PS5. The Playstation is still one of the most sought after items of the moment. Stocks are scarce but restocking is increasing, we help you take advantage of it with our live drop tracking.
[Mis à jour le 17 juin 2022 à 10h53] If the Playstation 5 has been out for more than eighteen months now, it is still one of the rarest items in stores and on the net. Indeed, Sony’s latest console is in high demand by many French people, seduced by its high-level exclusivities and its very good performance. Only, to be able to buy it, you still have to be able to find it. Getting a PS5 today is based on fairly simple principles, keeping informed of a possible restocking or “drop” on a reseller site and getting there as quickly as possible to grab a copy. We help you in your task with our live stock tracking for the day
Stock tracking for Friday June 17th live
- 10:30 a.m.: No PS5 news yet.
- 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.
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 are looking at all costs to get the Playstation 5, know that you can find it every time on the Rakuten site. Indeed, the e-merchant specializing in resale very often offers copies of the Digital or Standard console alone. It should be noted that these offers come from individuals, who offer the console well above its selling price. Indeed, to buy a new PS5 in store, it is necessary to count between 399 € for the Digital, and 499 € for the Standard. Keep these amounts in mind when visiting the Rakuten site. These purchases are reserved for highly motivated players who wish to avoid the great waltz of drops and restocking.
After a month rich in stock for the Sony console, restocking is slowing down, except for a few copies put on sale by Auchan on Monday. But the situation is a good omen for potential buyers of the Playstation 5, who are seeing an increase in the “drops” of the console. If you want to prepare effectively for the next restocking (which will probably take place this Tuesday morning), you can always consult the various tips, techniques and buying advice on our article below:
No PS5 until 2024?
The month of May starts with bad news that can be found in an article by CNBC. In a recent interview with Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of Intel, the newspaper posed the sore question, and asked for an estimated duration of the shortage of semiconductors which penalizes the computer markets, home consoles and of the automobile. The answer is not very reassuring: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 pressure.“Bad news for the home console and graphics card market.