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PlayStation 5 Pro – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle Sold Out in Seconds – Now Scalpers Are Selling It for Thousands
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PlayStation 5 Pro – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle Sold Out in Seconds – Now Scalpers Are Selling It for Thousands

As expected, the PlayStation 5 Pro – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle sold out within seconds and scammers have already uploaded their offers with huge price increases.

Pre-orders for the PS5 Pro – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle went live today, September 26, in the UK and Eurozone via PlayStation Direct for just £959.99 / €1099.99. US pricing and pre-orders will go live later today.

As a reminder, this special edition PS5 Pro console and accessories feature throwback design elements and a legacy color scheme that pays homage to the original PlayStation console. Each Limited Edition PS5 Pro console is individually numbered as a collectible, and only 12,300 of these numbered consoles will be available for customers to purchase worldwide.

The PS5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle includes:

  • Limited Edition PS5 Pro Console
  • Limited Edition DualSense Edge Wireless Controller
  • Limited DualSense Wireless Controller
  • Limited Edition DualSense Charging Station
  • Limited Edition Console Cover for Disc Drive
  • Limited Edition Vertical Stand
  • Original PlayStation Controller Style Cable Connector Housing
  • 4 PlayStation shaped cable ties
  • PlayStation sticker
  • Limited Edition PlayStation Poster (One of 30 possible designs)
  • PlayStation paperclip

Buyers were quick to report that the PS5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle sold out within minutes of pre-orders going live on PlayStation Direct in the UK, frustrating many who had already visited the site and queued beforehand.

And now, there are multiple listings for the PS5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle on eBay, with buyers asking for up to £10,000.

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These scalpers don’t have their hands on the PS5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle. Instead, they’re selling their successful pre-orders. But there are already dozens of listings for the bundle on eBay from scalpers hoping to take advantage of its limited availability. The situation is so bad that there are counter-listings on eBay warning buyers not to pre-order from the scalpers.

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Even the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle, which had fewer restrictions than the PS5 Pro version, has sold out, leading to massive online sales.

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The situation echoes scalping four years ago when the PlayStation 5 went on sale, and Sony seemed just as powerless to prevent it then as it does now. Of course, the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection doesn’t come out until November 21, so Sony and auction sites like eBay still have time to intervene, but neither company has announced plans to do so. IGN has reached out to eBay for comment.

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].