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Scalpers Attempting To Resell PS5 Disc Drives, But Sources Say Don’t Worry About Availability

It’s taken just two days since the announcement of the PS5 Pro for scalpers to try and ruin things for everyone else. On Wednesday, it was noticed that the PS5 Disc Drive was selling out at online retailers like Best Buy and Amazon. Now, just another day later, scalpers are attempting to make profit on the PS5 Disc Drive requirement.

If you want to play physical discs on your PS5 Pro, you need the external disc drive. While it normally costs $79.99, scalpers have already taken to eBay to try and extort players for extra price.

Some have listed the drive for as much as $200 + shipping. Others are lower, but still too high at $120. All of it being done in an attempt to convince people that this is the only way to get one of the drives.

ebay scalpers for PS5 Disc Drives

Will it work? Unlikely. A source at Sony who spoke on the condition of anonymity tells Insider Gaming that the company expects to have no issues with supply of the PS5 Pro or the disc drive moving forward as the launch of the new console approaches and passes.

As of writing, you can still get the drive at PS Direct, GameStop, and Walmart.

What do you think of scalpers trying to sell the PS5 disc drive for profit? Let us know in the comments or join the discussion in our new community forum!


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Good stuff. Scalpers should get their own place in hell.

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They did it a little to early lol, they have plenty of time to restock

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People ruining it when they overprice it and it just sits in their garage

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Scalpers are already taking to online stores to make a profit off the PS5 Disc Drive ahead of the release of the PS5 Pro.

Read the full article here...

I hope so because I want to buy one at some point... I'm just waiting to see if there will be a new version of it for the PS5 Pro and if not then so will I just wait until a price cut to get one! 😎

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Thanks for the heads-up Mike.

I do hope that Sony learned their lesson with this scalpers issue.

Not only it throws the market in chaos but the distrust by us consumers get affected.

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