PS5 and Xbox Series X scalpers have caught the attention of the UK government, and may not end well for the reseller market. Since the PS5 and Xbox Series X rose to pre-orders, stocks have been wrapped up by scalpers and resellers who use advanced robots to secure thousands of orders in minutes. As a result, the PS5 and Xbox Series X have been incredibly difficult to achieve, which in turn has caused a lot of outrage from PlayStation and Xbox fans, and this has caught the attention of many who don’t normally care much. for the video. gaming industry, including the UK government.
The situation has been so dire that recently a scalper openly boasted on Twitter that they got 2,000 orders of GAME PS5 in their last refueling. That said, while resellers are out of control with the PS5 and Xbox Series X, their reign of terror may end soon, at least in the UK.
On the other side of the sea, the UK government is beginning to realize the situation and looks set to take action soon. This week, Scottish National Party MP Douglas Chapman revealed that he plans to propose a bill that will try to crush this issue. According to Chapman, right now, the average consumer does not have fair market access, which is a problem.
“It just doesn’t interest the consumer to have a lot of stock for the demand for very exciting new products that are only bought en masse. It doesn’t give the ordinary consumer fair access to the market … It’s so unfair to the normal person that they just want to play your game or make a gift to your child for Christmas. This situation will get worse and worse. “
At the time of publication, no legislation has been proposed, let alone passed, but six members of the Scottish National Party have tabled a First Day Motion calling for legislative proposals relating to resellers selling gaming consoles at exorbitant prices. Will something come out of it? Who knows, but it’s safe to say that the reseller market could have problems if the PS5 and Xbox Series X don’t get more easily in 2021 and right now it doesn’t look like they will. The first was finally available today on Target and although the shares were released early in the morning, they sold out in a matter of minutes.
H / T, BBC AND Gaming Bible.