Sony PS5: Here you can buy the next generation PlayStation on...

Sony’s long-awaited PlayStation 5 is on sale today. With PS5 pre-orders sold out since September, it is causing stress for gamers and parents as they try to make sure they have the next generation console on hand for the holiday season.

While nothing is promised, here is some help on buying a PS5.

The PS5 is launching two versions today. There’s a digital model for $ 400 and a console version for $ 500. The only difference between the two is that the console version is an Ultra HD Blu-ray drive for PS5 Blu-ray Disc games and PS4 Blu-ray Disc games, as well as videos from 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays and standard Blu -ray contains. Rays and DVDs.

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How do I buy a PS5?

The sale is only online today. There is a queue on Playstation.com that opens regularly today and you can line up to buy a PS5 direct from Sony. The queue can take an hour or more. Hence, the ideal thing to do is to sign in with your PlayStation ID and keep this website open while looking for the PS5 on other retail websites.

GameStop

We’ll have a very limited number of PS5 console bundles for purchase at https://t.co/CYyCoH1dWE this evening. pic.twitter.com/M3MhW6CA23

— GameStop (@GameStop) November 11, 2020

On Wednesday, the night before the consoles officially went on sale, there were “only a very limited number of PS5 console packs for sale”. There are Launch Day bundles for $ 800 at GameStop that appear to be sold out but may be updated later today. These include the $ 500 console, a Sony DualSense Wireless Controller for PS5, a one-year PlayStation Plus membership, NBA 2K21 Mamba Forever Edition for PS5, and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Launch Edition.

Walmart

Tomorrow is the day you’ve all been waiting for! 🎉 Order the #PS5 online only on 11/12 during these four times throughout the day:
🕛 12 PM ET
🕒 3 PM ET
🕕 6 PM ET
🕘 9 PM ET

— Walmart (@Walmart) November 11, 2020

that the PS5 will be available for purchase on November 12 at four different times: 12 p.m. ET, 3 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. ET, and 9 p.m. ET. Every time new stocks are released today, they sell out within minutes and the website is frozen for many people trying to buy the equipment, even if they are lucky enough to add one to their shopping cart.

Best Buy regularly publishes units today. So upgrade, upgrade, upgrade to try and snap a console. There were more units at Best Buy earlier today with no new ones added this afternoon, but there is a chance more will be added. So keep trying.

Here are the links to help you find the elusive PS5 for your own gaming or Christmas gifts:

Best Buy: PS5 console and PS5 Digital Edition

Amazonas: PS5 console and PS5 Digital Edition

Gamestop: PS5 console and PS5 Digital Edition

Target: PS5 console and PS5 Digital Edition

Walmart: PS5 console and PS5 Digital Edition

Black Friday Ways To Get A PS5

Black Friday is on November 27th and offers additional opportunities to get a PS5. Best Buy released its Black Friday ad, showing that the PS5 console won’t be available for online sale until that day. Gamestop is also offering the PS5 on Black Friday, but it will only be sold in person. According to the retailer’s Black Friday ad, there are at least two PlayStation 5 consoles per store that day.

Accessories for the PS5

There are tons of new accessories for the PS5 too. Sony has developed a new DualSense wireless controller in black and white that matches the color scheme of the PS5. There is also a PULSE 3D wireless headset, a DualSense charging station, an HD camera and a media remote control. They are already on sale and in retail stores nationwide.

Technical data and details about the PS5

Sony published more details about the PS5 in a blog on Monday. The PS5 launches in Canada on November 12 and costs $ 629.99 CDN for the console and $ 499 CDN for the digital edition.

On November 19th, the PS5 console and digital edition will be released in the UK for £ 449.99 for the console and £ 359.99 for the digital version. The European launch is the same day and the price is € 499.99 for the PS5 console and € 399.99 for the digital edition.

The PS5 console has a size of approx. 390 mm x 104 mm x 260 mm (width x height x depth) without the base and weighs approx. 4.5 kg. The PS5 Digital Edition console is approximately 390 mm x 92 mm x 260 mm (width x height x depth) and weighs approximately 3.9 kg.

The PS5 has an expansion port that allows players to add M.2 SSD storage for installing and playing PS5 games. This feature will be available in the future, but not at startup. It will be part of a system software update. The PS5 allows you to connect a compatible USB drive for storing and playing PS4 games that remain stored on the external device.

This article is regularly updated with the latest information.

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