Another round of pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 appeared on Wal-Mart’s website tonight, and quickly crashed the site, repeating a scene from yesterday’s initial round of pre-orders. After PS5 pre-orders surprise launched through several retailers, traffic from fans hoping to get their hands on a console crashed GameStop’s website.
It’s easy to see why players are so eager to get their PS5 pre-orders in early. Sony previously said that the next-gen console could be hard to come by this holiday season, even opening reservations for select PlayStation fans to save a spot in line for pre-orders last month, but letting the reservation system languish until after pre-orders had already gone up at some retailers. Recent rumors claiming that Sony had cut PS5 production only made securing a console before launch seem like more of a priority, though Sony has since denied the rumors.
Now, it looks like PS5 pre-orders have claimed another victim. Wal-Mart announced earlier in the evening that it would be opening pre-orders for the PS5 again after selling out of the stock it offered last night, even specifying the time they would go live. The retailer’s tweet apparently garnered more attention that even it was anticipating, as within minutes of the appointed time, traffic crashed Wal-Mart’s website. Geoff Keighley shared an image of a server error received on the site, while other Twitter users reported crashes and consoles removed from the carts of those who could access the site long enough to add one.
This story is developing.