PlayStation 5 launch overwhelms outlets and courier firms
by Sarah Butler, Alex Hern and Keza MacDonald from Technology | The Guardian on (#5AK6Q)
Gamers express anger as demand crashes websites and new console sells out
Games retailers have been overwhelmed by demand for the latest Sony PlayStation console, which launched in the UK on Thursday.
The rush for the Playstation 5 - which in non-pandemic times would have sparked midnight queues and camping outside high street stores - caused the entire John Lewis website to crash for nearly two hours. The department store apologised to shoppers and blamed extremely high levels of demand" for the technical issues.
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