Published 12:17 IST, September 30th 2020

PS5 delayed: PlayStation 5 pre-orders may not arrive on the day of release

PS5 delayed - People who were able to secure a PS5 pre-order may not get their units shipped when the gaming console releases later this year. Get details.

Reported by: Danish Ansari
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It was little over a week ago that gaming fans were finally able to pre-order Sony’s upcoming next-gen PS5 console after months of anticipation. shipments were originally scheduled to begin on day of launch; however, it w appears that PlayStation fanatics who h to go through all pain to snag next iteration of ir favourite console on launch day might t be getting ir units delivered on time.

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PS5 delayed

According to a recent report by Video Games Chronicle, a number of people who pre-ordered PS5 from GameStop Ireland have received tices from store saying that orders can’t be fulfilled until 2021 due to events out of ir control. store also allows m an ability to request a refund by cancelling pre-order.

In dition, customers report that Amazon has also sent m emails to tify that PS5 may t arrive on launch day as planned.

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Apparently, Amazon has only sent out warning email to those residing in US as customers in UK have claimed that y haven’t received any such tification from retailer. However, it is still possible that units could be shipped on time and warning is just to cover ir bases as indicated in above tweet.

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A report by Multiplayer First also stated that customers who were able to pre-order PS5 directly from PlayStation's official website through invitation received an email from company on  shipment. According to email, those belonging to  first shipment allocation can expect delivery by mid-vember.  report also claimed that several Reddit users have also received a tification email from company saying that ir units will be shipped only in December with Sony's second wave of shipment.

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PS5 release date

Sony's next-generation PlayStation 5 gaming console is set to release later this year on vember 12 in US, Cana, Mexico, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. As for Europe and or parts of world,  PlayStation 5 will be released on vember 19.

PS5 price

 PS5 will be available in two versions. one with Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc Drive will retail for $499, whereas PS5 Digital Edition will cost $399.99.

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12:17 IST, September 30th 2020