The PS5 launch day restocks were particularly disappointing--many stores restocked and sold out instantly at midnight, and Walmart offered multiple online restocks throughout the day, each of which had slow loading times, site crashes, and errors in checkout.
Black Friday 2020 offers another opportunity to buy the PS5 this week, though we don't expect it to go any more smoothly than previous PS5 restocks.For Black Friday 2020, retailers like Walmart and GameStop confirmed PS5 availability, but you'll want to be prepared ahead of time if you want a shot at getting the console in time for the holidays.
Here's everything we know about PS5 Black Friday restocks and availability.
The PS5 listings now say the consoles are "out of stock" at Walmart, and there's no information on when PS5 stock will next be available.
Walmart has kept all of its restocks online-only so far, so you likely won't find the PS5 in Walmart stores this Black Friday.
GameStop will have in-store-only PS5 stock on Black Friday.All stores will have a minimum of two PS5 units available when they open at 7 AM local time this Friday, November 27.
We suggest calling your local store ahead of time to ask about Black Friday PS5 availability.
Though the PS5 appears in Best Buy's Black Friday ad, the retailer would not confirm Black Friday availability to GameSpot and said that stock will be available on BestBuy.com when they get more units.
We have also seen stock go up without much warning prior to Black Friday, including in the middle of the night.
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