Japanese gamers will not be able to find PlayStation 5 in the stores on the day of the launch of the console in the country

Subdivision Sony Japan confirmed that on launch day Playstation 5 there will be no special events or sales of new consoles in Japanese stores. Such measures were taken due to the threat of the spread of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19

According to the Japanese company, on November 12, only those who made an order in advance will receive their next-gen consoles. At the moment, the entire circulation allocated for the country has been successfully sold out, so Sony no longer accepts pre-orders. The exact number of devices reserved for the land of the rising sun has not been disclosed.

Late last month, head of PlayStation Jim Ryan statedThat in the U.S. on pre-orders in the first 12 hours, the PS5 surpassed the three-month PS4 pre-order numbers recorded in 2013. And even earlier Ryan predicted launch sales of its new next-generation console.

Start PS5 will take place on November 12 in the USA, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. Gamers from other regions of the world, including Europe, the Middle East, South America, Asia and South Africa, will have to wait until November 19.

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