A Business Insider report has revealed that resale bots snagged thousands of PlayStation 5 consoles at launch in Europe, much to the ire of genuine buyers who were locked out of a sale.
The PS5 is in severe shortage worldwide, and those who haven?t been able to grab a console are infuriated by thousands of listings on sites like eBay and Facebook, where the console is being sold for over twice its MSRP. We reported last week that in the United States alone, bids for the PS5 on eBay are going up to $5,000.

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