Sony: PS5 will only be available online on release day – Gaming – News

Sony says that no physical copies of the console will be in stores on the day of release, in the Benelux on November 19. The console will only be available online on that day. Sony says it has taken the step for the safety of gamers and store employees.

People with a preorder that they can pick up in a store by appointment can do that as usual, Sony says. For the rest, the electronics maker warns that waiting in line for stores on the day of release will not make sense, because the console will not be delivered to physical stores.

Sony cites the corona virus as a reason not to physically sell the console on the day of release. Presumably the manufacturer is afraid that gamers will not keep their distance if they queue or come too close to each other or to store staff in the stores.

The PlayStation 5 will come to the shops at a later date, but Sony does not say exactly when that will be. The PS5 will be released in the US next week and will be released in two weeks in European countries, including the Netherlands and Belgium.

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