PS5 Disc Drive Is Coming Back In Stock At UK Retailers, But Currys Is Charging Extra

UK retailer Currys has received new stock for the PS5 Disc Drive today, suggesting that the device is going to hit other major retail chains in the country following a dry spell. However, Currys has decided to raise the price of the dis drive to £109, even though its RRP is £99.99.

[gold_drake]

the big electric store near me also nust pumped up the price for them.
its ridiculous

[fr0sty]

Why not just buy it on playstation direct? Is that a US only thing?

Edit: NVM, I see they're out of stock. Found one on Ebay at stock price, though.

[gold_drake]

id rather not buy stuff online. i like to go into a store xD

and yeh, it was sold out immediately online

[gigoran8]

yeah a lot of countries can't order from playstation direct. the scalpers knew what they were doing this time. small ticket item soon to be high in demand. the prices they asked for were shocking. ebay has no issues with price gouging. jokes on them, i was able to get one on the same day that my pro was delivered.

[RedDevils]

It's like when you selling them shovels instead.

[REDGUM]

I'm more interested in hearing when Australian stores receiving more stock personally but an updateis an update. This is getting silly with no word on when it might, if at all, happen.
I'm not purchasing a pro till I can find a disc drive.

[MeteorPanda]

amazon au has em?

so does ebgames? https://www.ebgames.com.au/...

[Gamingsince1981]

They are easy to get here in Australia, they just cost alot more than anywhere else. $1200 for a ps5 pro for example.

[REDGUM]

any links would be helpful please unless, like MeteorPanda commented, you're talking about the slim model as well?

[RedDevils]

Ps5 pro I can just walk in to Jb hi fi or Harvey Norman and walk out with it. But the disk drive is nowhere to be found. The cheapest place that you can find is facebook marketplace lol

[CrimsonWing69]

Get bent!

[mkis007]

Well this should prove to sony it would be unwise to drop physical anytime soon.

[Tacoboto]

But instead the lesson learned will be "Physical is obviously the inconvenient one here"

[mkis007]

I wouldnt be surprised at all if this standalone drive is their test before a discision is made for ps6.

[anast]

They could push it more.

[LoveSpuds]

Had mine on backorder with Shopto and true to form, they delivered it earlier in the week. I think I paid £96.49, retailers raising the price above RRP should be illegal, absolutely disgusting behaviour for a massive UK retailer, they are no better that these scalper mofos.

[pwnmaster3000]

“But Currys Is Charging Extra“

Lmaoo might as well buy online.
They don’t price match

[Agent75]

The gaming crash is heading our way. You read it here, folks.

[__y2jb]

Why accept Sony lubing you up and doing this? Don’t support their bad practices!

[mkis007]

Well this is better than not having it even as an option like xbox is doing for series s + digital series x. Of the 2 sony has the more physical friendly approach when you look at it objectively.

Personally I find it simpler to be digital nowadays. Just easier to use remote play and not change out disc's. Only reason I need it is for bc games. I like thr option.

[mkis007]

Factually inaccurate. All ps5's aside from. Launch digital have disc drive capability...not so with xbox. Tell me how an add on is worse than no option to change your mind? I'd love to hear the explaination. If you buy a digital Xbox you are stuck with digital FOREVER on that box.

Hell look at the cost difference between digital and disc ps5...at launch it was more than than the current cost of the drive. All you're saying is you'd rather have an $800 PRO available.

[FlameWater]

If you ever needed a hint that physical copies won't exist anymore

[Sprucegoose77]

Where I'm from the drives are very hard to get at MRSP. Big box stores don't have them most of the time. I lucked out after months and Best Buy had a small re stock online. Same story with the dualsense edge replaceable stick modules. Took me over a year to get 4 of them at 24.99 each. Online resellers selling the drives and modules at crazy marked up prices. Sony needs to step it up in their production and planning because it's fanbase deserves better than that!