text: PS5 day one stock update: Release date sales only available online, Sony confirms | Gaming | Entertainment | Express.co.uk
  SONY has confirmed that day one PS5 sales will only be available online. Here's what you need to know about the major PlayStation 5 release date stock update.
  14:11, Thu, Nov 5, 2020 | UPDATED: 14:27, Thu, Nov 5, 2020
  PS5 day one stock update - Release date sales are online only (Image: SONY)
  PS5 fans who don't have a pre-order and are looking to bag a console on day one will have to plan ahead. Sony has just revealed that PS5 day one stock will only be available online, so you won't be able to head to your local store to pick one up. The news was revealed by multiple PlayStation Twitter accounts - the official @PlayStation feed as well as the PlayStation UK and PlayStation Europe Twitter pages.
  The official PlayStation UK Twitter posted: "Update: All PS5 console sales on launch day, November 19, will be online-only. No units will be available in-store for purchase."
  The Government has said these lockdown restrictions will "expire automatically" on December 2, however Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has said the lockdown measures could be extended beyond that.
  Going into more detail about day one PS5 sales in a blog post Sid Shuman, senior director of SIE Content Communications, said: "Hi all – the launch of the PlayStation 5 console on November 12 (or November 19, depending on your region) is almost upon us! In the interest of keeping our gamers, retailers, and staff safe amidst COVID-19, today we are confirming that all day-of launch sales will be conducted through the online stores of our retail partners.
  "No units will be available in-store for purchase on launch day (November 12 or November 19, depending on your region) – please don't plan on camping out or lining up at your local retailer on launch day in hopes of finding a PS5 console for purchase. Be safe, stay home, and place your order online.
  PS5 release date stock update - You won't be able to order a PS5 in-store on release day (Image: SONY)
  Recently rumours emerged that more PS5 pre-orders could become available at the end of October or in early November - but so far this has failed to materialise.
  It remains to be seen if this is an isolated case of more pre-orders become available, or if this is a sign UK retailers may get some more pre-order stock ahead of the console's November 19 launch.