Information appeared on the Web that Rostest-certified PlayStation 5 consoles appeared for sale in Russia. Representatives of the major retailers made it clear that these are new official supplies and not parallel imports. New games also appeared on sale, which were not officially released in Russia.
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Corresponding publications “Izvestia” managed to find certified consoles on Ozon, Wildberries, Techline24 and Yandex Market. Rostest certification in this case means that a particular device is supplied by the manufacturer, intended for sale in Russia and can be repaired at the official national service centers.
A similar situation occurs with activation keys for new PlayStation console games. Buka recently announced the start of sales for the collection Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. The distributor’s website indicates that the key is intended for activation, including in Russia. A Buka representative interviewed by Izvestia explained that Sony is always directly responsible for distributing keys between partners. It is you who decides how much and in what quantity a particular distributor will receive them.
Sony also regularly publishes stub pages with the current price for its new games in the Russian PlayStation Store. The recently released PS5 remake has them. The last of us and the upcoming God of War Ragnarok. Official Russian dub has been confirmed for both games.
Finally, in the Playo.ru online store, Izvestia managed to find the codes for a PlayStation Plus Essential subscription destined for Russia. Judging by user feedback, the codes are successfully activated.
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