PS5 restock UK– live: Game PS5 consoles out of stock, with Very drop due soon

In other news… Biomutant is finally being released on the PS5 next week! Well, it’s actually being released on the PS4, Xbox One and the PC, but thanks to the wonders of backwards compatibility, you’ll be able to play it on your PS5.

The post-apocalyptic kung fu fable was revealed all the way back in 2017, so it’s been a long time coming. Anyone that pre-orders Biomutant will automatically gain access to the Mercenary class as a DLC from day one. The game will be available to buy from 25 May and is available to preorder now (£49.99, Amazon.co.uk).

What’s the difference between the PS5 disc addition – which Sony is referring to only as the PlayStation 5 – and the digital addition? Well, The Independent’s technology editor, Andrew Griffin said “very little”.

The first thing that really distinguishes the two from one another is the price. Followed by the fact that the lack of disc drive means the digital edition it’s slightly smaller (W390mm x H92mm x D260mm) than the PlayStation 5 (W390mm x H104mm x D260mm).

In terms of the cost, the normal disc version is £449 in the UK, while the digital edition sans the disc drive is £359.

Game had a massive drop of PlayStation 5 consoles this morning, which lasted for more than an hour. Now it’s another retailer’s turn to take the baton.

Stock at Argos became available on 10 May at around 3am, but it sold out within a few hours. You can still add the console to your basket, but when you try to checkout, you won’t find any in stock at any store – near or far. Keep checking back because you could still bag the PS5 from Argos. If you’re struggling to get one, the iOS and Android app are known to perform better than the retailer’s website.

The PS5 was released on 19 November in the UK and sold out instantly. Some of the people who pre-ordered the console on Amazon found themselves greeted with not a shiny new PS5, but a bag of grain, a grill or some cat food instead. Despite being out for more than six months now, as you likely already know, the PS5 is still extremely difficult to find. Very is being touted as the next retailer to release a drop of the new PlayStation.

Ok, Currys PC World might not have stock on its website at this very moment time (of course, we’ll tell you as soon as it does), but a top tip from us here at IndyBest is to make sure you sign up to the retailer’s PS5 VIP priority pass lottery. If selected, you will have 72 hours to buy the console using a unique code – a great way to make sure it’s a fair process.

For those of you looking to mount your PS5 to the wall (once it arrives, obviously), you might want to try the Floating Grip PS5 wall mount (£19.99, Amazon.co.uk). While we haven’t tested it out ourselves, it has 158 five-star reviews on Amazon. You can mount it right next to your TV or even behind it so that no wires are on display. Front on, you won’t be able to see any part of the mounting equipment itself – great for those of you keen on having that “PS5 floating in the air” aesthetic.

If all the stock issues associated with Sony’s latest console has got you feeling a little, well, over it, perhaps consider a Nintendo Switch (£279.99, Argos.co.uk) as a viable alternative.

With fierce competition between the best gaming console, in our review, our writer noted that “Nintendo has never been afraid of taking risks with its console designs, and the Switch console, first released in 2017, is a perfect example of them getting it just right.”

As “a home console that can be detached from a TV dock and used as a portable device,” it’s “well-suited to couch multiplayer, a mode that is facilitated by the novel controller design, which allows each controller to separate into two parts, each functioning independently.”

For our detailed comparison review between the PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and more, read our review:

For those just joining us, it’s been a hectic day of PS5 restocking – this morning Game did a big drop, with stock lasting for more than an hour!

But what retailer is next? Well, rumour has it Very is set to release a number of consoles in the coming days. Initially, 17 May to 21 May were touted as the days to watch, so we’re hoping it’ll be any moment now, particularly because the retailer hasn’t restocked in a whopping 71 days!

There are a number of games available exclusively to those who own one of the coveted PlayStation consoles since they can only be found on Sony’s new machine. One of those is Astro’s Playroom (free, Playstation.com), which was in fact best on test in our review of PS5 games.

“A love letter to a 27-year legacy, Astro’s Playroom serves as both an introduction to the features of the PS5’s tactile new DualSense controller, as well as an old-school, full-featured and inventive platformer in its own right,” noted our writer.

The best thing of all is it comes pre-installed on your device and it’s free. Win.

Arguably the million-dollar question, the stock issues associated with PS5 is a tale of unprecedented demand and problems in global manufacturing owing to Covid-19.

It’s become so difficult for gamers to get their hands on the latest console, which launched in November 2020, that a huge Twitter community of PS5 stock trackers have launched.

Sony’s boss expects production of PS5 consoles to ramp up in the summer, so hopefully, bigger drops are on the horizon. For now though, we’ll have to wait for future drops.

Read our full explainer for more information on why there is a PS5 shortage: