PlayStation 5 - Now with FAQ in OP.

F1ngers

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

Looks like you can't add payment details on Smyths website without purchasing something! :mad:

Purchase a PS5 controller and then cancel your order.

Strumms

Fûck it, I might just as well sit it out until January... I can’t be arsed with everything else going on hunting here there and everywhere... probably pick up a new cheap PS4 game or two to keep me rumbling through the winter.

Mr Crispy

Looks like a few places will have more stock tomorrow - Game are sending out emails telling people there'll be stock late morning. I assume Amazon et al will follow suit then.

SureYWouldntYa

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

Looks like you can't add payment details on Smyths website without purchasing something! :mad:

Have you them saved on your browser?

I did it chrome on mobile and with my card saved on chrome i was able to autofill and get the job done in no time

BrentMused

Smyths account up to date, card details saved on Chrome, now just to hope for the best tomorrow.

Last week on Smyths I managed to get a couple of orders through to the payment section but just missed out as they were gone before I got to the next stage of the process.

Best guess for "lunchtime" guys? 12pm?

I'll be on and refreshing from early morning in work in any case.

Stephen.Walsh_

I have one on Amazon but never fully realised I got it till I checked my email for a confirmation...so unsure if I actually have it. Would Smyths deliver on release day? Might try my luck tomorrow and cancel other one

padair

BrentMused wrote: »

Smyths account up to date, card details saved on Chrome, now just to hope for the best tomorrow.

Last week on Smyths I managed to get a couple of orders through to the payment section but just missed out as they were gone before I got to the next stage of the process.

Best guess for "lunchtime" guys? 12pm?

I'll be on and refreshing from early morning in work in any case.

Did the same.

is spiderman ultimate worth it? Two games for 80e

Rossi IRL

Have a digital edition ordered with GS

Might try get a disc version with Smyths tomorrow and then cancel GS order.

Was all in with the digital edition as it looks the best but I won't be paying €80 for any games.

Kremin

Is the Smyth's pre order tomorrow definitely for launch day ?

Tusky

How much should I expect to get on adverts for my PS4 Pro in November, after PS5 is released?

[edit] Is it possible to preorder online with Smyths and then pay with a one4all card later?

J Mysterio

quokula wrote: »

I have it preordered, but FWIW I've managed to buy every console of the last decade or so on day 1 or within a week of it without preorders, usually by walking into places like Tesco, PC World or Argos, rather than gaming specialist retailers.

I wouldn't be surprised if anyone who really wants one and missed the preorder rush will be able to find one well before Christmas when physical stock starts coming in if they look hard enough.

I got the PS4 about 2 weeks after release in Harvey Norman.

HairySalmon

Tusky wrote: »

How much should I expect to get on adverts for my PS4 Pro in November, after PS5 is released?

Maybe below €200, possibly €150 if everyone starts flogging them before release.

I’ll be flogging mine into adverts in the coming weeks!

Mr_Muffin

Have a script created that will constantly refresh the page and purchase a PS5 when they go on sale.

aaronjennings

I'm so glad I've decided to hold off on getting a PS5 for now

I didn't get the PS4 until two years after it came out, partly because I wanted it to come down in price, and partly because I wanted to have a build-up of games I wanted to play when I eventually did get it

So long as they keep releasing PS5 games for the PS4 as well, I'm content to do the same thing this time around as well

Good luck to ye, I hope you all get the one you want without too much delay or hassle

markcahill1985

Tusky wrote:

[edit] Is it possible to preorder online with Smyths and then pay with a one4all card later?

Don't think so and don't think they take one4all vouchers

EoinMcLovin

Just out from CEX, mentioned the price drop of the PS4 pro. Reason is that they were getting too many consoles in. Also don't expect it to go back up in price in a week or two

AdamD

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

Have a script created that will constantly refresh the page and purchase a PS5 when they go on sale.

How does one do this?

bigron2109

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

Have a script created that will constantly refresh the page and purchase a PS5 when they go on sale.

How do you do this pal?

Rickytumtum

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

Have a script created that will constantly refresh the page and purchase a PS5 when they go on sale.

Ah here, what chance do us mere mortals have if this is going on! Ye might as well use scalper bots

Video

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

Have a script created that will constantly refresh the page and purchase a PS5 when they go on sale.

great way to make sure the website crashes , thanks

Parsnips

Ive just recieved that Email from Smyths now about perordering . Lunchtime tomorrow
Seems like there might be plenty to go round after all.

Atomic Pineapple

Video wrote: »

great way to make sure the website crashes , thanks

Any half decent website will block the requests, does Smyths have a half decent website though?

scottigael

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

Have a script created that will constantly refresh the page and purchase a PS5 when they go on sale.

Gonna share it with the class then?

Stephen.Walsh_

Will Smyths deliver on release day I wonder? Any confirmation on that?

RGARDINR

If you can I would order to your house. With the way restrictions etc. Happening around the country you never know what will happen. Here is hoping that they are not delayed coming to Ireland with the way covid seems to be going up around the world and it doesn't have a major knock on effect that ps5/xbox consoles arriving into Ireland then if they do that major restrictions are not in place in each county etc. Have mine reserved in Dublin City centre and one for nephew in Dublin suburb so here is hoping come closer to the time.

insert name here 123

Is smyths the only bricks and mortor store offering a pre sale?

I could've ordered it other day through Smyths but due to work couldn't get online

Hopefully be able to snag one tomorrow

Exclamation Marc

insert name here 123 wrote: »

Is smyths the only bricks and mortor store offering a pre sale?

I could've ordered it other day through Smyths but due to work couldn't get online

Hopefully be able to snag one tomorrow

Still ordering a presale? Yes.

Others have offered a presale but are filled.

insert name here 123

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Still ordering a presale? Yes.

Others have offered a presale but are filled.

Cool, I'll try to get one tomorrow. I doubt I'll get one but you never know

loughrey

Basil3 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/SmythsToysIRE/status/1309130755940003840?s=19

If it hasn't been mentioned

Great to hear, that means for those of us who have preordered from Smyths that crazy night will be guaranteed our orders on release day because if they over sold that night like other stores the new batches will be first allocated to existing preorders.

RedXIV

scottigael wrote: »

Gonna share it with the class then?

Honestly, I do this sort of thing for a living and it's almost never worth trying to do it all automatically when you're competing with potentially hundreds of actual users.

To write the script needed to do this, you'd need to know a fair bit about how the website will present a bunch of options, plenty can be deduced but get one thing wrong and you blow the process.

Stick with manual effort