GameStop Releases PlayStation 5 Batches as Users Struggle to Purchase

Gamers were hopeful to get the new PlayStation 5 as stock was being uploaded to GameStop to the online retailer in batches, but they quickly discovered how the intense demand for the new Sony console could overwhelm a store's systems. GameStop was trending on Twitter earlier due to the new stock of PS5s becoming available. The retailer was hopeful tweaking their rollout to sell batches of PlayStation 5 consoles at a time would help costumers get their hands on the product easier. But many of them were reporting issues with the websites and stocks depleting before finishes could purchase, speculating that bots are to blame.

As always, the whole process has been a mess, and many PlayStation gamers were also disappointed to see the stock limited to bundles. In other words, the restock did not include any option to buy the console and just the console. The entire stock was limited to various bundles that included games and PlayStation Plus subscriptions.

It's important to note that by the time you're reading this, the restock has almost certainly been exhausted, and that's because the batches, despite being bundles, are going in literal minutes.

At the moment of publishing, there's been no word of any future restocks. What there is right now are a lot of frustrated customers.