Complete chaos at Tokyo retailer over PS5 sales

The PlayStation 5 launched last November, but months later it’s still hard to get one, especially in Japan. Earlier today, the Yodobashi Camera mega store in Akihabara, one of the largest in the country, sold a large shipment of PS5s. All hell broke loose.

People started pushing and shoving, coming down on a Yodobashi employee who had a stack of about 300 numbered tickets to buy the PS5.

Take a look at the chaos that followed:

The police were called and the sale was canceled.

Why did this happen? Like Twitter AJapaneseDream note, Akihabara’s location is apparently only one of two Yodobashi cameras in the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area that does not require the retailer’s black credit card to purchase the equipment, a requirement that has been set. , apparently to thwart the dealers.

In addition, unlike in the past, the store distributed numbered tickets in order of arrival. In the past, also in an effort to discourage console switching, the retailer has given raffle numbers for the chance to purchase the hardware.

This created a perfect opportunity for those who wanted to get a PS5 or even sell it.

Please note that the Japanese government has currently declared a state of emergency for the novel coronavirus. Tokyo has the highest number of cases in the country.

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