Sony Direct PS5 restock: sold out in 27 minutes – when and where to buy PS5 next PS5 restock Sony Direct

Update: The PS5 restock at Sony Direct sold out in 27 minutes, but our PS5 restock Twitter tracker Matt Swider will know when and where to look for the PS5 in stock next round. Did you know that Walmart, Sony Direct and Sam’s Club were all today? If you didn’t know about all three, you should probably be following his Twitter account alerts.

• Get PS5 alerts? Follow Matt Swider, our PS5 restock Twitter tracker for notifications about when the Sony Direct PS5 restock is live. It’s the fastest way to get real-time updates.
• Caution: Do not buy directly off Twitter users – which are all scams. Only to the websites that Matt points you to.

Prior story…

But the Sony Direct PS5 restock wasn’t the one you should have been paying attention to earlier this afternoon, as Walmart did have the hard-to-buy console in stock just after 3pm EDT, as we reported. It came in waves, as it always does, but you’d be aware of this chance to buy the PS5 (and many people did get it) as long as you followed our PS5 restock Twitter tracker Matt Swider. Don’t follow yet? He’ll send you an alert – if you follow his Twitter account and turn on notifications. That’s going to come in handy soon, as Sony Direct, the official PlayStation Store hasn’t had a proper virtual queue yet – or at least one that leads to any PS5 consoles in stock.

Has Sony Direct happened yet? How can you get instant alerts? Follow along below.

Click on this example of a PS5 restock alert (the last massive Target restock is illustrated) to follow PS5 restock Twitter tracker Matt Swider.

The latest PS5 restock news

Sony Direct PS5 restock hasn’t happened yet – but it kind of did for a moment. The official store of the PlayStation brand set up a virtual queue to randomly pick people who can then buy the new console. However, it was an earlier-than-expected queue that led to nowhere. We now suspect this was a website glitch and the Sony Direct virtual queue was probably meant to go live at 5pm EDT. Oops.

We did see a smaller Walmart PS5 restock by mid-afternoon. Matt Swider got word about a PS5 restock there and sent out a tweet before it when live just after 3pm EDT. There was also an Xbox Series X restock at Walmart a few minutes prior. Confusingly, Walmart didn’t put all consoles live at once, leading many people to ‘Walmart marketplace’ resellers charging over $1,000. Oops again.

There was no Target PS5 restock today, May 20, even though several Target stores have gotten or are getting the console into their local back rooms, according to our sources. It’s just a matter of time before the company turns on that add-to-cart button. Like all retailers, it’s online-only to purchase the console, but in this case of Target you can pick it up in-store (the same day!) once you secure an order.

We don’t expect Best Buy to restock today, according to the latest information from our reliable Best Buy contacts. The electronics retailer doesn’t have enough console inventory in their warehouses, so there is nothing to ship to stores – and nothing for you to buy. At least not this week.

We saw a GameStop PS5 restock of two different bundles yesterday, while Newegg Shuffle offered its own tempting bundle for those with good luck (it’s a lottery). Sam’s Club, after almost two months of staying silent, gave us something to tweet about with a restock on Sunday night. So count those three retailers out for this week. We haven’t heard much from Costco since the end of April, and await Antonline to launch its own bundles – hopefully being the overdue PS5 Disc.

Walmart PS5 restock date and time

We did see a Walmart PS5 restock today, May 20 at 3:22pm EDT, and it began with the PS5 Digital console being on sale. After a while, the PS5 Disc console did show up about 15 minutes later. Both were difficult to buy, meaning this was a smaller drop from Walmart.

What made this Walmart PS5 restock confusing is that the retailer allows third-party reseller to sell the console at over $1,000 through its marketplace when Walmart doesn’t have any consoles in stock. So everyone thinking there was going to be a restock early got greeted with a jacked-up price. Another oops.

Here’s the last massive Walmart PS5 restock on March 18: 

Best Buy PS5 restock date and time

• Chance of it happening: A good 15% chance
• Rumored PS5 Best Buy restock date: Tracking for Thursday, May 20 at 3:40pm EDT
• Last Best Buy restock date: Thursday, May 13 at 3:40pm EDT
• How to buy PS5 from Best Buy: Best Buy PS5 Disc | Best Buy PS5 Digital
• How long does it take to get it?: Online orders, in-store pick up 3-5 days later 
• Get alerts: Follow our Twitter tracker

There’s an outside chance of a Best Buy PS5 restock today, Thursday, May 20, according to the patterns exhibited by the largest electronics retailer in the US. It’s not confirmed, and enough Best Buy stores may not have enough stock, according to our sources. For the past two weeks, Best Buy has launched new inventory on a Thursday afternoon, with the exact time being the same each week: 3:40pm EDT. Again, this is an online-only order with in-store pickup three to five days later.

There’s reason to follow our Twitter alerts and turn on notifications for this one. We have seen the Best Buy PS5 restock date switch from Friday to Thursday, so anything goes when it comes to launching new inventory at the American retailer.

Here’s our Best Buy PS5 restock tracker alert from Thursday, May 13:

Sony Direct PS5 restock confirmed

• Confirmed Sony Direct PS5 restock date: Today, May 20 (via email invite) and maybe open to everyone else later in the afternoon 
• Last Sony Direct PS5 restock date: Wednesday, May 12 at 5pm EDT
• ShuffleHow to buy PS5 from Best Buy: Best Buy PS5 Disc | Best Buy PS5 Digital
• How long does it take to get it?: One week wait time, according to Matt’s Twitter followers
• Get alerts: Follow our Twitter tracker

We haven’t seen a Sony Direct PS5 restock in over a week, and before that it was April 20, so one whole month prior as of today. What we like about this particular restock is that Sony keeps things pretty fair: it has engineered a virtual queue (after a brief waiting room) that randomly gives everyone a fair shot. It’s like a lottery, and like a real lottery, millions are trying with only a few thousand consoles on hand.

The Sony Direct time is always in the afternoon (it used to be various times, but now it’s between 5:00pm and 6:30pm EDT). And the great thing is you don’t have to be there on minute one to snag a PS5 console. Just get into that waiting room before the countdown expires and the virtual queue bar begins to progress along.

Antonline PS5 restock date

Update: Antonline had an Xbox Series X restock instead of a PS5 restock, so we may not actually see PS5 Disc in stock from them this week. 

Antonline hasn’t had a PS5 Disc restock in ages it feels like, as its last two Sony console drops have been for PS5 Digital restock (on May 6 and April 24). Both times the PS5 bundles sold out immediately – within seconds. The good news is that the US retailer has next-gen console restocks every week, and while it’s focused on the Xbox the last few weeks, a PS5 Disc bundle feels overdue.

Important: Antonline sells out of PS5 in three minutes or less, but when PS5 is on sale at this retailer, there are no waves or in-stock/out-of-stock funny business with the add-to-cart button. And this American retailer ships fast. Basically, it’s the opposite of a Walmart PS5 restock.

Here’s what our Antonline restock alerts look like:

Newegg PS5 restock date and time

• Last Newegg PS5 restock date: Yesterday, May 19 as part of the Newegg Shuffle
• How to buy PS5 from Newegg: Newegg Shuffle
• How long does it take to get it?: One week wait time, according to Matt’s Twitter followers
• Get alerts: Follow our Twitter tracker

We finally saw the PS5 as part of the Newegg Shuffle yesterday, May 19, and that was good news if you’re the lucky type. Newegg’s lottery system means you enter for a chance to be able to buy PS5 from the computer-components-focused US retailer. This ‘Newegg Shuffle’ happens nearly every weekday (and sometimes Saturdays) for GPU and CPU restock, and a few times a month Newegg has the PS5 as part of the ‘Shuffle’ selection. Today just happens to be a rare day in which the PS5 is in stock as part of the Newegg Shuffle.

Here’s the Newegg PS5 restock Twitter alert Matt Swider sent on April 26.

Costco PS5 restock date

• Next PS5 restock date: Happens randomly on weekdays
• Last restock date: Thursday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 20. Before that March 9 before that (so long gaps)
• When it’s in stock: Costco PS5 bundle
• Wait time: Online orders, average one week for shipping  
• Follow our Twitter tracker to get alerts

The next Costco PS5 restock is something no one can predict, but it usually happens once a month – and it’s only for Costco members every time yet still sells out in about four minutes, according to Matt Swider. That really tells you how strong the demand is for PS5. It often has reasonably priced PS5 bundles, so it’s no wonder it sells out so quickly. The glimmer of a PS5 restock on Thursday, April 22 didn’t last long enough to purchase for many consumers – the theory was that a few PS5 consoles from the prior restock two days before that were up for grabs. 

We’re now tracking the next Costco PS5 restock for May, although for this one it’s anyone’s guess as to when it’ll happen. We’ll tweet out the moment it comes online.

Here’s what our Costco PS5 restock alert looked like last time (April 22):

Amazon PS5 restock

• Next Amazon PS5 restock date: Truly random – between 15 and 52 days in the past
• Last Amazon PS5 restock date: Saturday, April 24 at 3:15am EDT
• When it’s in stock: Amazon PS5 Disc | Amazon PS5 Digital
• Wait time: Online orders, obviously, ship fast unless backordered
• Get alerts: Follow our Twitter tracker

The next Amazon PS5 restock is unpredictable simply because the online retailer has waited anywhere from 15 days to 52 days to restock the Sony console. Today, May 5, it’s been 26 days since the last Amazon restock. We saw a surprise restock Saturday, April 24 at 3:15am, according to the many Twitter replies received by PS5 restock tracker Matt Swider. It seems like thousands of people were finally able to buy PS5, but console inventory numbers are unknown.

While we don’t know when the next Amazon PS5 restock date will be, it could drive major hype to the Amazon Prime Day date that’s confirmed to be happening in June. That would be a clever way to draw attention to the sales marathon. If it’s a stretch and Amazon can’t wait that long, maybe it’ll go live with another PS5 drop when it announces the specific Amazon Prime Day date, theorizes Matt Swider.