Argos confirms it’s cancelling some PS5 30th Anniversary Edition UK pre-orders-Kenneth Andersen-Entertainment – Metro

Bad news for some who thought they got their hands on the limited edition PS5 (Sony)

The huge demand for the PlayStation 5 Limited Edition appears to have caused technical difficulties for Argos, who are cancelling ‘some’ of the pre-orders.

Last month, Sony revealed that it’s celebrating PlayStation’s 30th anniversary by offering fans the chance to get their hands on new PS1-inspired console bundles, with pre-orders going live a week later.

Unsurprisingly, most of the PlayStation 5 bundles sold out almost immediately, and even less of a surprise, many immediately went up for sale on eBay by scalpers, for as much as £8,000.

Fortunately, last week, some retailers restocked and started taking on more pre-orders, but Argos is now cancelling some of them because they were ‘processed incorrectly’.

On Monday fans started posting messages they’d received from Argos, saying there was a ‘mass cancellation’ of pre-orders, with no further explanation.

However, when some fans contacted Argos about this they were told that the cancellation email was sent in error, and that their order was still valid.

Today, however, Argos has confirmed the bad news, that ‘some’ of their pre-orders have indeed been cancelled.

‘We saw huge demand for the PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary Limited Edition console and unfortunately had to cancel some orders, after they were processed incorrectly, Argos told Eurogamer.

‘We have contacted the customers affected to tell them how sorry we are for the disappointment this has caused and confirm they will receive a full refund.’

Argos hasn’t released a general statement about the glitch, or who might be affected, so it seems that the only way to know for sure, if your pre-order is still valid, is if you haven’t received any information about it – or by contacting Argos directly and asking them.

If you missed out on the initial and restock pre-order periods for the PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary Edition console, it appears that the ship has now sailed, as retailers are no longer taking orders.

The same goes for the PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary controller and the PlayStation Portal Limited Edition, which will probably not come back into stock again.

You can’t get more PlayStation than playing Astro Bot on the 30th Anniversary console (Sony)

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