Sony Restocking PS5 Slim 30th Anniversary Consoles

PlayStation 5 Slim 30th Anniversary Limited Edition consoles will be added this week via Sony's PlayStation Direct online store. The initial batch of PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition sold out quickly after pre-orders went live on September 26.

This September, Sony unveiled its PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection, which includes bundles of PS5 consoles, DualSense controllers, PlayStation Portal units, and other accessories themed after the original PlayStation from 1994. Although the reveal of the PS5 Pro that month caused some skepticism among gamers, the specially themed The PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Limited Edition won over some longtime fans when pre-orders opened on the PlayStation Direct store. The new PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro consoles quickly ran out of stock and several pre-order units were listed with extreme price increases by scalpers. However, scalping efforts seemingly failed due to limited demand and prices began to fall towards list price. These prices may continue to normalize and more PS5 Slim 30th Anniversary Edition stock will arrive soon.

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Sony will be restocking PS5 Slim 30th Anniversary Limited Edition consoles on Thursday, November 21st at 9am PT, according to the console's PlayStation Direct store page. Due to high demand, customers will be limited to one console per order and consoles are expected to sell out very quickly that morning. Still priced at $499.99, the console comes with a DualSense 30th Anniversary Limited Edition controller, a limited edition disc drive console cover, a USB cable with an original PlayStation-style cover, and several PlayStation-themed accessories such as stickers and poster. It is worth noting that the disk drive must be purchased separately, although the disk drive cover is included in the console package.

Sony will restock the PS5 Slim 30th Anniversary Limited Edition on November 21st

• PS5 Slim 30th Anniversary Limited Edition bundles will still cost $499.99
• The DualSense Edge 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Wireless Controller will also be restocked for $219.99.

In addition, the DualSense Edge 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Wireless Controller will ship on the PlayStation Direct Store on the same day and time. The controller costs $219.99, which is $20 more than the original white DualSense Edge controller. It includes the same accessories as the regular DualSense Edge, except the included case is gray to match the color scheme of the 30th Anniversary Collection. Like the PS5 Slim console, customers can purchase only one DualSense Edge 30th Anniversary Limited Edition wireless controller per order.

However, it doesn't appear that the PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Limited Edition bundle will be restocked on the PlayStation Direct store. Unlike the PS5 Slim variant, no restock notification was sent when the new PS5 Pro launched on November 21st, meaning it will likely remain unavailable.

PlayStation 5

Sony's PlayStation 5 is part of the ninth generation of consoles and debuted with a launch lineup that included Demon's Souls and Astro's Playroom. The console comes with a Blu-ray disc, although only a digital edition is available for a cheaper price.