The PlayStation 5 will not return for a second round of pre-orders in India just before February 2, Sony has confirmed. This implies, only and only these who have been in a position to pre-order/reserve a unit on January 12 will be in a position to get their hands on the PS5 at launch—provided it is not cancelled by sellers. Everybody else will have to wait till additional notice.
“We are not planning pre-order for PS5 before 2nd February. Please stay in touch with retailers for future pre-order updates,” Sony India mentioned in a statement sent more than e mail.
To be clear, Sony never ever ‘clearly’ mentioned or confirm the PS5 would return for subsequent round(s) of pre-orders just before launch although it did leave that bit out to imagination following the very first round.
“PS5 has met with unprecedented enthusiasm by PlayStation fans in India, resulting in a stockout during the pre-order period,” Sony had mentioned in a press statement on January 12, adding that “keeping the current situation in mind, we kindly urge all customers to keep their health and safety first and refrain from visiting any retail store to pre-order a PS5. Please stay in touch with retailers for the next pre-order phase.”
This led lots of to think/speculate that there could be yet another round of pre-orders in the days to come.
PlayStation 5 met with ‘unprecedented’ enthusiasm in India, Sony says second pre-order phase on the way
The status of the PS5 Digital Edition and pick peripherals such as the Dual Sense charging station, HD camera and PS headset sadly also remains unclear at this point of time.
The PS5 alongside the DualSense wireless controller, media remote and pick PS5 games like Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Sackboy: A Big Adventure went for pre-orders for the very first time in India on January 12 by way of Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, Reliance Digital, Games The Shop, Shop at Sony Center, Vijay Sales, and pick other authorized retail partners.
While channels like Amazon saw PS5 units ‘sold out’ in seconds, pre-orders on Reliance Digital have been readily available for a handful of minutes top lots of to query if it would be in a position to ship (as lots of units) on time. Later, it came to light that Reliance Digital may have bit off more than it could chew, soon after several purchasers began to report their pre-orders have been cancelled.
The PS5 has been a lengthy time coming to India. The console broke cover internationally on November 12, 2020. Sony has had a challenging time meeting demand so far, in spite of promising it would have adequate units and the console’s India story appears no distinctive. Hopefully factors will enhance quickly.