Preorders are not live yet, and Sony has said it will give fans prior notice before dropping preorders out of the blue.
What you need to know
- Sony may be limiting purchases of the PS5 to one per household.
- This comes after a Reddit user found the source code on PlayStation’s website indicated as much.
- The company has reportedly increased PS5 production to 10 million units by the end of the year.
It might be even harder to get your hands on a PS5 this holiday than originally anticipated. Reddit user Kgarvey discovered that the source code on direct.playstation.com indicates that Sony will limit PS5 consoles to one per household.
We can verify ourselves that the source code of website still contains this message, which you can see below.
“You can only purchase one version of the PS5 Console: Disc or Digital. You have already added one PS5 console to your cart.”
As IGN notes, this isn’t anything new for the company. Sony also limited PS4 preorders to one per household on its website when it first released in 2013. Still, nothing is stopping you from going to other retailers like Amazon or Best Buy and picking up another console there.
Sony is reportedly increasing production of the PS5 to 10 million units by the end of this year due to the increased demand for gaming amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected to release this holiday, though the company has not revealed an exact launch date or price. During Geoff Keighley’s hands-on with the DualSense controller, PlayStation Worldwide Head of Marketing Eric Lempel said that the company would give fans notice before preorders went up.
Kgarvey also discovered that there will be a new label in use denoting PS4 products that are compatible on PS5. It’s unclear if this if strictly referring to software through backward compatibility or if it could be used on hardware, like controllers, as well.
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PlayStation 5
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Get your hands on it before it sells out
Sony’s PS5 will be available for preorder soon ahead of its release in the coming months. Despite being limited to one purchase from Sony, that doesn’t stop you from checking it out at other retailers where you can currently sign up for preorder notifications.
PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 5: Everything we know so far
- PS5 vs. Xbox Series X: How they compare
- PS5 Specs: What’s in the next-gen PlayStation
- Will PS4 games work on the PlayStation 5?
