As expected, the PlayStation 5 Pro – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition BundIe sold out in seconds, and already scalpers have uploaded their listings with enormous mark-ups in price.
Pre-orders for the PS5 Pro – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition BundIe went live in the UK and across the Eurozone today, September 26 via PlayStation Direct only priced £959.99 / €1099,99. U.S. pricing and pre-orders go live later today.
As a reminder, this special version of the PS5 Pro console and accompanying accessories feature throwback design elements and a legacy color scheme that pays homage to the original PlayStation console. Each Limited Edition PS5 Pro console is individually numbered as a collector’s item, and only 12,300 of these numbered consoles are available for customers to buy globally.
The PS5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle includes:
- Limited edition PS5 Pro console
- Limited edition DualSense Edge wireless controller
- Limited edition DualSense wireless controller
- Limited edition DualSense charging station
- Limited edition console cover for disc drive
- Limited edition vertical stand
- Original PlayStation controller-style cable connector housing
- 4 PlayStation shapes cable ties
- PlayStation sticker
- Limited Edition PlayStation poster (one of 30 possible designs)
- PlayStation paperclip
Shoppers were quick to report 'sold out' messages for the PS5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle just minutes after pre-orders went live on PlayStation Direct in the UK, causing frustration for many who had visited the site and sat in the queue beforehand.
And now, there are multiple listings for the PS5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle on eBay, where scalpers are asking for up to £10,000.
These scalpers do not have the PS5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle in hand. Rather, they are selling their successful pre-orders. But already there are scores of listings for the bundle on eBay from scalpers hoping to profit from its limited availability. The situation is so bad that there are counter listings on eBay warning shoppers against buying a pre-order from the scalpers.
Even the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle, which was not as restricted as the PS5 Pro version, is sold out, sparking scalping across the internet.
The situation rekindles memories of scalping four years ago when the PlayStation 5 went on sale, and Sony seemed as powerless then to prevent it as it does now. Of course, the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection isn’t released until November 21, so there’s time for Sony and auction sites like eBay to step in, but neither company has announced plans to do so.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
