This will no doubt come off as someone who is bitter because they could not get a PS5. That is part of it, but hear me out. This is a company that knew very well, that the demand for this product would be high. They had experience with almost every console release in their history being a problem at retail. Now, in the year 2020, where console sales are at an all time high- they chose to roll the dice again on consumer trust.
I was there on pre-sale - no dice. I was there on every mailing list, notification, reddit thread- no dice. On launch day imagine staying up trying to hit every single retail outlet drop and still failing. Not even failing in any way that I could blame myself for, but failing because the way they sell these units is completely corrupt and disingenuous.
So you spend all this time hunting a unit, failing, watching people get 2, 3, 4 units to sell as resellers. One has to ask what responsibility does Sony have in all this? My guess is, a lot. They are toying with their consumers. They are teasing us. They are making the experience worse. And I have to say at this point I am ready to boycott.
This isn't the kind of attitude that I would support in any product offering.
Not only one of the most expensive systems released during the cusp of a world wide economic depression, but now a phony scarcity structure rewarding resellers over real customers who go above and beyond to give you their money? No thanks.
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