How to register for a chance to receive an email invite to buy a PS5 console from PlayStation Direct

Almost a year after its release on November 12, 2020, the PlayStation 5 is still difficult to find in stock anywhere and usually sells out in seconds or minutes when it is available. If you’ve been looking to get a PS5 for retail price, but have been unsuccessful so far, you now have a chance to receive an invitation to purchase a PS5 directly from PlayStation’s website.

For the upcoming 2021 holiday season Sony will have a limited number of PlayStation 5 (PS5) consoles for customers in the United States to order from the PlayStation direct website. According to the FAQ on the page, “selection is based on previous interests and PlayStation activities.” And Quantities are limited to 1 console per PSN ID.

Sony will send out the email invitations to people that registered and have been selected starting in November 2021. If you are selected, the email invitation will include instructions on how to order the PS5 and the date and time it will be available.

Keep in mind that if you receive an invitation it is not guaranteed that you will be able to purchase a PS5 console. So even though they include an expiration time for the invitation, you should be ready to purchase at the start time if you want to make sure you reserve your PS5 before they are sold out.

If you would like to register to receive one of these email invitations for a chance to order a PS5 from PlayStation Direct all you have to do is follow the instructions below:

  1. Go to https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps5/register-to-buy/
  2. Sign into your PlayStation Network (PSN) ID account (if you don’t have one you can sign up for a PSN ID on their website)
  3. After you are signed in, scroll down and press the Sign Up button
  4. It will say “Thank you for registering” to confirm that you have registered

Keep in mind this is just for a chance to receive an invitation and they only have a limited amount of PS5 consoles available, so not everybody that signs up and registers will receive the invitation.

PlayStation Summer Sale: Deals on PS4 and PS5 Games and Accessories

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PlayStation is having a sale on a few PS5 and PS4 games. A couple of PlayStation accessories are also on sale. The PS5 HD Camera is on sale for $39.99. The Playstation 4 DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment is on sale for $14.99. PlayStation 5 games that are on sale include Demon’s Souls for $49.94 and The Nioh Collection for $49.94. The PS5 game Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is also on sale for $49.99. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade includes the original FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (visually enhanced for PS5) and the DLC extra story mission FF7R EPISODE INTERmission that features Yuffie as the playable main character. The PlayStation 4 games that are on sale include The Last of Us Part II for $19.98 and MLB The Show 21 Jackie Robinson Deluxe Edition for $89.10. The PS4 version of MLB The Show 21 Jackie Robinson Deluxe Edition includes a download code for the PS5 version of MLB The Show 21.

PlayStation Summer Sale at Walmart

PS5 Games

PS4 Games

PS5 / PS4 Accessories

How to get Ratchet & Clank (PS4 and PS5 game) for Free on PlayStation Store even if you don’t have PlayStation Plus

Ratchet & Clank which was released for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) in 2016 and is playable on the PlayStation 5 (PS5) is now free on PlayStation Store. It is free to anyone with a PSN account. You do not need to have PlayStation Plus to download this game for free.

Sony made this game free as part of the PlayStation Play at Home initiative to encourage people to stay safely socially distanced.

You can download Ratchet & Clank for free now at the PlayStation Store link below:

Ratchet & Clank™ (playstation.com)

Ratchet & Clank will be free to download on the PlayStation Store until March 31, 2021 at 8pm PDT / April 1 at 4am BST / 5am CEST