Retailers, and PS Direct itself, appear to have oversold PlayStation 30th anniversary PS5 / PS5 Pro console and DualSense controllers. We’ve seen enough reports of players having their preorders canceled to deduce that these aren’t isolated incidents,

PlayStation Direct took pre-orders for the PS5 Pro and the Anniversary Collection last month, with the latter selling out in less than 24 hours. And there has been no restock of the rest of the limited-edition range such as the $999 PS5 Pro bundle.

UK retail giant Argos is cancelled a number of preorders for the PS5 PlayStation 30th Anniversary Edition model, despite customers having preordered while stock was readily available.

The PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary pre-orders were a bit of a mess last week, at least in the U.S. and some other regions. But Sony seems to be taking a smart tack with fans in Japan, introducing additional requirements for determining who can buy stuff,

Sony Japan is restricting PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition preorders to those with 30 hours of run-time on their PSN accounts.

Pre-orders for the limited edition PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary range will come with an extra layer of scalper protection in Japan, Sony has said, following the rampant relisting of consoles with exorbitant prices on eBay seen elsewhere.

Sony introduces restrictions for PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition pre-orders in Japan to combat scalpers and give genuine buyers a fair shot.