Buying a PS5 is getting dramatically harder
The needless drama of buying a PS5 --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/23/22434905/ps5-restock-best-buy-walmart-sony-playstation-5
'Purchasing a PS5 is not easy. The combination of greed and incompetence has turned the process into a dramatic event for stores selling PS5s in the United States,' reports The Verge. In order to purchase PS5 in the United States, it is obliged to join the Discords server that summarizes PS5 sales information and follow the Twitter account. The Verge wrote, 'Purchasing a PS5 is like getting a new coronavirus vaccine in March 2021', pointing out that it is a very difficult mission.
Alex Kranz, a reporter for The Verge, said he didn't rush to buy the PS5 when it went on sale. The reason is that I already had an Xbox Series X. However, since the PS5 version of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE will be released in June 2021, it is said that it is difficult to purchase PS5 even though it has been more than 6 months since its release. He said he was angry at the situation.
One of the reasons why PS5 is in short supply is theglobal shortage of semiconductors. 'The supply shortage may continue into 2022,' said Hiroki Totoki, chief financial officer of Sony.
Sony predicts PS5 supply shortage will continue into 2022-GIGAZINE
Another reason why it is difficult to buy a PS5 is a 'reseller'. In December 2020, it was revealed that the resale group sold over 8.5 billion yen by reselling PS5 and next-generation graphic boards. To prevent resellers from buying PS5, online stores are introducing complex mechanisms, one of which is reCAPTCHA .
If the PS5 sales information comes out in the online store, it will be sold out immediately in a few minutes, so you need to visit the site quickly, put the PS5 in the cart and make a payment. However, it seems that reCAPTCHA often interferes with payments and misses purchases. After trial and error, Kranz wrote that several ad blockers were found to be interfering with reCAPTCHA and interfering with the PS5 purchasing process. You need to be on the white list. ' In addition, Krantz points out that the PS5 purchasing process is unnecessarily complicated due to the different trial and error of each online store.
Since the semiconductor shortage is expected to continue for a while, it is expected that the PS5 will continue to be in short supply. So, 'Companies with online stores that don't work very well need to keep up with the enthusiastic consumers who need the PS5,' Kranz wrote.
In addition, Mr. Kranz said that he was able to purchase PS5 from Sony's official online store, and succeeded in getting out of the PS5 purchase competition ahead of time.
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