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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Turns out Sony authorised retailers are part of scalpers - Techradar

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The Sony PlayStation 5 is in big demand in India just like the world over. And just like in all the other countries, the PS5 is in short supply considering the demand all over. And it seems like some Sony autorised retailers are taking advantage of the situation in India and asking for marked up prices on the restocks coming in.

Sony has apparently told retailers that the PS5 will not be available for a second round of pre-orders before March 2021. And armed with that knowledge some retailers are accepting order for PS5 at prices as high as Rs 65,000 despite the official pricing being Rs 49,990.

According to a report by IGN India, several people have come forward to confirm this situation. Apparently a retailer by the name of Kalra Electronics from Karol Bagh in Delhi is asking for a price between Rs 65,000 to Rs 75,000 for a PS5 with warranty. 

Sony aware of the situation

The report mentions that the company is aware of the situation and has even initiated an audit of its entire retail network after launching the Sony PS5 in India. But the company has not taken any official step to curb this practice yet. 

While only select stores in cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru were made aware of Sony's plans prior to the launch of the PS5, most stores in Chennai and Delhi were made privy. But it seems like Sony was negligent when it came to vetting the retailers to ensure such misappropriations don't occur. 

The launch of the PS5 in India has been mired in controversy with online retailers like Croma and Reliance Digital cancelling orders due to over booking compared to actual stocks. And the controversy has now extended to the offline sector as well. We will update the story with more information from Sony.

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February 17, 2021 at 02:50PM
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