PlayStation 5 will be available to purchase at more GameStop stores this Friday, October 29.
Last week, the retailersold PS5 bundles at some of its storesin Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, San Antonio, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Chicago and Boston.
This week, it will have limited quantities ofPS5bundles available for purchase across Seattle, San Francisco, Nashville, Raleigh, Detroit and Philadelphia.
You can check if your local store is participating by entering your chosen city or zip code onGameStop’s website.
GameStop regularly makes limited PS5 andXbox Series Xconsole bundles available to purchase online, but in-store sales of the sought after consoles have been much more limited.
UPDATE 27/10/21:GameStop is selling PS5 console bundles online today, with early access to the products reserved for Pro members.
PlayStation 5 at retail
ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES:In late September, US retailer Best Buy sold limited quantities of PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles in stores for the first time this year,attracting large queues at numerous locations.
Last week, market research firm theNPD Groupsaid PS5 had endedNintendo Switch’s long-running streak as the US market’s best-selling console.
Prior to September,Nintendo’s system was the best-selling console in the US for a record 33 consecutive months based on units sold.
ButPS5 took the crown in both unit and dollar saleslast month after Sony was able to make “a big number” of the supply constrained console available to consumers, according to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella.
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Despite some recent signs of increased availability,PS5 is expected to remain hard to come by for some timeyet given ongoing challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
US-based consumers hoping to purchase a PS5 console can now register their interest directly with Sony for a chance to do so. The company ismaking a limited number of PS5 consoles availablefor customers in the US to purchase directly from PlayStation this holiday season.
Sony Interactive Entertainmentwill stream a newState of Play presentation on October 27. Kicking off at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm UK and lasting for about 20 minutes, the broadcast will focus on announcements and updates for third-party games coming to PS5 andPS4.
Earlier today, PlayStation studioGuerrilla Gamesdetailed a number of thenew abilities, weapons and tools protagonist Aloy has at her disposalin the upcomingHorizon Forbidden West.
