Sony has a different approach to combatting 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro scalpers in Japan, imposing a strict set of purchase requirements that must be met
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AfterSonyunveiled its stunningPlayStation 30th Anniversary collectionand preorders went live, the limited editionPS5 Probundlesold outalmost immediately - and unsurprisingly, this sparked a slew of listings fromscalpersonline.
While it was previously revealed that there would be a"highly limited supply"of the special edition consoles, there were essentially no purchase requirements put in place to prevent scalping - in the West, anyway. Things look a little bit different overseas in Japan, whereSonyhas gone as far as implementing a strict set of requirements that all buyers must first adhere to before purchasing the retro-themed special edition PlayStation 5 Pro bundle.
As of now, scalpers’eBaylistings in the United Kingdom and the United States alone feature eye-watering prices ranging in the higher thousands - because who doesn’t want to spend a whopping $5,000 or even $10,000 on the PS5 Pro bundle? It’s moments like these that I’m especially thankful to be aNintendo Switchand PC enthusiast myself - although I do hope that Sony protects its fans' wallets better in the future globally, as they are doing in Japan.
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