Sony PlayStation 5 Sees Massive Demand As Sales Start

Home base in Japan was not the only country that saw retailers start releasing the PS5 to the public earlier today, however, as it was also released in a number of other markets including neighboring South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

The console will hit shelves across the rest of the world next Thursday.

Demand is expected to be similarly high across the European Union and the UK where millions are in some form of enforced government lockdown doe to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The new device is equipped with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive, or in digital format minus the disc drive, with prices set at 49,980 yen for the former or 39,980 yen for the latter.

The release of the PlayStation 5 comes just 48 hours after the latest version of Xbox, the Series X, and such is the demand that online auction sites the world over are already offering both games consoles at prices much higher than the retail price; a phenomenon expected to drop off as soon as supply starts meeting demand, although that date is not anticipated for some time yet.