Poll of the Day > Tip for anyone looking for a PS5, don't buy from Walmart

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papercup
09/19/21 11:55:40 PM
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Walmart has been selling consoles they don't have, then you wait a month for them to ship it, then they just cancel your order out of the blue. Its been a massive headache, and customer support has been no help at all. Buy it literally anywhere else. I was under the impression I was getting a console, and now I have to start looking again.

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Mead
09/19/21 11:56:36 PM
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That sucks, just another reason that Walmart is terrible

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DirtBasedSoap
09/19/21 11:59:46 PM
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damn they canceled your order? fuck walmart

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papercup
09/20/21 12:00:54 AM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
damn they canceled your order? fuck walmart

Yeah and it's not just me, it's hundreds of people.

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papercup
09/20/21 12:01:53 AM
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And it's doubly sucky because they had more drops this past week, and they actually fulfilled and shipped out those consoles.

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SilentSeph
09/20/21 12:06:02 AM
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That's awful, sorry to hear that

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DirtBasedSoap
09/20/21 12:11:33 AM
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just wait for a ps direct drop, best way to get one

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papercup
09/20/21 12:16:13 AM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
just wait for a ps direct drop, best way to get one

If only they would send me an invite lol

And Gamestop drops usually last about an hour, but man I don't know if I want to spend like $700 with no guarantee I can trade NBA 2k21 for anything I actually want like Demon's Souls or Ghost of Tsushima.

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DirtBasedSoap
09/20/21 12:17:53 AM
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you can do them without the invite, thats how I got mine! Dont buy those dumbass bundles from GameStop, total waste of money.

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helIy
09/20/21 12:45:12 AM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
just wait for a ps direct drop, best way to get one
yknow i wasn't able to actually get one from that

they were all sold out, after like 4 minutes of going live

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DirtBasedSoap
09/20/21 12:50:56 AM
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yeah I mean I did it like 10 times before I actually got one lol

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SilentSeph
09/20/21 8:13:25 AM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
Dont buy those dumbass bundles from GameStop, total waste of money.
Not if the bundle happens to include all the games you were gonna buy anyway

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Lynyrd_Skynyrd
09/20/21 8:29:16 AM
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Target was good. Assuming they haven't changed it, they dropped it and you purchased stock at your local store and just had to pick it up. The downside is that they dropped it at like 5 AM. I just happened to be up.
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Xfma100
09/20/21 8:36:48 AM
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Lynyrd_Skynyrd posted...
Target was good. Assuming they haven't changed it, they dropped it and you purchased stock at your local store and just had to pick it up. The downside is that they dropped it at like 5 AM. I just happened to be up.

This.

Just use a stock alert app/website or follow certain stock alert Twitter accounts to stay up to date. Focus only on Target drops though, as with Target you are only competing against others in your local area.
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Far-Queue
09/20/21 8:50:29 AM
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I got mine from Target and PS Direct.

As others have pointed out - follow restock Twitter accounts and be ready to drop what you're doing and hit the restock when they tweet it out. It's not that difficult just takes patience and dedication

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LinkPizza
09/20/21 9:09:52 AM
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I cant believe there are still this hard to get. I wanted to wait for a while hoping theyd get a little easier. But I guess itll still be a while before that happens
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Krazy_Kirby
09/20/21 9:14:49 AM
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no reason to buy one yet anyway
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papercup
09/20/21 10:08:52 AM
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I've tried the non-invitational PS Direct drops, and I'll join the minute it goes up, wait 40 minutes in queue then I'm told they're sold out. It's annoying. And yeah I follow Matt Swider and a couple others on Twitter.

Krazy_Kirby posted...
no reason to buy one yet anyway

Well I already bought a few games for it, so I want my console. And it will be nice to have it for when FFXVI comes out.

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wwinterj25
09/20/21 10:17:05 AM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
you can do them without the invite, thats how I got mine! Dont buy those dumbass bundles from GameStop, total waste of money.
It bothers me that places are hiding units behind bundles. I get it and understand why but I just want the console.

LinkPizza posted...
I cant believe there are still this hard to get. I wanted to wait for a while hoping theyd get a little easier. But I guess itll still be a while before that happens

Afraid so. Stock shortages into 2023 apparently.

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helIy
09/20/21 5:46:10 PM
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oh it's going to be much, much longer than just 2023.

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jbomb1234
09/20/21 6:38:49 PM
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No PS5 for you!

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papercup
09/21/21 10:20:53 AM
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Wait what the fuck. Walmart told me they were going to cancel my order, but I wake up this morning to find out they shipped my console last night???

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Far-Queue
09/21/21 10:28:03 AM
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At this point I wouldn't believe it until it is in your hands.

Maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones who gets a free one. I've heard Walmart has done that in the past when canceling orders

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papercup
09/21/21 12:06:14 PM
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Far-Queue posted...
At this point I wouldn't believe it until it is in your hands.

Maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones who gets a free one. I've heard Walmart has done that in the past when canceling orders

Yeah it's weird, it says Delayed but there's a tracking number, and Fedex says it's coming before the weekend. I'm cautiously optimistic.

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ReggieTheReckless
09/21/21 12:12:57 PM
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papercup posted...
've tried the non-invitational PS Direct drops, and I'll join the minute it goes up, wait 40 minutes in queue then I'm told they're sold out. It's annoying. And yeah I follow Matt Swider and a couple others on Twitter.
Ya gotta have multiple devices open at once to try and get in the queue. I had 2 laptops, 3 phones, and one pc open to the direct page when I was doing it for mine, and only one of the phones got in while none of the other devices got through
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Far-Queue
09/21/21 12:15:30 PM
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You don't need multiple devices for PS Direct. I got in just using one browser page on my phone.

I've heard they cap your IP address at one purchase anyway to dissuade scalpers though I don't know how true that is

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LinkPizza
09/21/21 12:28:27 PM
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I would only be able to use one phone and laptop. Maybe another phone and laptop if my roommate was home, and didnt want one

Far-Queue posted...
I've heard they cap your IP address at one purchase anyway to dissuade scalpers though I don't know how true that is

While I do like discourages scalpers, that sucks for people who live with families or roommates that also want one
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Ferron
09/21/21 1:33:51 PM
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I've purchased 2 so far from Walmart but I've been lucky enough that both shipped and arrived at my house within like 3 business days.
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Far-Queue
09/21/21 1:42:21 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
While I do like discourages scalpers, that sucks for people who live with families or roommates that also want one
Well take that with a huge grain of salt because I haven't heard anything official to that end. Just rumors.

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HelIWithoutSin
09/21/21 3:22:08 PM
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Far-Queue posted...
Well take that with a huge grain of salt because I haven't heard anything official to that end. Just rumors.

Their landing page states just one console per household.

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Garlands_Soul
09/21/21 4:18:21 PM
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Me and everyone I know who has gotten one just went to Walmart and got lucky. I don't know anyone who bought one online who has one yet. I live super rural though

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papercup
09/21/21 7:27:51 PM
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Wow this might actually be legit, others who ordered on 8/25 and had their orders delayed/cancelled started having their consoles delivered today :0 I might be playing FF7R this weekend afterall

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papercup
09/23/21 1:23:40 PM
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https://i.redd.it/sbteexyzdap71.jpg

My new DVD player is here! Let's mosey!

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DirtBasedSoap
09/23/21 1:49:06 PM
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hell yeah dude congrats

get ps+ and download the collection

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DirtBasedSoap
09/23/21 1:49:19 PM
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but yeah isnt the console so ugly lmao

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SilentSeph
09/23/21 1:52:37 PM
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Congrats! I really enjoyed VII Remake so hopefully you do too

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papercup
09/23/21 5:29:45 PM
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Played the first two chapters, enjoying it so far! Letting the controller charge and also taking a break for the Nintendo Direct and after that I'll have some dinner then I'll probably be up all night playing this and Bloodborne lol. Also, God damn this game looks nice. I also got a 4K TV a couple weeks ago, it is buttery smooth and looks beautiful.

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papercup
09/25/21 2:39:58 PM
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So I've heard that putting the PS5 into Rest Mode can potentially be dangerous, peoples consoles have bricked from using Rest Mode. So I'm a bit hesitant to use it, but the controller charges in Rest Mode and not when the console is off. So is there a safer way to charge the controller? >_>

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DirtBasedSoap
09/25/21 2:41:55 PM
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you can probably plug the cable into any USB port

the risk of rest mode comes from losing power while its still on. I lost save data once cause my PS4 lost power while in rest mode but then I just downloaded everything again from the ps+ save cloud

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LinkPizza
09/25/21 2:43:08 PM
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papercup posted...
So I've heard that putting the PS5 into Rest Mode can potentially be dangerous, peoples consoles have bricked from using Rest Mode. So I'm a bit hesitant to use it, but the controller charges in Rest Mode and not when the console is off. So is there a safer way to charge the controller? >_>

If you have two controllers, you could always charge one while playing, and switch them when one is fully charged. And I havent seen the whole controller, but I know I could charge the PS3 and PS4 controllers with USB blocks in the wall. So maybe that
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DirtBasedSoap
09/25/21 2:50:22 PM
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they also sell charging docks for the controllers

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papercup
09/27/21 7:57:49 PM
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I tried a 5V USB wallcharger and it didn't seem to work at all. =/ I guess just when the battery gets low while I'm playing I can just plug it in.

Also so far here's what games I have:

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Bloodborne
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
Kingdom Hearts All-in-One

I'm gonna look into getting Demon's Souls Remake, and if I can find them Spyro Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot Trilogy and Crash 4.

What other must have PS4/PS5 games are there?


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SilentSeph
09/27/21 7:59:50 PM
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If you like Spyro and Crash then I think Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a good fit

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The_Hulk
09/27/21 8:00:17 PM
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Returnal is fun as shit

as long as youre cool with a bullet hell roguelike

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papercup
09/27/21 8:01:48 PM
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Oh I forgot that game exists lol and I do enjoy Ratchet & Clank

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papercup
09/27/21 8:02:14 PM
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The_Hulk posted...
Returnal is fun as shit

as long as youre cool with a bullet hell roguelike

I have heard it's good, but a run can take several hours and there's no way to save

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The_Hulk
09/27/21 8:07:24 PM
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papercup posted...
I have heard it's good, but a run can take several hours and there's no way to save

Its true, its a game that hates you and wants you to suffer

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Blighboy
09/27/21 8:40:26 PM
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Make sure to tip the store greeter

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BUMPED2002
09/27/21 8:46:20 PM
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I read an article that stated Sony is thinking about redesigning the PS5 to compensate for shortages but it didn't say what that redesign would be.

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BUMPED2002
09/27/21 8:49:17 PM
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Mead posted...
That sucks, just another reason that Walmart is terrible
I went to a local fast food place and was told not all menu items were available because they didn't have all of their ingredients due to shortages and/or delays from suppliers.

It seems some places are severely understaffed. Our local bus service has resorted to canceling buses due to driver shortages because no one wants to drive buses and come into contact with strangers due to Covid-19. They had something like 20 drivers last year who contracted Covid while driving buses.

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