The PlayStation 5 launched on November 12, 2020, with a pretty strong video game lineup to match. From hacking-and-slashing in Assassin's Creed Valhalla to swinging-and-quipping through New York in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, there was a little something for every type of gamer out there. Having said that, not every gamer has been able to get their hands on the PlayStation 5, even though it's been nearly a year since the well-sought after console hit retailers.

Sony has confirmed that it has sold over a total of 13 million PlayStation 5 consoles, but that number is still short of where the PS4 was in its first year. This is mostly thanks to a myriad of obstacles like global PlayStation 5 supply shortages, the COVID-19 pandemic, scalpers, and more, making the current-generation console especially difficult to come by. But with the holiday season around the corner, demand is surging. So if Sony wants to make their fans satisfied this season, big changes need to be made.

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Providentially, though it’s a challenge to find a PlayStation 5, huge store chains like Best Buy, GameStop, and Target have been periodically reloading shelves, with there being news of Walmart restocking PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles this week. Although, despite the efforts made by these retailers, it's clear on social media that gamers are finding it hard to jump on the refill occasions quick enough to score one for themselves.

After all, even with continuous resupplies, potential customers are still expected to battle the ongoing PlayStation 5 scalping situation that is approaching unprecedented levels, as many PS5s are going for outrageous prices online. While this is certainly nothing new in the video game industry, or most entertainment industries for the matter, a quick search for a PS5 on the digital store eBay shows just how out of hand the condition has gotten.

Worse still, scalping is not a territorially isolated issue, as UK retailer Argos was barraged with PS5 scalpers. Unfortunately, this console global travail has led to people paying outrageous prices to these dealers, with others being forced to wait for the supply to catch up to the demand.

In summary, availability issues such as the widespread production struggles and absurdly high PS5 resell prices have become a big problem for the PlayStation 5. Even after a year, it still does not look like the process of obtaining the high-level console has gotten easier, meaning folks might have to game on their PlayStation 4 for a little longer.

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