Sony has just tweeted an apology for its misaligned pre-order system that took gamers by surprise – leaving many without a secure PlayStation 5 console. Taking a form more akin to a Quickstrike sneaker release, the console was announced last Wednesday that it would be available for pre-order the next day, but launched a few hours later on Walmart – leading other retailers to open their pre-order links, which caused a frenzy of pre-orders by fast players and resellers.
Resellers got their hands on several pre-orders while fans were left empty-handed. Realizing this, Sony has promised to release more pre-orders “over the next few days” with more units coming at the end of the year. Those who missed out should prepare for a Sony update next week to lock in their own pre-order.
Let’s be honest: PS5 pre-orders could have been a lot smoother. We really apologize for this.
Over the next few days, we’ll be releasing more PS5 consoles for pre-order – retailers will share more details.
And more PS5s will be available by the end of the year. pic.twitter.com/h1TaGsGBun
– PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 19, 2020
In other game news, the Nintendo 3DS has been discontinued.
