PS5 stock shortage panic as Sony forced to limit gamers to ‘one console per customer’

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IT LOOKS like Sony will only offer up one PlayStation 5 per customer when the hotly-anticipated console launches later this year.

That’s according to one eagle-eyed PlayStation fan, who revealed the alleged limit after sifting through the code of the official PlayStation website.

Sony’s PS5 console will hit shelves in time for Christmas

Posting their findings to Reddit, user Kgarvey identified text hidden among the website’s code that appears to suggest a limit on PS5 pre-orders.

“You can only purchase one version of the PS5™ Console: Disc or Digital. You have already added one PS5™ console to your cart,” the text reads.

The PS5 is scheduled for release ahead of Christmas, though Sony has yet to nail down an exact release date – or price tag.

As well as bolstered graphics, the console will run at up to 8K resolution and boast lightning-fast loading times.

The PS5 is expected to be one of the largest consoles ever sold

The PS5’s hidden pre-order text was buried in the official website’s source code.

Source code is the programming behind any webpage, and can sometimes contain information not due to be shown on the page for months to come.

It’s possible the newly found text was days ago and then left in the code ready for the as-yet unknown date when pre-orders open.

According to Kgarvey, this could indicate that PS5 pre-orders will launch in the coming weeks.

A new Dualshock controller will launch with the machine

“That an error message for adding PS5s to your cart is already in the public PlayStation Direct source code suggests to me that pre-orders are imminent,” they wrote.

“I would speculate they are coming within the next 2 weeks.”

The fact that Sony is limiting pre-orders shouldn’t come as a huge surprise.

The Japanese gaming giant did the same for orders of the PS4 when that launched in 2013.

Gamers desperate to nab more than one console can always pre-order an extra one from a separate retailer, such as Amazon or BestBuy.

Of course, it’s possible the text doesn’t relate to Sony’s PS5 plans at all, and any takeaways from the hidden writing are pure speculation for now.

HOAR has reached out to PlayStation for comment.

Sony announced the PS5 last year and has set a tentative “Holidays 2020” release date for the console.

The PS5 is expected to cost around £500/$500 at launch

Loading up a game on the PlayStation 5 will be ten times faster than on PS4, according to the tech titan.

The Series X will realse around the same time and apparently runs games at 4K resolution – double that of HD – with the possibility of running 8K.

It will also process games faster so as to “eliminate” loading times. A new Halo title will launch with the console.

Estimates place the price of each console somewhere around £500.

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Are you excited for the PS5? Let us know in the comments!