Facepalm: Given the incredible demand for the PlayStation five, nosotros suspected something might go wrong with SUP3R5'south PS2-themed PS5 console launch terminal week, but not to this extent. The tertiary-party seller has canceled all its orders after visitor staff received "credible threats to their condom."

The customized PlayStation 5 units, which depict inspiration from the best-selling console of all time, went on sale terminal Fri. Only 304 were being produced—a reference to the PlayStation 2's March iv, 2000 launch date—and with over 54,000 people on the "waitlist," grabbing 1 appeared about as hard as ownership a real PlayStation 5.

Selling for $650 (digital) / $750 (standard) and expected to ship in late spring 2022, all the consoles sold out within minutes, unsurprisingly, and the avalanche of eager gamers caused issues with the site. In that location were problems with processing orders, including reports of people existence charged for one of the consoles without receiving confirmation they'd bought it.

It seems the situation incurred the wrath of some customers, leading to threats against staff. "Nosotros have these threats seriously, and every bit a issue, we're not proceeding frontwards. All orders are being canceled with total refunds" the company said. Some people claim they've yet to receive their money back, though SUP3R5 did say the refunds volition happen over "the coming days."

"We intended this to be a fun fashion to celebrate a shared nostalgia. Equally it turns out, in that location are people out there who are willing to interfere with that. If nosotros determine that it'south safety to try again, we will. For at present, please stay safe," the company wrote.

Video Games Chronicle reports that, as with the original PS5, Xbox Series 10, RTX 3000 serial, etc., pre-orders for the retro-style PS5 appeared on eBay for thousands of dollars. These have since been removed, and then at to the lowest degree at that place'southward some expert news to come up from all this.

The furor has seen SUP3R5 has deleted its Twitter business relationship, and the website has little more than an email sign-up so people can be notified when, or if, the consoles relaunch. In a globe where production launches tin can reach disastrous levels, this one was right up at that place with the worst.