PS5 VIP Pass Currys PC World 1

As many of you who’ve spent the past six or so months desperately searching for PlayStation 5 stock will know: the console is almost impossible to find. This is mostly because demand is extremely high, but scalpers certainly haven’t helped matters, gobbling up units and reselling them at a profit on auction sites like eBay. It’s an issue that’s prompted comment from the British government.

UK retailer Currys PC World has attempted to solve the problem with a new lottery system, allowing interested parties to sign up for its Priority Pass, which will provide random customers with the opportunity to purchase a console. This week it started sending entrants buying codes, which remain valid for 72 hours.

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Unfortunately, due to ongoing lockdown rules, lucky consumers won’t be able to pick up their new console from a local store until 12th April, so the wait goes on for many. Obviously, having a guaranteed unit is preferable to duking it out against scalpers online, however. Anyone unsuccessful in the most recent lottery will be re-entered into the next draw.

Stock has improved in the UK of late, and it’s helped propel key titles like Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales to the top of the software charts. Of course, the system is still a long way away from being readily available – even if Sony has said it’s manufacturing as many units as it possibly can. Hopefully things start to settle as the year goes on.

[source videogameschronicle.com]