Anyone still looking to purchase aPS5may be in luck, as Sony is offering a chance for gamers to win their very own for free with an official contest.As of February 2,PS5 sales have hit 17.3 Million, but that doesn’t mean that semiconductor chip shortages and supply chain issues haven’t prevented folks from getting one. Anyone who’s tried in vain to purchase one online since its releases knows that, although it’s gotten better, it’s still a struggle to nab one before bots and scalpers. Even then, $500 for a new console may be out of many people’s price range. Fortunately, Sony is offering them away for free for anyone ok with doing a little sleuthing.RELATED:PS5 May Pass 200M Units Sold, Predicts AnalystFans can earn one of 14PS5consoles by spotting so-called Treat Codes. Over the next two weeks codes will pop up in “unexpected places” such as on websites, or in person at sports, film, gaming, and music events. The hashtag #PS5TREATCODES is a good place to find codes that have been found already. Fans can start entering the codes at the PlayStation site but will have to keep an eye out for more in the weeks ahead.
ThePS5 is the fastest-selling console in United States historyeven with its issues getting to consumers in the middle of a global pandemic. The Xbox Series X is the fastest-selling Xbox console of all time, but it’s a bit behind at around 12 million units sold. Of course, both are still dwarfed by the Nintendo Switch, which had a years-long head start and has sold around 102 million units so far.
Being that the console is selling wellrumors of a “PS5 Slim” revisionare still just that, rumors, but if history is to go by anything a new edition of the console will undoubtedly be released in the future. Some wonder if a “PS5 Pro” would be possible as well.
Even as gamers wait to see what hardware changes come in the future, Sony is continuing toupdate the PS5 firmwareto improve the console’s UI and system performance. There are still many features that people are looking for that are missing, such as a more easily customizable UI. Enter a few Treat Codes and players may be able to find out for themselves.
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