How to Find the PS5 in Stock Now

How to Find the PS5 in Stock Now is a post by Adam Mills from Gotta Be Mobile.

Finding Sony’s PS5 in stock is still fairly difficult. This guide will help you get one, hopefully without paying inflated prices. It will also show you where to check for new PS5 stock and how to get notified when stock is available at a retailer so you can order a console quickly.

Sony’s PS5 Digital Edition is $399.99 while the standard disc version retails for $499.99. Sony has raised the PS5 price in markets outside of the United States by as much as 21%.

Both versions of the PlayStation 5 can be hard to find right now and it will take some patience if you haven’t managed to track one down yet.

Stock shortages continue to plague the PS5. At one point Sony said the situation would improve every month, but consumers will have to wait longer for stock issues to truly recover. In fact, the chip shortage impacting devices like the PS5 could stretch into 2023 or even 2024.

Earlier this year, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told CNBC the chip shortage could last until 2024. Initially the company believed the shortages would end in 2023.

In a financial presentation, Sony believes PS5 stock will start to recover over the next year and then finally surpass the PS4’s selling speed in 2024.

The company is currently forecasting improved PS5 sales during this fiscal year which means we could see some improvements in the short-term.

So, for the time being, you can expect PS5 stock to remain in a constant state of flux in the months, and perhaps even years, ahead.

Where to Find the PS5 in Stock Now

The PS5 is sold directly at several stores though many of them are sold out. You can, however, buy it right now on resale sites like eBay if you’re willing to pay a premium for the console.

Here’s a rundown of where you can check the PS5 stock manually. This is smart to do because it can give you an edge in some cases.

You can use the links below to check for the PS5 Digital Edition in stock to save $100 if you don’t want access to the console’s disc drive.

Some retailers let you sign up for in-stock alerts. Some also allow you to join special programs, like Amazon Prime and Walmart Plus, and these may give you access to PS5 stock.

It’s also worth noting that you can still register for an opportunity to purchase a PS5 directly from Sony. You can signup for a chance to buy one over on Sony’s website.

You can also try and order inside physical retail locations, some GameStop locations have allowed this, but quantities may already be spoken for.

How to Find the PS5 in Stock

You can get a notification when the PS5 is in stock.

If you don’t want to manually check the stock at stores, you can signup to get tracking alerts from NowInStock. These are great in addition to any stock alerts that retailers allow you to set up directly.

Go to the PS5 page on NowInStock.
Register for a free account at NowInStock.
Check your inbox for a verification email and click the correct link to verify.
Go back to the PS5 NowInStock page.
Click Add/Manage alerts in the right corner of the screen.
Add an item to track it.

You can get browser alerts, text alerts, or email alerts when the PS5 model you want is in stock. You can also see the history of when the PS5’s been in stock at specific retailers. You can use this to figure out when you should manually check or when you should expect an alert.

If you use social media, we also recommend following accounts like Wario64 and PS5 Stock Alerts for the latest news about PS5 stock.

How to Get a PS5 Right Now

If you don’t want to deal with manually tracking stock at retailers or waiting for orders to start back up when small amounts of stock trickle in, you can look for both PS5 models at resellers like eBay and Craigslist.

People are reselling both versions of the PS5 on eBay for well over their standard retail price. In some cases, we’ve seen the consoles listed at well over $1000. That’s obviously far from ideal, but it’s an option if you’re tired of waiting.

Be careful to read the listing before you buy as we’ve seen questionable listings. eBay is pretty good at closing them down, but you’ll still want to exercise caution.

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Apple always makes year-to-year performance improvements to the iPhone so you can expect the iPhone 15 series to come with numerous changes.

You can expect the iPhone 15 models to feature an improved processor which could lead to better battery life and app performance.

The higher-end iPhone 15 models should feature Apple's new A17 chip though we could see the lower-end come with Apple's A16, the same processor that powers the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Rumors suggest the iPhone 15 series might come with a brand new processor based on TSMC's next-gen 3nm chip technology. The process is expected to enhance performance while also reducing power consumption. In other words, we should see faster phones with better battery life.

Qualcomm's announced a new 5G Snapdragon X70 modem which is expected to launch in devices this year. It didn't make it into the iPhone 14 series but there's a good chance it lands inside all four iPhone 15 models next year.

Apple is reportedly working on its own modem but we may not see it until 2024 or 2025. TrendForce thinks Apple's in-house modem will debut in 2024 while analyst Jeff Pu believes Apple will stick with Qualcomm and its unannounced Snapdragon X75 in 2024.

Leaker Majin Bu says the iPhone 15 Ultra will start at 256GB of storage while the iPhone 15 Pro will start with 128GB.

Taiwanese research firm TrendForce predicts Apple will put an increased 8GB of RAM into the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro models. The standard iPhone 15 models may still carry 6GB of RAM.

It's still early, but you can expect additional iPhone 15 rumors to outline some of the other potential performance enhancements in the coming months.