AMD News – Live PS5 stock updates at Argos, Very, BT Shop, Currys, Symth, Amazon and Game as Playstation consoles tipped to ‘drop’

PS5 CONSOLES BEING SOLD FOR OVER £700 ON E(BA)Y

EBay sellers are trying to flog off PS5 consoles for more than £700, a check of the e-commerce website shows this morning.

There is a white, ‘brand new factory sealed’ Sony PS5 console at £700, while a disc edition is already up to £778.49.

This compares to the recommended PS5 retail prices of £449.99/$499.99, with the digital edition coming in at £359/$399 from Argos etc.

CANCELLED PS5 CONSOLES UP FOR GRABS?

A few retailers “may release cancellations and in [the] case of BT & EE, their current stock,” adds Twitter tipster Ps5Instant.

MID-FEB PS5 RESTOCK TIPPED

The next ‘proper’ PS5 restock is expected to be in mid-February for most retailers, according to @Ps5Instant on Twitter.

PS5 ‘SOLD AT A LOSS’ FOR BIGGER GAINS

Entertainment giant Sony “opted to sell its new consoles at a loss”, reports Complex.

The website says that with “a nearly unprecedented demand for their current generation of consoles, Sony had the ability to set the price fairly high for the PlayStation 5”.

But, Sony’s “strategic price point of the PS5 was a way to undercut the Xbox console releasing around the same time.

“Sony’s gamble paid off, as the company more than made up for the loss leader with gaming sales and other entertainment revenue.”

This saw the giant rake in “a record $10 billion profit”, Complex adds.

ANOTHER HAPPY PS5 CUSTOMER

We don’t know how long this gamer had to wait for her PS5, but she is so thrilled it’s arrived that she tweeted about it…

7.6M CONSOLES ‘SOLD BY NEXT MONTH’

More on that last blog post.

Sony has also raised its profit forecast for the full year ending in March by more than a third.

It expects to have sold to sell more than 7.6 million PS5 consoles by then.

SONY’S CASH BOOST OVER PS5 SUCCESS

THE runaway success of the PlayStation 5 has lifted quarterly profits at maker Sony by 20 per cent to £2.5billion.

The Japanese entertainment giant said it had sold 4.5million PS5 consoles worldwide since its release last November, as locked-down gamers rushed to play titles such as Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

UPCOMING CONFIRMED PS5 GAMES COMING IN 2021

• Destruction AllStars
• Returnal
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits
• Resident Evil Village
• Deathloop
• Ghostwire: Tokyo
• Stray
• Far Cry 6
• God of War Ragnarok
• Gotham Knights
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

‘PS5 SHORTAGES COULD LAST TO JULY’

Shortages of the PS5 and Xbox Series X could last well into the summer, insiders have warned.

It’s horrific news for any gamers that still haven’t managed to bag a next-gen console.

Since their launch in November, the new PS5 and Xbox have been largely sold out.

Neither Sony nor Microsoft has been able to keep up with rampant demand.

Now chip-maker AMD – who supplies both firms – has warned that the shortages may continue.

DATES TO REMEMBER

PS PLUS GAMES AVAILABLE NOW

PS5 gamers can look forward to a host of exciting new games from PS Plus this month to help stave off lockdown boredom.

According to Pushsquare, Destruction Allstars went live on the service last night.

It was followed by PS5 exclusive Control: Ultimate Edition, which will also be available on the store from today.

STATE OF PLAY

Amazon: No drops. Rumour could happen soon

Argos: No drops

Asda: No drops.

Currys: No drops

GAME: No drops

ShopTo: No drops but it opened backorders 

Smyth’s: Dropped today with more coming

Tesco: No drops.Very: Rumours could happen next week

PREDICTION MADE ABOUT FUTURE PS5 DROPS

P55 STOCK SELLS OUT IN MINUTES AT SMYTHS

A new batch of PS5s lasted just minutes before selling out as the scramble for the sought-after consoles continues.

Smyths Toys dropped a number of consoles this morning, but while some were able to beat the rush, others lost out.

SONY SOLD 4.5MILLION PS5 CONSOLES IN JUST TWO MONTHS 

Many gamers struggling to get hold of a PS5 must be scratching their heads, wondering where have all the consoles gone? 

But Sony has released this impressive figure alongside its latest earnings report.

‘GIVE US A CHANCE’

One Twitter user has called for major retailers to communicate restock drop dates to stop websites overloading.

“What would be good though is if the major retailers communicated with each other their drop dates and do them together, it would give everyone who still needs a PS5 a chance and would prevent their websites from overloading,” he said.

PS5 SHORTAGES COULD LAST INTO SUMMER

Shortages of the PS5 and Xbox Series X could continue well into the summer, insiders have warned.

It’s devastating news for any gamers that still haven’t managed to clinch a next-gen console.

Since its launch in November, the new PS5 and Xbox have been largely sold out.

Neither Sony nor Microsoft has been able to keep up with demand.

Now chip-maker AMD – who supplies both firms – has warned the shortages may continue.

YOU CAN BY A CONSOLE ON E(BA)Y!

They are going for as much as £14K. 

There’s even what appears to be a radiator being sold as PS5 for £5.5K.

HOW TO REMOTE PLAY PS5 GAMES ON YOUR PHONE

Pairing a PS4 DualShock 4 controller to your iPhone takes seconds.

Press the PS button and the Share button at the same time, and hold them down.

The light on the back of the joypad will start flashing.

Then go into your iPhone’s Bluetooth section and you’ll see a listing for DualShock 4.

Press that option and your controller will be connected.

‘SHIPS DOCKING IN UK PORT WITH CONSOLES’

UK RETAILER SAYS MORE DROPS NEXT WEEK

Smyth’s drop today but said more consoles will be shipped next week.

So be prepared!

WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO GET A PS5?

“It is difficult for us to increase the production of the PlayStation 5 amid the shortage of semiconductors and other components,’ said Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki, according to Ars Technica.

“We have not been able to fully meet the high level of demand from customers [but] we continue to do everything in our power to ship as many units as possible to customers who are waiting for a PS5.”

SONY: PS5 ‘LOSS-MAKING’

Investors in Sony have been informed that the PlayStation 5 has so far made a loss on sales in a quarterly report.

The report detailed the 4.5million consoles sold, and how placing them at a lower cost than manufacture, a “strategic price point”, has resulted in losses

But when combining the PlayStation revenue from game sales across the PS4 and PS5 platforms, any shortfall is seemingly made up, according to Sony. 

Both consoles sold similarly in their first few months of launch, with the PS4 racking up sales of 4.2million between November and December 2013.

UPCOMING CONFIRMED PS5 GAMES COMING IN 2021

• Destruction AllStars
• Returnal
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits
• Resident Evil Village
• Deathloop
• Ghostwire: Tokyo
• Stray
• Far Cry 6
• God of War Ragnarok
• Gotham Knights
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

HOW TO PLAY PS5 AT 120 FRAMES PER SECOND

If you have the right set-up, you can reach 120 FPS with a 4K UHD resolution. And Fintech Zoom has told us how:

• Choose ‘settings’ in the top right corner
• Select ‘saved data and game/app settings’
• Choose ‘game presets’ on the left side of the screen
• Select ‘performance mode or resolution mode’ and in the pop-up menu choose ‘performance mode’