According to Japanese outlet, Matomebu, the Akihabara branch of electronics chain Yodobashi Camera faced such an incident. Over the weekend, the outlet had planned for its latest batch of PS5 stock to go on sale. Customers were already waiting outside before the store opened. And once it did, they all went straight to the video game section.
— Dave Gibson ⠿🗼 (@AJapaneseDream) January 30, 2021 As soon as an employee came with the allocated raffle tickets, the customers started getting unruly, in their desperation to potentially own a PS5. Things got bad enough that the police were called to calm the situation down. The sale of the console was also ultimately cancelled because of this. It’s certainly a strange image, and especially so now that Japan is currently under a state of emergency thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. But it just goes to show the extent of the limited availability of the PS5. (Source: Matomebu via Eurogamer)
