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Major PS5 30th Anniversary restock at Walmart offers rare controller and console
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đ Walmart had a major PS5 30th Anniversary restock today
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đ Both the PS5 Slim and DualSense restocked in waves at the links below
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đď¸ More restocks may happen as retailers hype their Black Friday deals
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đ ââď¸ No PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary consoles are expected to be in stock
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đ§ The Shortcut and Matt Swider on X send you a restock alert
The surprise PS5 30th Anniversary restock at Walmart today meant that gamers were finally able to buy the limited-edition PlayStation 5 DualSense controller and console. It didnât last long, though the rare video game merch did restock in waves.
Thousands of gamers have been able to get the 30th Anniversary Editions of the PS5 DualSense controller and PS5 Slim console, according to Walmart. It was in stock at the US retailer just hours after Sonyâs official PlayStation Direct had a virtual queue with a restock of both items. Many gamers went empty-handed at PlayStationâs store, but The Shortcut subscribers found success in buying their PS5 30th Anniversary Edition gear at Walmart.
This may not be the end of PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection sales as we head into Black Friday. Sony PlayStation Direct was thought to be the final restock, and we still saw Walmart offer up the console for $499 and the controller for $79. Technically, thatâs $1 cheaper than Best Buy, Target, and other stores in North America.
Samâs Club was supposed to offer both items for restock last night at 1am ET, but it failed to sell anything related to the PS5 30th Anniversary. This is despite messaging that promised a restock on November 21. Thereâs a chance that we will see that happen overnight tonight instead, although the inventory could have shifted to Samâs Clubâs parent company, Walmart. That happened during the PS5 restock era.
Amazon has hardly sold the PS5 30th Anniversary controller and console, and that could mean one thing: some retailers may be saving up inventory for Black Friday.
Sony has been selling more PS5 Slim and PS5 DualSense 30th Anniversary gear than the PS5 Pro, PlayStation Portal and PS5 DualSense Edge. Thatâs due to the fact that these 30th Anniversary Edition items remain exclusive to its PlayStation Direct store.
The PlayStation Portal is likely to see even more demand in the coming weeks, as a firmware update from Sony just added PS5 game cloud streaming update in beta. Itâs the closest thing to a true Sony PSP 2 handheld.
According to research by The Shortcut, you wonât find the PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary in stock ever again. That was a limited-edition console that sold out, and each was individually numbered and sold by PlayStation Direct exclusively, as we reported.
The fact that Walmart had so much inventory of Sonyâs PS5 30th Anniversary Slim controller console and DualSense controller is a good sign, though. Itâs a sing of good things to come as we search for more restocks among the Black Friday deals.
Matt Swider is the Editor-in-Chief of The Shortcut, the #1 consumer tech publication on Substack. Matt, a technology expert with over 25 years of journalism experience, can be found on social media through X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
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