Players are snapping up the console, but it still has to be available in stock. We help you find it.
[Mis à jour le 2 novembre 2022 à 11h54] Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, players have been experiencing a rather strange period, synonymous with the end of abundance in certain parts of gaming. First sector affected, that of home consoles, and particularly on the side of Sony and its Playstation 5. The console is extremely sought after by the French, who snap it up in a few seconds on resale sites or at high prices at second-hand sales. To save you from struggling too much to get your console, here is our daily inventory follow-up and all the useful information for a successful Playstation 5 purchase.
CDiscount is well ahead of French retailers in terms of its propensity to put Playstation 5 consoles back on sale. Without being really regular, the famous e-commerce site can boast of having offered consoles at least once a week these months, more often in the form of packs than consoles alone. Generally, these packs contain the console in Digital or Standard version, one or two DualSense controllers and several games exclusive to the console. The best advice we can give you for a quick purchase on their site: create an account beforehand.
Amazon remains one of the first choices of the French when it comes to looking for high-tech objects. Only here, the site of the e-commerce giant is also a target of choice for scalpers and other dishonest resellers who do not hesitate to use bots to seize sought-after items as soon as they are put back in stock, in order to resell them by subsequently well above their base price. And of course, the Playstation 5 is hit hard by this phenomenon. But it is still possible to find it on Amazon, especially since the French also have access to the products posted on the English, German, Spanish and Italian sites of Jeff Bezos’ company. It just takes a big pinch of luck.
Leclerc isn’t the most consistent French retailer when it comes to relisting Playstation 5 consoles, but it’s still by far one of the best options across all platforms. Why ? Because the site limits orders to one copy per person, and manages to hold the sudden influx of visitors in the event of restocking of PS5. At the beginning of October, a stock of the console remained for more than 5 hours on the famous site, allowing many latecomers to finally manage to win the Holy Grail that has become Sony’s latest console.
Also, in addition to the web exclusives sold only on the internet, you have the option of going to the store to look for Playstation 5. At the moment, PS5 FIFA 23 packs are flooding the market, and could well be found in stores at once luck. If you pass in front of a Leclerc don’t hesitate to go there to ask the question.
France’s favorite retailer, Fnac is not one of the champions when it comes to Playstation 5 sales. The e-commerce site rarely offers the console, although rarely means on average once or twice a month. In general, these sales take place on Tuesday or Wednesday, and include both single consoles and fairly extensive packs. Also note that, advice specific to the Fnac.com site, it is possible to add a product to your wishlist in order to find it directly from the homonymous section on your profile. You can then add it directly to your basket, avoiding overloaded product pages.
In addition, in recent weeks, it is possible to find the highly sought-after console in stores in Fnac stores. It is always possible to contact the sellers to ask if they have a few copies in the shop. We have heard of some customers managing to find the console, especially since the arrival of the FIFA 23 packs at the end of September. Indeed, Sony is gradually starting to reach good production quotas, and it seems that some Fnac brands are managing to have a few copies of the console delivered daily. Like what, it costs nothing to ask.
Obtaining a new Playstation 5 at factory prices requires a good dose of patience, and flawless monitoring of daily restocking at different retailers. If the console is back in stock, then it must be purchased as soon as possible, facing stiff competition and high demand. If this waltz of restocking weighs on you, you always have the option of looking for a resale or used console. Its price will inevitably be impacted, resellers being aware of the value of the console, but there are sometimes quite interesting offers, like those just above. As a reminder, the base price of the PS5 is €549 for the Standard version and €449 for the Digital version.
You will have understood this if you follow the news around Sony’s latest console. The PS5 became one of the most sought-after high-tech products in France as soon as it was released in November 2020. A status that it has not left since, making its appearances brief and its purchase complicated. Buying a PS5 is almost a discipline in its own right, with its rules and methods, but also its little advantages to take precedence over your neighbor who is also looking for a Playstation 5. We detail all our little advice just below in a little tips and tricks slideshow.
The PS5 still suffers from many stock shortages, and although this article is not infallible, it still aims to give you the weapons to try to buy Sony’s console as soon as possible and without a hitch.