Pre-order details have FINALLY been announced, and it's impressive how coordinated all of Sony's retailers are. They essentially all announced pretty much at the same time! And almost all of them have the same mechanics - Nov. 20, 2020 from 2:00 to 2:05 PM all online. That's right. That's only a 5-minute window. Hopefully, servers don't do this.
Here are some universal rules for the pre-order:
- FULL payment to be made right away
- Different retailers accept different methods of payment, but most of them accept major credit cards
- Only ONE unit per customer (SUCK IT, SCALPERS)
- Shipping details to be disseminated by the respective retailer
So, how can you increase your chances to get that elusive pre-order. Well, you have to be strategic about it. There's only a five-minute window, so people are going to be coming in en masse all at the same time. So, be smart and buy from a retailer that has less competition. Here's a list of all the announcements made and the respective social engagement per post. The thinking here is that the less the engagement, the less social/digital presence of that particular retailer, which would translate to a lower competition.
Pre-order Link | Link to Announcement | Retailer | Reactions | Comments | Shares |
https://bit.ly/SonyCentreLazMall | https://www.facebook.com/sonybyavidph/posts/3384179148297045 | Sony Centre by Avid | 43 | 1 | 36 |
https://gamextreme.ph/ | https://www.facebook.com/GameXtremePH/posts/3548872275202853 | Game Xtreme | 142 | 36 | 42 |
(Link for pre-order will be given November 20, 2020 (Friday) at exactly 14:00. | https://www.facebook.com/gameline.ph/posts/3424220727691859 | Gameline | 329 | 107 | 141 |
https://www.abenson.com/promos/sony-preorder | https://www.facebook.com/abensonappliances/posts/3798684150143310 | Abenson | 586 | 277 | 239 |
https://gameone.ph/ | https://www.facebook.com/gameoneph/posts/3611309608958359 | Game One | 678 | 327 | 281 |
Available tomorrow via their FB | https://www.facebook.com/itechphil/posts/1533600070173695 | Itech | 901 | 275 | 443 |
This preorder offer is open only to all who have signed up to our PlayStation 5 newsletter. We will send out an email tonight or tomorrow morning to everyone who had signed up as of 5:00 p.m. today (19-Nov.) which will include a unique link where customers may go to in order to preorder (note: link will only work by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow). | https://www.facebook.com/DataBlitzPH/photos/a.2068642873278372/2068642889945037/ | Data Blitz | 3000+ | 1900+ | 2300+ |
Data is of Nov. 19, 3:30PM
Oskar P, an occasional GeekOut.ph contributor was kind enough to put the table together for us!
So, bottom line is, your chances of getting it from stores like iTech and Datablitz are slimmer because for sure there'll be way more competition there. Your best bet will be SonyCentre official store on Lazada and GameXtreme.
GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY HUNTING!!!