PS5 pre-order guide: where to buy the console in the UK

Pre-orders for Sony's PS5 console are now live and many UK retailers sold out in mere hours.

Sony's next-generation console is on sale for £449 and will be released on November 19 in the UK.

Two PS5 consoles will be available at launch, with the second digital-edition version costing £359.

The pre-order race is well underway as nearly every big UK retailer has sold out of pre-order copies of the console, with websites including Argos, Currys, Amazon and Game either 404'ing due to demand or just completely running out of stock.

Due to the incredibly popular response to the console, Sony has issued a statement to reassure those of us who haven't managed to pre-order one that more are on the way in the coming days and stock will continue to be replenished through to Christmas.

There's no fixed time or date as to when PS5 pre-orders will be open again, but we can probably expect more stock to come through in the coming week.

If you missed one, don't worry. It seems incredibly unlikely that you'll entirely miss out on your chance to pre-order a console, you might just have to wait a bit longer to secure one.

Gamers without a console will need to be fast, though, as stock will most likely sell out almost as quickly as it comes back.

Of course, eBay is slowly filling up with price-gouged consoles on sale, so maybe that should be a last-ditch attempt to grab one.

Below we're going to list all pre-orders for the base PS5 console and the cheaper digital-only version, so make sure you keep an eye out.

As of September 21, these are the up-to-date listings for a PS5 console from major UK retailers which expect to have more pre-orders.

Game

John Lewis:

ShopTo:

Argos:

Currys:

Amazon:

eBay: consoles available to bid for

Searching on eBay is the only place to find any PS5 pre-orders at the moment.

This is possible because these sellers have most likely pre-ordered a PS5 and will be essentially selling that pre-order to the highest bidder.

These are just a couple of listing if you want to see more just head to eBay and search for PS5 console.

PS5 stock is limited but, according to a statement from Sony, there will be more coming to certain shops as we get closer to the release date and beyond.

If you don't manage to secure a pre-order copy of the PS5, you shouldn't worry too much because it's not like there's only a finite amount forever.

Once the console is officially on sale in November, there will most likely be ample opportunity to buy one in the near future, especially as we draw closer to Christmas.