JAKARTA – Although it will only be launched on November 15, Sony has already opened pre-orders (pre-order) for PlayStasion 5. Reporting via Twitter tweet on Saturday (19/9), Sony apologized because the pre-order did not go smoothly. Sony promises to add more consoles to stock in the pre-order period.
Quoted from Among, Monday (9/21), Walmart had added pre-orders for the Playstation 5 on September 17, but the stock sold out in just seconds.
Amazon is also getting ready to face the hassles when it launches in November. In a letter to consumers, Amazon stated that the PS5 order may be late.
Currently, there are no more consoles available to pre-order the PS5, however, on the website Cnet summarizes a few e-commerce which yesterday opened pre-orders for the PlayStation 5.
The official PS5 account on the Amazon website sells the PS5 Digital Edition for $ 400 (around Rp.5.9 million assuming an exchange rate of Rp.14,765 / US $ 1), while the PS5 Blu-ray is 500 dollars (Rp.7.38 million). Apart from consoles, they also sell DualSense accessories charging station, headset Pulse 3D wireless and HD camera.
The GameStop site has also run out of stock for both consoles, but consumers can still order headset 3D pulse wireless for 100 dollars (Rp1.47 million) and the PS5 HD Camera for 60 dollars (Rp.885,954).
Site Best Buy Yesterday’s pre-orders were relatively late, they also sold two PS5 console models and accessories at the same prices as on other sites.
Site TargetThe one that runs out quickly on pre-orders, still has stock for the $ 70.00 DualSense Wireless Controller. The Walmart platform, also one of the fast-running stores, still has the DualSense Wireless Controller.
Quoting Reuters, Thursday (17/9), the PS5 price list was already in discussion. The price announcement marks the start of a year-end battle between Xbox and PlayStation. “PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have the same price. But the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition for US $ 399 is considered to offer a substantial discount in terms of performance or hardware, “said Guilherme Fernandes, analyst at game analysis firm Newzoo.
Sony, which made a stylistic change from the last generation to the predominantly white PlayStation 5, is offering a non disk drive because digital downloads are becoming popular nowadays. A number of upcoming titles released for the console are exclusive. Call it the game Final Fantasy XVI from Square Enix, the new God of War game from Sony’s Santa Monica Studio and a game role-playing Harry Potter.
The announcement adds to the line-up of games on PlayStation after the release of a number of titles, including Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales from in-house studio Insomniac Games in June. The game will also be available on the PlayStation 4, according to Sony.
“Sony’s lineup of games that are considered fantastic shows that they are betting more aggressively on exclusive games. Meanwhile Microsoft is focusing on lower prices to bring users into the Xbox ecosystem, “said Serkan Toto, founder of gaming industry consultancy Kantan Games.
For information, apart from the Xbox Series X, Microsoft has also confirmed the presence of a more affordable Xbox Series S console at a price of US $ 299 or around Rp.4.4 million. With both companies trying to boost recurring revenue, Sony said PlayStation Plus subscribers will have access to the PlayStation 4 catalog of ‘old school’ games.
Just a reminder, industry revenue game growing among consumers staying at home due to the covid-19 pandemic. This helped increase Sony’s stock by 46% since lows on Ma
“Heading into the year-end shopping season, you are balancing a weak economy with a higher need to entertain yourself at home,” said Creative Strategies analyst Carolina Milanesi.
The PlayStation 5 will go on sale on November 12 in the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. Only then on November 19 will be present all over the world. (Yanurisa Ananta, Faisal Rachman)
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