PLAYSTATION 5. After a start to the month without a console, the PS5 is making a comeback this Wednesday at Micromania. Limited stocks but available.
[Mis à jour le 13 avril 2022 à 11h11] The PS5 is finally back! The month of April did not smile for the moment for potential buyers of Playstation, with permanent stock shortages at French retailers. But the situation is improving this Wednesday with the return of the console to Micromania. The French retailer offers the console in packs ranging from €650 to €750. It includes the console, games and controllers. Stocks that should last a few minutes at best. If you would like to keep informed of any other restocking during the day, do not hesitate to come back to this page!
Our update on PS5 stocks from Wednesday April 13:
- 11:09 a.m.: The stocks could arrive on the Micromania site in a few minutes.
- 10:56 : Micromania finally offers the console!
- 09:10: Crossroads has put PS5s on sale for pre-order!
- 09:05: For the moment, despite what is announced on other sites, no restocking of the console is planned today. However, it can be found used and at a high price on the site. Rakuten.
Unfortunately, strong demand has, as always, greatly penalized potential buyers of the console on Wednesday, particularly on the Carrefour site. This was the first restocking of the console for about two weeks, which explains the huge demand and the many queues to access the Micromania site. But these two new “drops” could also pave the way for other restocking, at Fnac or CDiscount for example. Keep up to date with stock trends via the news feed above, and learn all you need to know to put the odds in your favor when buying the console a little further down in the game. This article.
Unfortunately, this simple question has no easy answer. The console is permanently out of stock on the sites of French retailers, and only appears occasionally on certain sites. These sales periods are called restocking or “drops” and are the scene of intense competition to obtain the console. To the many buyers wishing to finally acquire the next-gen console, there are also scalpers or dishonest resellers wishing to appropriate the rare stocks available to resell them at a higher price. A rather complex situation for a simple buyer who must therefore put all the means on his side to validate his basket in time.
In addition, it is important to note that Amazon receives relatively regular restocking and reserves them for its Amazon Prime members. If you haven’t subscribed to the e-commerce giant’s subscription service, you can still avail of its 30-day free trial period. You can then add the console to your wishlist and add it directly to your basket from this tab when stocks are available. This manipulation will not only allow you to save time during your purchase (time is precious when the console is stock) but also to bypass the main product page which could be overloaded with visitors.
Finding a used PS5 may still be the best way to get Sony’s latest console today. Unfortunately, the second-hand market is just about as prolific as the new one, with copies of the console going on sale at prices sometimes beyond double the basic retail price. As a reminder, the PS5 is sold by Sony for 399 euros for its Digital version, and 499 € for its Standard version. Second-hand purchases are therefore reserved for buyers wishing to obtain the console at all costs.