Over the last year, the biggest retailers have made a lot of changes to the checkout process in an effort to offer peace of mind and to keep bots from buying all of the consoles and selling them for more somewhere else. Speaking from personal experience, it's devastating to get a console in your cart and then miss out because you had to waste precious seconds entering your payment and shipping info.

Have an account set up and logged in for any retailers you'll be shopping on.

Some retailers release the consoles in waves to keep bots from getting all of them.

Refresh the screen a few times and keep trying.

If a restock starts and you immediately see 'Out of Stock' on the screen, do not give up.

PS5 restocks almost never happen on weekends.

PT), so if you're wondering when to check, that's usually the best time to start. Chances of an unplanned restock tend to go up dramatically after 1 p.m.

PS5 restocks are a lot more common in the afternoon and evening than in the morning.

Not only are apps frequently faster than mobile browsers, but also it's easy to use an app and a browser at the same time if you're trying to buy on multiple computers.

Where applicable, use an app to complete a purchase instead of a browser.

If you see someone offering to sell you a console on Twitter, it's almost certainly a scam.

Here are some of our best tips, tricks and advice to help you snag your PS5: We've outlined a few of the safer options below. If you absolutely need a console right now, your best bet is likely to buy from a third party. If you don't see a PS5 restock today, there's not a great chance of one popping up over the weekend. That having been said, weekend restocks are uncommon even when there are multiple retailers making them available. There have been no announced PS5 restocks for today, which means a surprise restock is most likely. If you miss it, you likely won't get another chance right away.

If you want to take advantage of the next PS5 restock, the best thing you can do is be ready to click the buy button as soon as it's available. This means the reduction in availability we've seen since the end of the holiday season will continue. In its most recent earnings report (PDF), Sony made it clear that semiconductor shortages would further restrict the number of consoles that can be produced right now. With the last PS5 restock more than a week ago and little indication of when the next drop might be, there's a lot of questions about a weekend PS5 restock circulating.

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