PS5. Once again the PS5 reappears on a French site this Wednesday with the sale of console packs by CDiscount. Other restocking could follow during the day, so stay tuned.
[Mis à jour le 22 juin 2022 à 14h36] By offering an image quality of up to 4K and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, the PS5 officially marked the entry of home consoles into the next-gen era. Except that since its release a little over a year and a half ago, the console has been completely absent from the shelves of resellers. To be able to get one, you now have to go through the infernal waltz of restocking, lightning basket validations, and overloaded internet pages. This Wednesday, the console is back at CDiscount and other retailers could follow during the day. Follow the stocks live with us and benefit from all the information about it.
Stock monitoring for Wednesday June 22 live
- 1:00 p.m.: The PS5 is available for Swiss and Belgian residents at Mediamarkt
- 10:37: There is a PS5 pack left at CDiscount
- 10:30 a.m.: The PS5 is available at CDiscount
- 7:00 a.m.: The PS5 is available for sale used and new at Rakuten at full price (see below), we will have to wait for other restockings.
The console appeared this morning at CDiscount alone and in packs including games, controllers and accessories. The PS5 is still the most sought-after console around, and the retailer’s offer has attracted a lot of buyers. Only once did stocks hold for more than 45 minutes before running out of stock again. Other restocking could follow in the afternoon, especially at Micromania and Fnac, which have not offered consoles for a while.
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, you just have to go to the Sony official 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 own 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 quite 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 seller. 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?
If it is still possible to find a PS5 in 2022 provided you invest time in it, the situation is still very abnormal for many potential buyers. Impossible to find a PS5 in stores, and difficult to offer it to relatives in a conventional way. Only, the world learned last May that this strange situation could well continue. In an interview transcribed by the magazine CNBCIntel CEO Pat Gelsinger said: “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 strain.” Enough to see the end of the tunnel, but not before 18 months.