Like 2020, the PS5 has proven very difficult to order in 2021. It doesn’t matter if it’s Amazon, Walmart, GameStop, Best Buy, Target, GAME, Costco or any other distributor, at the time it’s released. a new PS5 replacement. , is sold in minutes. Not only is the demand for the console still astronomically high, but climbers with their robots continue to chase every repopulation, which for the first time is limited due to production issues. Even if things get worse, almost all replacements become a debacle with a lot of website problems. Despite this, retailers refuse to shake things up and try something different, excluding Currys PC World.
The British retailer has announced what it calls the “PS5 VIP Pass”, which is more or less a lottery system. How it works, when the retailer has new stock, it will send, some, to PS5 VIP Pass holders who buy codes by email. These codes are valid for up to 72 hours and guarantee the customer a console. And, of course, those who are not sent codes will remain in the lottery pool for future replacements.
Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any priority system, which means it doesn’t matter when you sign up because the codes will be sent at random. In other words, it’s not a queue, but a literal lottery system where all pool users have the same chance of getting a code.
As for the PS5 VIP Pass, it costs nothing and right now applicants are still accepted. That said, it’s important to keep in mind that these codes will be for in-store orders that need to be picked up at a store, which means international shoppers are out of luck.
It remains to be seen if this system will be effective, but if you’re in the UK and haven’t gotten a PS5 yet, it’s worth it, at the very least.
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