Sony PlayStation 5: Good News! tech giant Sony is putting the PlayStation 5 up for pre-orders on May 27again via its Sony Center website. Similar to the previous sales, the PlayStation 5 is only available in the standard disc version that costs Rs 49,990 in India.  Along with the console, Sony is also selling several PS5 accessories as well as exclusive launch titles at the store.

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The pre-order session will go live on May 27 at the Sony Center webpage at 12 pm, suggests the ad banners on the page. Sony is likely to restrict the sales to the expensive disc version only that costs Rs 49,990. The All-Digital version is yet to go on sale in India, the BGR India reported.

Please note that Sony is limiting orders of the PlayStation 5 to only one unit per customer. However, customers can order as many PS5 accessories as they want, including the DualSense wireless controller and exclusive titles like Spiderman: Miles Morale and Demon’s Souls. Those who have already pre-ordered the PS5 at the previous sale won’t be able to place another one. 

The company is yet to announce by when can customers expect to receive the orders. There’s also no clarity on when the PlayStation 5 Digital edition will go on sale in India, which retails at a price of Rs 39,990. Additionally, the recently announced colored variants of the DualSense 4 controllers are yet to arrive in India.

On the other hand, Microsoft has put up the Xbox Series S console for sale on Flipkart and Amazon as your read. However, details on the availability of the flagship Xbox Series X are yet to be known. The Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 compete with each other in terms of performance, gaming experience, and most importantly, pricing.

Unable to meet the surge in demand amid COVID-19 pandemic, Sony has still managed to sell 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles till March 31 this year.  Sony has registered $3.14 billion in operating profit for its 2020 financial year. PlayStation 5 is the fastest selling console in the US history in both unit and dollar sales (lifetime sales with five months on the market), according to market research firm NPD.

According to multiple media reports, the stock of Sony PlayStation 5 will continue to be very limited until the second half of 2021 due to chip shortage. Sony has been struggling to maintain the supply of the PS5 consoles.