PlayStation 5 Won’t Be Available for Pre-Orders in India

PlayStation 5 will not accept the second round of pre-orders in India ahead of the February 2 release date, Sony confirmed to tomsguide.ga The anticipated game console continued to be pre-ordered in the country on January 12 for just a few minutes – after which it was “sold” on all channels. That brought disappointment to many customers. Several gamers and fans have been waiting for the launch of PlayStation 5 in India since the global announcement that took place on November 12 but failed to pre-order the console initially.

Shortly after closing the pre-order window for PlayStation 5 earlier this week, Sony India advised the recovery of the stock before the release. “Given the current situation, we ask all customers to put their health and safety first and not visit retail stores to pre-order PS5. Please stay in touch with retailers for the next pre-order phase,” the company said. said in the statement.

However, it has now been confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will not be available for pre-order before its official debut in the country. “We do not plan to pre-order PS5 before February 2nd. Please stay in touch with retailers for future pre-order updates,”

Sony did not provide clarity on how many units have been ordered in the initial round and how many units are planned for February 2, when sales begin.

The plan to no longer host pre-order rounds was initially reported by a Twitter account that tracks PlayStation 5 availability in India.

Sony’s move to not offer a second chance for PlayStation 5 pre-orders is likely to cause frustration among customers expecting the console in the country. Japanese company it was initially launched late. When planning, it is decided to go only with the PlayStation 5 with an optional 4K UHD Blu-ray drive. This means there will be none PlayStation 5 Digital Edition when it launched in India.

Soon after the global launch, Sony also announced that the PlayStation 5 console was bought in India through any channel before its debut in the country. will not accept official warranty.

PlayStation 5 Key Specifications

• HDD
• 825GB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD
• Processor
• Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.5GHz with SMT
• Graphics
• Custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU 36 CUs @ 2.23GHz
• Ram
• 16GB GDDR6 RAM

Sony PlayStation 5 Full Specifications