Retailers will only be selling PlayStation 5 consoles via online orders and ‘click and collect’ methods once Sony’s next-gen console releases.
In a new blog post, Sony details that on November 12th, the only way to buy a PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition will be to order the console online. To be clear, the post specifically says, “No units will be available in-store for purchase on launch day (November 12th).”
Update: All PS5 console sales in Canada on launch day, November 12, will be online-only. No units will be available in-store for purchase. https://t.co/Ot7RTaRLjL pic.twitter.com/IjHrHt1onL
— PlayStation Canada (@PlayStationCA) November 5, 2020
Some retailers will be taking online orders that allow people to show up at a store to pick up their unit, but you won’t be able to walk in and pick one up off the shelf without ordering ahead.
Sony is doing this to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This makes sense since the first day of a console’s release usually involves large lineups and crowds of people aiming to get their hands on the new gaming hardware.
There’s no word regarding if Microsoft is following suit yet, but MobileSyrup has reached out to the tech giant for more information regarding its plans to release the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
Stay tuned to MobileSyrup over the next week as we try to stay on top of where to order a PS5 from before launch. Sony’s standard PlayStation 5 costs $629 and the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition costs $499.
Source: Sony
