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You can now queue to purchase a PS5 direct from Sony (update: sold out)

You can now queue to purchase a PS5 direct from Sony (update: sold out)

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Both the disc-based console and the Digital Edition are available without an invite

By Alice Jovanée

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Start lining up for the PlayStation 5 at Sony
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Update April 21st, 6:33PM ET: Sony has sold out of PS5 consoles for now.

A year and a half since its release, the PlayStation 5 is still extremely difficult to get your hands on. Sony has been one of the most reliable retailers when it comes to console restocks, though it usually reserves them for invite-only restocks that you have to register in advance for. This is one of the rare moments where Sony is opening up a public queue, so if you’re still in the market for this rare console, either the disc-based PS5 for $499 or the $399 PS5 Digital Edition, just go ahead and queue up via its direct store to try your luck.

You don’t have to refresh the landing page once you’ve arrived in the queue — just wait it out — but we do recommend that you keep your PlayStation Network account info at the ready, just in case you’re allocated a spot to buy one when the countdown finishes.

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PlayStation 5

$500

Sony’s flagship next-gen console, which includes a disc drive, allows you to play both digital and physical games for the PS4 and PS5.

$500 at Sony

PlayStation 5 Digital Edition

$400

The PS5 Digital Edition costs $400. Compared to the standard PS5, this console is $100 less and does not include a Blu-ray disc drive.

$400 at Sony

While you wait...

If you do manage to secure a PS5 — or simply want to prep for when you do — there are a few games and additional accessories to consider, including Sony’s Pulse 3D Headset and the cosmic red DualSense controller.

Cosmic red DualSense controller

$7533% off
$50

Like the original DualSense controller, the cosmic red model features adaptive triggers and haptic feedback but with a vibrant red-and-black design.

$50 at Best Buy

Sony Pulse 3D headset

$99

Sony’s own wireless gaming headset, made to showcase the PS5’s 3D Audio effect, also works on the PS4.

$99 at Amazon$100 at Best Buy

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

$7017% off
$58

Insomniac Games’ latest adventure in the Ratchet & Clank series is the most fun entry yet. It’s also the first to launch on PS5, and it’s a showcase for amazing graphics and fast loading speeds.

$58 at Amazon (physical)$66 at Walmart$70 at Target

Deathloop (Standard Edition, PS5)

$6083% off
$10

The 2021 release from Arkane Studios — the team behind Prey and Dishonored — is a masterpiece in many ways, an open-ended mystery that’s thrilling, action-packed, and just the right amount of weird.

$10 at Best Buy$20 at GameStop
A screenshot of Demon’s Souls (2020) on the PlayStation 5.

Demon’s Souls (2020)

$7057% off
$30

A remake of the 2009 game Demon’s Souls by FromSoftware, rebuilt from the ground up by Bluepoint Games.

$30 at Amazon (physical)

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