The PS5 fell victim to a large number of scalpers who completely destroyed its economy. Two years later, Sony is worried about its PSVR 2 and tears out its fangs again. Since its release the PS5 has been hard to find and things are just starting to improve and PS5s are coming in in the ...
Image: Nintendo It seems scalpers haven’t wasted any time snapping up the Special Edition of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 for Nintendo Switch. Not long after the item went live on the American I Nintendo Store (for a second time), new listings began popping up on websites like eBay – asking for double the price and even ...
Join any of Jake Randall’s streams and he appears in the corner of the screen, his back against a bookshelf overflowing with video game trinket boxes. He’s staring at an online retailer in the jittery minutes before a PlayStation 5 restock. Today, Amazon is the target, and Randall enlightens the crowd with his most reliable ...
Image: LEGO It’s 2022, and scalping is still unfortunately a thing online shoppers have to deal with. It’s not just video game consoles they are trying to make a profit on, it’s also items like LEGO. In fact, worlds have now collided with the ‘Blue Milk Luke’ Minifigure skyrocketing in price online. Blue Milk Luke, ...
Image: Nintendo Life / Damien McFerran After a painful delay related to the ongoing global pandemic, the Analogue Pocket finally launched this week, with those who pre-ordered many moons ago getting the chance to sample the company’s latest FPGA-powered creation. Pre-orders for the console also re-opened this week too, but buyers are being told that ...
As the scalpers scourge spreads across the PS5 market, retailers are finding tricks to contain the problem. In Japan, brands are constantly finding initiatives and tips to prevent scalpers from buying consoles in bulk. Last month it was the Nojima Denki channel that wrote the buyer’s name right on the console’s box and destroyed the ...
Earlier this week, pre-orders went live in the US for Atlus’ upcoming release Shin Megami Tensei V. If you missed it, the premium edition contains a copy of the game, steel book, backpack, soundtrack and more. Like every exclusive item nowadays, it sold out in record time. Some factors in play included limited stock, high ...
The prospect of Metroid Dread’s upcoming launch has fans of Samus’ 35-year-old series super-excited, but sadly – and surprising no one – scalpers have already arrived on the scene to ruin everyone’s day. As you may know, the game’s being treated to a Special Edition release which comes with extra physical goodies, as well as ...
Some politicians have probably not received any next-gen consoles: MPs from Scotland want to soon ban scalping by law. For many, the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S was pretty frustrating because they didn’t get a console anywhere. Instead, scalpers and botters have bought up large quantities of the rare ...
Sadly, many of you are still waiting today to get an Xbox Series X unit since its launch on November 10. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S were sold primarily online, and it was nearly impossible to get a console off the shelf at any retailer. A few weeks ago a group ...
