In Japan, Sony is also fighting pre-orders for the “PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle” with scalpers who resell the exclusive bundle at ridiculous prices after the pre-order. Sony is now trying to take initial measures to counter the scalpers in Japan.
As was to be expected, scalpers also placed their bets on the presentations PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundles pull out all the stops to secure the coveted bundles.
The “PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundles” then end up on platforms like eBay at completely exorbitant prices. One current report According to Automaton, Sony officials in Japan decided to limit sales of the bundle.
A step that Sony took to take the wind out of scalpers' sails and ensure that as much of the bundles as possible, limited to 12,300 units worldwide, end up with players and not with resellers.
What are Sony's steps?
According to Automaton, potential pre-orderers must have a PlayStation Network account registered in Japan. The second edition is to get at least 30 hours of play time on the PS4 or PS5.
In this context, the retailers and Sony emphasize that only the playing time between February 2014 and September 19, 2024 will be taken into account.
“Japanese users are grateful that at least some measures have been implemented,” Automaton added. “However, many are of the opinion that more could have been done.” Especially in the West and Europe, Sony has had to accept the accusation of having done too little against scalpers and resellers.
Finally, numerous “PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundles” landed on eBay shortly after pre-orders started. Partially at prices of $3,000 or more. The regular price of the limited bundle is 999.99 US dollars or 1099.99 euros.
Players take on the fight against the scalpers
As corresponding posts on X make clear, some players tried scalpers on eBay and similar platforms to spoil the business. “I don't have many hobbies, but reporting PlayStation 30th Anniversary scalpers on eBay is quickly becoming one of my favorite hobbies,” said user Jimmy Boowers.
According to his own statements, Boowers' complaints caused eBay to remove more than 30 offers for the “PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle” that scalpers placed on the platform.
With the “PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundles” Sony is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the original PlayStation. In addition to a PS5 Pro in the design of the gray cult console, the limited bundle includes additional content such as optically matching versions of the DualSense and Sony's high-end controller DualSense Edge.
There is also a charging station and smaller extras such as PlayStation Shapes cable ties or a cable connection in the original PlayStation controller style.
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