A DEVOTED Dad has revealed the extreme lengths he went to on Thursday to get his son a PlayStation 5 for Christmas.
Stephen Hill, from Walsall, scanned multiple online stores using a smartphone, laptop, five iPads and a PC in the hopes of buying one of the in-demand consoles for eight-year-old Harrison.
Stephen told Birmingham Mail that he constantly refreshed eight screens over the course of 13 hours during his gruelling quest.
After logging on at midnight on the console’s November 19 launch day, the dad-of-three was able to secure a one of the £450 consoles at 1.20pm.
Stephen said the ordeal “a lot of clicking and refreshing” on dozens of websites he’d loaded up beforehand.
He also managed to bag himself a brand new Xbox Series X – also £450 – when that launched in the UK last week.
“The demand for both consoles was high but I was very determined,” the 39-year-old said.
“It’s that time of year, all the kids want them so they can play the latest games, whenever a new one comes out it’s always the way.
“But it’s what the boys had asked for and as a parent, you want to give them what they want.”
The PS5 went on sale in the UK yesterday and sold out at most major retailers within minutes.
Stephen revealed that his route to success involved using multiple gadgets to select every PS5 bundle on UK retailer Game’s website.
Helped by his wife Emma, he eventually got hold of a PS5 bundled with the new Spider-Man Miles Morales game, setting him back £509.
While the PS5 is going to Harrison, Stephen’s autistic six-year-old son Isaac is getting the Xbox.
Luckily, his seven-year-old daughter Lillie-Mai is not as gaming-obsessed as her siblings.
