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Walmart has a PS5 Restock happening right now! The consoles are first available to anyone who is a part of the Walmart+ early access program, and any consoles remaining will be available to the public at 1pm Eastern today.

There has been a  restock nearly every day this week. Amazon, GameStop and Target have all offered a PS5 restock week, on top of multiple PS5 restock events from PlayStation Direct last week. it’s been considerably easier than last month to get a console, but not every retailer has been offering up consoles. We’re tracking possible restocks from Walmart and Best Buy, which haven’t had any consoles for a while now. It could be that some retailers are waiting for , which is less than a month away. 

GameStop , separate from this week’s online restock. Like last week, if you want a console from this restock you will need to be in line early and ready to wait for a while. In some cases, there have been reports of folks waiting overnight to get their hands on a PS5.

The cities that will have the GameStop in-store event on Friday are:

• Seattle 
• San Francisco 
• Nashville 
• Raleigh 
• Detroit 
• Philadelphia

If you don’t want to constantly check online for a restock, there are a couple of ways to get an early heads-up for online availability. The and PowerUp Rewards Pro service has been offering early access to the next PS5 restock as long as you pay for either service. Meanwhile, PlayStation Direct  for the waiting queue to help deal with bots and resellers.

Want a different way to get your hands on a PS5? We’ve been tracking all the places selling both the for months, helping thousands of people snap up the console when it appears and offering our tips and shortcuts. 

There are three big reasons why you’re still struggling to get a PS5. The first is the most obvious: The system is really popular. Sony says the PS5 is its best-selling console and has already . 

The second reason is the current  impacting most of the world’s electronics. Sony did say it has secured enough chips to meet . 

As for the last reason, it comes down to bots. Resellers are using software to purchase a massive number of PS5s at once, leaving only a few for actual humans to buy. Retailers added various bot protections during PS5 restocks, but these restrictions only hamper resellers so much.

Where has the PS5 been available lately?

Stock refreshes were thin on the ground earlier this month, though they’ve accelerated recently. Here’s a look at the recent PS5 restock history:

• : Aug. 31
• : Sept. 16
• :  Sept. 28, Oct. 14, 20, 21, 22
• : Sept. 28, 30, Oct. 22, 26
• : answer-today.com Sept. 21, Oct. 26
• : Oct. 1, 20, 27
• : Sept. 23, Oct. 1, 4, 11

The store with the most frequent PS5 restocks is Sony’s official store, . Drops usually happen at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET) during the middle of the week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). What Sony has done lately is give a lucky few email invites for exclusive access to the store, which typically starts at 12 p.m. PT (3 p.m. ET). 

To get one of these special invites, you not only need luck, you also need a PSN account. You can sign up for one on the and it’s free. After you have an account, you just . From here, it’s a matter of being patient and having a little luck on your side. It appears priority access emails are sent randomly, but you will need to partake in one of the queues on PlayStation Direct in order to be considered. 

PlayStation Direct PS5 restock works a little differently than other retailers. At the start time, there’s a welcome page with a countdown clock indicating when the queue will start. You can stay on this page and blog.grecos.pl when time is up, the website will begin placing people in line to buy a PS5. The page will update and say how long you’ll have to wait, but it’s not a guarantee. To help your chances, once you’re in a queue, share the link with your other devices like your phone. Make sure each device uses a different IP address (such as having your phone on its mobile plan while your computer uses your home Wi-Fi). This can improve your chances, as your other device might be put into a different line that moves at a faster pace. Even if you don’t get a PS5, as mentioned earlier, you still could get a pass to buy one on the next go-round.

Major retailers like Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, Target and Best Buy don’t usually give much notice ahead of a restock. Sometimes they’ll have a restock in the morning, other times in the afternoon and in some cases, even in the middle of the night. Here are some tips to help you get the jump on the competition. 

First tip: Don’t wait until you see an alert for a PS5 inventory drop. Check the links at major retailers for stock updates daily or even multiple times a day. (We’ve got them all lined up below.) If you do happen upon some PS5 availability, go all-in with as many browsers and devices as possible. On a desktop, for example, open the retailer’s page in Chrome, Firefox and Edge. Then do the same on your phone and tablet. The more devices and browsers, the better. It’s like with lottery tickets: The more you have, the better your chances of winning.

Second tip: Create accounts at the different retailers and make sure you’re already logged in if you’re going to try to get a PS5. Make sure all your shipping, bill and payment info is updated on whatever device you can buy from, whether it’s a laptop, desktop or phone. This makes checking out a lot faster, which is crucial as retailers’ sites get quickly bogged down, leading to people losing their chance of securing a PS5. 

Third tip: Keep checking back with this post and follow and on Twitter for updates.

While most retailers very much want you to show up when something is marked in stock, the extended difficulty in getting a PS5 has encouraged Best Buy and GameStop to offer early access to sales for its paid members. 

The recently expanded Totaltech program from Best Buy offers a ton a benefits for its price tag, but the big one for would-be PS5 owners is early access to “hot products during the holiday season” which means there will be limited access events where you could get a PS5 without having to click refresh on your browser because you’re in a member’s only queue.

If you want to increase your chances of getting a PS5 from GameStop, all you need to do is sign up for the PowerUp Rewards Pro program. This is a subscription program GameStop has had for years, and it uses this program to offer discounts and coupon codes as well as a subscription to Game Informer magazine. , and if GameStop is true to its promise people who are a part of this program will be able to get a PS5 before it is available to everyone on the website. 

If you’re starting to crack and considering buying a PS5 right now (and we know that with the number of big PS5 games about to drop over the next few months, the pressure is on), you can do so, but at the cost of a hefty markup on sites like eBay or StockX. On eBay, for example, we’ve seen PS5 units priced over $1,000, although prices have slowly made their way down to approximately $700. 

Where to buy a PlayStation 5

You can check inventory on the $400 Digital Edition at Walmart by clicking the button below, or you can try to snag the pricier .

GameStop has pages for both the $400 Digital Edition (Click On this website the button below) as well as the pricier . You can also buy a full range of PS5 accessories from GameStop like the .

Target offers the  in addition to the PS5 Digital Edition, which you can find by clicking the button below.

You can check out Amazon’s page for the $400 Digital Edition via the button below, or, if you’d rather, get in line for the .

See the detailed instructions above for more info on how to queue up for a PS5 availability at Sony’s PlayStation Direct.

Best Buy is offering the  as well as the $400 Digital Edition (which you can find by clicking the button below). The retailer is also offering a slew of accessories on its .

Newegg’s PS5 page has multiple bundles that include additional controllers and games along with the console. You can see the different options by clicking on the button below. 

If you’ve decided you simply can’t wait another moment for Sony to get its act together and flood the market with inventory, eBay is a shortcut to getting your own PS5 right now. That said, let me reiterate our advice: No PS5 is worth spending hundreds over list price, and that’s exactly what you’ll have to do if you buy from an eBay reseller. The average PS5 price on eBay is about $850. 

OK, you’ve exhausted all of the online and brick-and-mortar retailers, and you’ve decided you’re willing to pay upward of a $300 markup to get this puppy soon. As your friends, we have to tell you: Don’t do it. But if you don’t want to listen to us, you might want to check out , an eBay alternative that made its name in the secondary market for sneakers and designer clothing. Last time we checked, prices for the PS5 were hovering around $700.

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