If you haven’t been able to lock in a PlayStation 5 pre-order, don’t plan to line up at a local retailer in the hopes of snagging the console on launch day. All day-one PS5 sales will be online-only via Sony’s retail partners.
Sid Shuman, senior director of global content communications with Sony Interactive Entertainment, said in an official PlayStation blog post on Thursday that all day-of launch sales will be conducted through the online stores of retail partners.
To reiterate, that means no units will be available in-store for purchase on launch day, so there’s no need to plan on camping out or lining up at your local retailer early in hopes of taking home a PlayStation 5 console.
Shuman added that buyers who have pre-ordered for pick-up at their local retailer should still be able to do so at their designated appointment time but urged people to confirm those details with their local retailer ahead of time.
The decision was made in the interest of keeping gamers, retailers and staff safe from Covid-19, we’re told.
Oddly enough, Sony made the announcement at the same time reviews of the new Xbox consoles went live.
