Update 12/17: The PS Direct Store is readying orders for the PlayStation Portal 30th Anniversary Edition and the 30th anniversary PS5 Digital…but you better go get in the virtual line now.
Update 11/20: The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 30th Anniversary Limited Bundle and the 30th Anniversary DualSense controller are scheduled to go back in-stock for pre-order tomorrow directly from PlayStation – starting at 9 a.m. PT.
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 30th Anniversary
- 30th Anniversary Limited Edition DualSense Wireless Controller
Update: PS1-style 30th Anniversary PS5 Slim pre-order links:
- Amazon: 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
- Best Buy: 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
- Walmart:30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
- Walmart appears as though you’ll need a Walmart+ membership for purchase
- Target: 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
PlayStation 5 pre-orders are set to go live today…round 2 edition. We know plenty of folks had a chance to score a PS5 Pro pre-sale unit as part of the initial pre-order phase coming straight from PlayStation Direct, but today is the day the new PS5 Pro and the PS1-style 30th Anniversary PS5 Slim are set to go live at retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. Stock will, as I’m sure you can imagine, almost certainly sell out even faster than it did during the PlayStation Direct event last month, so you’ll want to be prepared well before the scheduled 10 a.m. start time to ensure you land one.
PlayStation 5 Pro pre-orders and 30th Anniversary PS5 go live again today
Whether you have some store credit to make use of or you’re just looking to order online and then pick up in-store to get your new console before it even gets a chance to ship, folks that pre-order today might very well get the new PS5 Pro home before folks who pre-ordered one last week.
The standard edition PlayStation 5 Pro carries a lofty $699.99 price tag, but that pales in comparison to the $999.99 the frankly epic 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro carries. All things considered the former is for folks who want that rock solid frame rate and even higher-resolution experience, and the latter is for hardcore collectors – I wouldn’t be surprised if the 30th anniversary Pro edition actually went up in value at some point, be it at resale or well into the future.
Firstly, here are some quick links to the standard PlayStation 5 Pro console at the major retailers so you’re ready to go:
PS5 Pro at Amazon
PS5 Pro at Best Buy
PS5 Pro at Walmart
PS5 Pro at Target
Whereas last time around it wasn’t 100% confirmed exactly what time the machines would go live at PlayStation Direct, both Amazon and Walmart are specifically stating the PlayStation 5 Pro pre-orders will begin on October 10 (today) at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET.
Sony had a virtual queue prospective customers could jump into well before the actual 10 a.m. ET kick off time, but it’s hard to say if this will be the case for the retailers here today. It wouldn’t be unheard of for Best Buy and Walmart, but it is sounding like you’ll just want to make sure you’re logged into your account with your location and payment all ready to go before trying to add the console to your cart (more details on this are waiting down below in this post).
30th Anniversary PS5 Slim Digital Edition
As of right now, it is not entirely clear whether or not Amazon will be offering pre-orders on the 30th Anniversary PS5 Sim Digital Edition at $499.99, but it doesn’t appear as though Walmart , Best Buy, and Target are going to be offering folks a chance to grab one today. Pre-orders are set to go live at the time as the standard pro edition above, 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET. One thing to keep in mind here, is that Walmart appears to only be offering this console to its Walmart+ members (free trial here)
- Amazon: 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
- Best Buy: 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
- Walmart:30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
- Walmart appears as though you’ll need a Walmart+ membership for purchase
- Target: 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Digital
As promised above, you’ll find the details Best Buy is providing ahead of time to assist PS5 Pro pre-order customers getting through the checkout process as quickly and seamlessly as possible. These same instructions are listed on both the PlayStation 5 Pro and PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary Slim Digital Edition pre-order listing pages:
- This item is in high demand…
- And we want you to get one! We made some updates to our reservation process to improve your odds of getting this item.
- Sign in or create an account
- An account is required to purchase this item.
- Confirm your location
- Make sure your preferred pickup and shipping locations are accurate. This helps us find an available item more quickly.
- Add the item to your cart
- Follow the on-screen prompts
- Once you click “Add to cart”, you’ll be in line to try and get the item. We’ll then verify your account and check for available inventory.
- Complete your purchase
- Once in your cart, the item is “held” for 10 minutes. After time expires, we can’t guarantee the item will still be available. So be sure to complete your purchase quickly!
Good luck to everyone and let us know if you see anywhere to pre-order the 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro today.
More of the latest from PlayStation:
- PlayStation State of Play: Ghost of Yōtei debut, Hell is Us, Fortnite DualSense Controller, new PS5 Chroma, more
- Next PlayStation State of Play goes live tomorrow with 30 mins of upcoming PS5 games
- Sony officially debuts epic PS1-style 30th anniversary PS5 Pro, PS5, controllers, and more!
- Sony officially reveals PS5 Pro with a November launch date and a $700 price tag
- Sony debuts new Shape of Play toys for PlayStation’s 30th anniversary
- September PlayStation Plus FREE games: MLB The Show 24, Little Nightmares II, and more
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