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Sony supposedly considering delaying or moving forward PS5 Release date for countries going into lockdown.

Moses85

Member
I just contacted Media Markt Germany on Facebook and specifically asked if I can expect to go into a store on the 19th without having preordered and still get a console. They replied with: "yes, it should be so"

Well, I guess this is what I will do then. I live right next to a huge Saturn. Lockdown is in place but stores are still open.

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You will get a console without preordering it?

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CrysisFreak

Banned
They said to me 19th of November in Germany.
I get it on the 19th? Good.
I get it before that? Orgasmic
I have to wait longer? Heads roll, don't fucking test me. I'm sick and tired of this shithole country and all parasites in it. I'm sick and tired of Sony's incompetence.
I swear, fuck me, jesus, the better not trigger me.
 

Exede

Member
Shops in Germany are still open during the soft lockdown. Would be weird to delay the release. Most will get the console with mail anyways.

Ps : most beside me... i wasn't able to preorder one...
 
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what does it say mate? My work servers block Twitter for some reason lmao.
@GAMEChatham

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PLAYSTATION 5 & XBOX SERIES S/X PRE-ORDERS Please come and pre-purchase your console from now until Wednesday evening. You will then be able to collect your console on launch day between 8am-2pm
 

Resenge

Member
Just called my local Game and as I pre-ordered online to collect they will open for click and collect services on the launch day. I have been told having ID is essential or they will not give out the pre-order. Apparently an email explaining the situation and the steps we have to take is coming soon.
 
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I just contacted Media Markt Germany on Facebook and specifically asked if I can expect to go into a store on the 19th without having preordered and still get a console. They replied with: "yes, it should be so"

Well, I guess this is what I will do then. I live right next to a huge Saturn. Lockdown is in place but stores are still open.

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Not gonna hppen.
 
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JusticeForAll

Gold Member
Well, Belgium is in lockdown since today. I have a series X (Mediamarkt) and a PS5 (bol.com) pre-ordered and they both confirmed that they should be delivered on releaseday. However, they will most likely be sent with Bpost, the Belgian post company. They are completely incompetent. Of the 3 packages I ordered these last 2 weeks, they managed to misplace 2. I'm so afraid that they will lose my xbox or ps5 as well...
 

azz0r

Banned
It's not? Seriously, I thought England was part of the UK.
Dudes stupid, ofcourse England is part of the UK.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south.
 

EverydayBeast

ChatGPT 0.001
Selling consoles works in SONY and stores favors, what's not to like about having your console sell on it's expected date? Fearing some snot loaded sneezing covid loser is delusional.
 

Geki-D

Banned
You will get a console without preordering it?

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Retailers do actually have stock reserved for release day shelf and release day online sales that can't be pre-ordered. So if you're were fast enough, you could actually get one without pre-ordering... If stores were still open, of course. I assume they'll shift that shelf stock to day one online orders instead.
 

Hairsplash

Member
but 91 million and counting Americans advance Voted... and not many or any people are saying they got COVID voting...

so if 91+ million americans can be safe advance Voting, I would assume people can be safe picking up their PS5... (ya “ i would assume”)
and even if you get the COVID getting your PS5, you can quarantine in style (or die happy /FACETIOUS ...meaning dark humour/ making light of a serious situation)
 

mckmas8808

Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
but 91 million and counting Americans advance Voted... and not many or any people are saying they got COVID voting...

so if 91+ million americans can be safe advance Voting, I would assume people can be safe picking up their PS5... (ya “ i would assume”)
and even if you get the COVID getting your PS5, you can quarantine in style (or die happy /FACETIOUS ...meaning dark humour/ making light of a serious situation)

I'm not sure if you are aware, but Covid infections in the US are at an all-time high right now.
 

NullZ3r0

Banned
This is huge. But I would understand it. The last thing Sony would like to see is long line of people waiting for their PS5 during a lockdown. That would be a terrible look. So delaying it after the lockdown ( so 3 to 4 weeks ) would make sense.
If you think its going to last 3 or 4 weeks then you don't understand the people behind lockdowns.
 

DonJorginho

Banned
Oh shit 🔥 🔥 🔥 where did you hear that bro? Very cool if true
A guy i know on twitter who apparently knows an employee at the warehouse.

I only believe him as he's the one who told me about FF7 REMAKE when it came into the warehouse and said he'd heard they'd be sending them out early, which they eventually did.

Makes sense too seeing as GAME, Amazon and other shops have their stocks now.
 
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TimFL

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I just contacted Media Markt Germany on Facebook and specifically asked if I can expect to go into a store on the 19th without having preordered and still get a console. They replied with: "yes, it should be so"

Well, I guess this is what I will do then. I live right next to a huge Saturn. Lockdown is in place but stores are still open.

r9TC8Ue.png
Look up videos for the PS4 launch in germany (Media Markt especially).

The simpletons tore down the metal shades the second they started rising (like literally ran against them to crawl through, breaking them in the process). There were 100+ people trying to get one of 5-10 consoles.

Anyone who doesn‘t have a console locked for launch day via pre-ordering has to be very fast and durable to survive that mayhem come November 19th.

For anyone wondering what I‘m talking about:


And no, my MM wasn‘t Pforzheim... guess there were more MM with the shades going boom 🤯
 

TrebleShot

Member
A guy i know on twitter who apparently knows an employee at the warehouse.

I only believe him as he's the one who told me about FF7 REMAKE when it came into the warehouse and said he'd heard they'd be sending them out early, which they eventually did.

Makes sense too seeing as GAME, Amazon and other shops have their stocks now.
Shopto are excellent.
They were spot on for the PS4 launch back in the day and recently were sony official partners so can see them getting shipments reliably.
 

Kamina

Golden Boy
I just contacted Media Markt Germany on Facebook and specifically asked if I can expect to go into a store on the 19th without having preordered and still get a console. They replied with: "yes, it should be so"

Well, I guess this is what I will do then. I live right next to a huge Saturn. Lockdown is in place but stores are still open.

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And you seriously expect to be able to get one without preorder?

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peetfeet

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A guy i know on twitter who apparently knows an employee at the warehouse.

I only believe him as he's the one who told me about FF7 REMAKE when it came into the warehouse and said he'd heard they'd be sending them out early, which they eventually did.

Makes sense too seeing as GAME, Amazon and other shops have their stocks now.
Fingers crossed he says the same re the PS5 lol.

I don’t have a bad word to say about shopto, have been using them since the Nintendo ds and they’ve never let me down.
 
I just contacted Media Markt Germany on Facebook and specifically asked if I can expect to go into a store on the 19th without having preordered and still get a console. They replied with: "yes, it should be so"

Well, I guess this is what I will do then. I live right next to a huge Saturn. Lockdown is in place but stores are still open.

r9TC8Ue.png

They still have Saturn stores at the malls in Germany? Cool beans!
 

Moses85

Member
Retailers do actually have stock reserved for release day shelf and release day online sales that can't be pre-ordered. So if you're were fast enough, you could actually get one without pre-ordering... If stores were still open, of course. I assume they'll shift that shelf stock to day one online orders instead.
In Germany neither Media Markt or Saturn will have any console stock in there stores. There whole stock was sold online.
 
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