Earlier today, a pair of PlayStation 5 development kits reportedly appeared on eBay before being pulled from the auction site within hours.
The items – a DFI-D1000AA development kit and a DFI-T1000AA test kit – were originally found by Twitter users Zuby Tech and iDCx1337 (via Kotaku), which were able to extract images from the list before their disappearance. A screenshot of the eBay page indicates that the two consoles managed to hit 2,850 euros (about $3,373) after 12 bids.
While the test kit looks almost identical to the PlayStation 5 retail models (well, aside from the big TEST seal on the back, of course), the dev kit images highlight the unique V-shaped construction used in patents of pre-release. Also photographed for the short eBay listing were two all-black DualSense controls.
However, any random person who gets their hands on these PlayStation 5 kits does not guarantee that they will be able to use them. When a Reddit user bought a similar PlayStation 4 console during a 2016 auction by the now-defunct developer of Sleeping Dogs, United Front Games, built-in security measures prevented them from accessing the console’s 800GB of data. You couldn’t even play PlayStation 4 retail games. It’s possible that the consoles that appeared on eBay today have the same barriers.
Got delisted in a few hours
Sony ????
– @Zuby_Tech (@Zuby_Tech) August 4, 2021
–
