Within the first hour, all the sleek, gray renditions of the PS5 and its accessories were gone.
If you were one of the first 12,300 people to nab a limited PS5, congratulations.
For everybody else, youre out of luck.
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The only ones who seem to be happy with the situation are the scalpers.
One listing had it going for $10,000.
Gizmodo found one Buy it Now PS5 Pro bundle going for $35,000.
The full PlayStation 5 Pro 30th Anniversary Bundle costs $1,000. It’s now selling for upwards of $3,000 on eBay. © Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment
The 30th Anniversary accessories and controllers are also going for hundreds more than their base price.
A special editionPlayStation Portalis being sold for $100 more than the regular version.
Others said their wait time jumped from 14 minutes tomore than 30for no clear reason.
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The base price of the PlayStation 5 Pro 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle was $1,000.
Thats already steep and is more than most are willing to spend on a single console.
As of writing, thePlayStation Direct listingfor the upcoming console still shows there are more available for preorder.
Theres an open question whether any other official retailers will have 30th Anniversary consoles available.
Otherwise, other retailers should also have access to the special edition non-Pro PlayStation 5 and regular DualSense.
Sites like GameStop show the special DualSense controller iscurrentlynot available.
We will update this post if we hear more.
This situation is more deja vu for anybody who lived through the 2020 PS5 launch debacle.
The $700 consolewont include a disc drive.
Instead, you should probably buy a drive separately.
Those drives remain in stock in places likeGameStopandonce again after a lullonBestBuys website.
The $1,000 30th Anniversary Bundle also did not include the disc drive.
We dont recommend waiting in line to buy a $3,000 to $5,000 console.
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