PS5 Launch Day Sales Will be Online Only - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 November 2020 / 1,674 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment content communications senior director Sid Shuman on the PlayStation Blog announced the PlayStation 5 launch day sales will be conducted entirely through online retailers.
"In the interest of keeping our gamers, retailers, and staff safe amidst COVID-19, today we are confirming that all day-of launch sales will be conducted through the online stores of our retail partners," said Shuman.
"No units will be available in-store for purchase on launch day (November 12 or November 19, depending on your region) – please don’t plan on camping out or lining up at your local retailer on launch day in hopes of finding a PS5 console for purchase. Be safe, stay home, and place your order online.
"Gamers who have pre-ordered for pick-up at their local retailer should still be able to do so at their designated appointment time, under the retailer’s safety protocols. Please confirm the details with your local retailer.
"A special thank you to our entire community for your continued support this year. Here’s to the next generation of gaming!"
The PlayStation 5 will launch on November 12 in the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, and in the rest of the world on November 19.
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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well that is a little sad.
Sign of the times. Kudos to Sony and retailers for being responsible.
You know it’s possible to shop with social distancing rules in tact. O well
Yes it can, but Sony will not taking any responsibility and probably will get sued if some one got covid 19. It's hard to control people especially crowd
the uk is in lockdown and wouldnt be able to buy them anyway
Im confused, I thought all ps5 consoles were sold out, so is he referring to day 1 game/peripheral sales?
Thanks, Rona.
Imagine if Xbox releases in store then, will that affect the sales of PS5?
There's no way XB is going to risk the PR nightmare that would come from lines of people camping out to get systems.
Walmart already confirmed online only sales for Xbox as well.
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