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2 minutes ago, gecko89 said:

Either way, at least we know its up to SIE to announce a launch date for India, so this doesn't necessarily mean Feb of next year like last gen. Maybe December or early Jan. Fingers crossed and hope for the best.

If it was December or early Jan they wouldn't have made this statement. Now I feel like march it is. Its so frustrating right now that If I did not have bunch of uncompleted ps4 game disc and good amount of funds in wallet I would have switched to Xbot. Trash launch by sony to be honest. Microsoft did it waaaaaaay better

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8 minutes ago, rushaboswal said:

If it was December or early Jan they wouldn't have made this statement. Now I feel like march it is. Its so frustrating right now that If I did not have bunch of uncompleted ps4 game disc and good amount of funds in wallet I would have switched to Xbot. Trash launch by sony to be honest. Microsoft did it waaaaaaay better

The statement comes from PS India whereas the launch date announcement comes from SIE HQ, which means PS India has no clue about the dates either. So December or early Jan is not out of the realm of possibility.

 

As for MS, yeah, they did wayyy better. No idea about the number of units but at least they kept their promise of a global launch.

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3 minutes ago, gecko89 said:

As for MS, yeah, they did wayyy better. No idea about the number of units but at least they kept their promise of a global launch.

They are already getting second round of orders here in India. Few local outlets stil has one or two units. 

 

4 minutes ago, kunjanp said:

They already made this exact statement a month before. They only regurgitated it again for the public. What a half-baked response

Yes just copy-pasta. Guess 2020 is trash after all ??

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2 minutes ago, HundredProofSam said:

Sony issues statement on PS5 India launch, hints at logistics issues

 

A few key points:

  • The “as communicated previously” part refers to the global launch date announcement, where a November 19 launch date had been announced for most markets, along with fine print stating that actual release dates would vary depending on the local import regulations for each country.
  • One of these regulations is BIS certification, which electronics products with integrated power supplies have to go through before they can launch in India. However, from speaking to our sources in the gaming industry, we understand that BIS certification would no hold up a launch such as this.
  • Moreover, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S would have gone through the same import and BIS process. Microsoft India was still able to launch both consoles alongside global launch dates, albeit with limited stocks that led to both consoles selling out.
  • However, the “working through the logistics” part of the statement hints at logistical challenges in launching the PS5 in India. Sony has been scrambling to ramp up PS5 production to meet global demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and India could well have fallen down the priority list in terms of launch allocation due to insufficient availability of consoles.
  • Despite being part of Asia, for the PlayStation business, India falls under the Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) region. This means that India vies for its PS5 allocation within a region that includes all of Europe (including Russia), the Middle East and Africa.
  • While India isn’t as big a market as some of the larger European nations, it is a bigger market for PlayStation consoles than several others in this region. Sources in the gaming industry tell us that India is a bigger market for PlayStation consoles than countries like South Africa, Turkey and Croatia. The PS5 will be launching in all of these countries on November 19.
  • However, with this PlayStation India statement, it is now almost certain that PS5 will not launch in India on November 19. The PlayStation India website has been updated with this date several times over the past month or so, but Sony India has confirmed to us that these were errors.
  • That is most likely due to the fact that the PlayStation India website is not controlled from India but is updated simultaneously for much of the SIEE region. Therefore, whenever it is updated for the entire region, the same date appears on the India website.

Thanks for the article bro. So when do you think it will ACTUALLY launch here?

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15 minutes ago, HundredProofSam said:

I was thinking early to mid December. But now who knows. Sony India hasn't said anything to even their key partners.

There is a typo in article. Digital edition price is mentioned as 399990 :wub:

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5 minutes ago, KnackChap said:

Playstation 5 listing is up on cex app and website. Retails for same as indian MRP. keep an eye out and check the listing daily, you never know when one will pop up. 

Are they going to sell oor console for Indian mrp?

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