- Get alerts: Follow our PS5 restock Twitter tracker for notifications when new PS5 stock is live at all US stores. It's the fastest way to get real-time updates. It work – today we knew about a PS5.
- The latest tweets from @PS5Drop.
New PS5 restock dates happen every week, and we issued alerts on April 6 for stores in the US: GameStop, Antonline and Newegg. Our PS5 Twitter tracker also let people know that there was no PS5.
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Trying to buy an Xbox Series X or PS5 is proving to be more difficult than the hardest level in any video game you have ever played in your life. But there are some cheat codes out there that could help you land that elusive next-gen console.
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When retailers drop those links, you not only have to worry about beating actual people to a console but also the army of bots that are scooping them up at alarming rates. Retailers are trying their bests to accommodate gamers who want either a PS5 or Xbox Series X by using measures like CAPTCHA challenges or randomly dropping the purchase links to keep the scalpers and their bots guessing. Best Buy is also now emailing verification codes you need to input before purchasing either console to ensure the potential sale is not going to a bot.
Those are all good measures, but they are proving to still not be enough in the ongoing battle to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X. So what can you do to better your chances? Well, for starters, you should make accounts for retailers like PlayStation, Microsoft, Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and Gamestop and input all of your information. That will give you a leg up on the competition, and with your purchase info entered, you can checkout quicker. Plus, it gives retailers a chance to email when they will be getting more stock giving you a fair warning of when to prep yourself for a drop.
You can also follow these accounts on Twitter and turn on your notifications. They have been instrumental in helping gamers get their hands on a PS5 or Xbox Series X without having to pay over retail price.
We will continue to supply updates on PS5, and Xbox Series X restocks, so keep it locked on Hip-Hop Wired.
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Helen Bevan, who is chief transformation officer of NHS Horizons, saw her two Twitter accounts with a combined 133,000 followers hacked and then used to flog fake PS5s, the BBC reports.
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According to the BBC, Bevan paid £110 to someone who said they could restore the accounts within 25 minutes, but they turned out to be a scammer as well.
Bevan hadn't properly enabled two-factor authentication on her Twitter accounts, it emerged. Twitter restored the accounts after a couple of days, but Bevan found messages from people asking about PS5s in her DMs, suggesting some fell foul of the scam.
In a tweet, Bevan admitted she 'didn't necessarily make the best decisions', but said she wanted to use her story to help others avoid a similar fate, saying: 'Put 2-factor authentication on your Twitter account immediately... Don't pay any 'account recovery service' - go through Twitter to get your account back.'
The supply-constrained PS5 is one of the most sought-after consumer electronics products in the world, and scams and scalpers have been an issue ever since the console launched last year.
In November eBay issued a warning to scammers who were selling photos of a PlayStation 5 on the auction website. In December, cops in Utah were alerted by a local resident who received a concrete brick instead of a new PS5.
PS5 scalpers have caused havoc with the console in recent months, too - so much so that MPs got involved. Earlier in March, UK retailer Currys launched a lottery system for the release of new PS5 stock.