PS5 stock UK – live: Latest Sony PlayStation 5 restock news from Smyths, EE Tesco and more

What an absolutely incredible day for PS5 stock drops. We’ll let you in on a secret: we weren’t very optimistic about August being a stellar month, with analysts constantly warning us about the chip shortage continuing for months and months. But no, we’re pleasantly surprised, and long may our good fortunes continue!

We hope you managed to secure a console at one of the drops at Smyths Toys, EE or John Lewis today, if not, then tomorrow looks like it’s going to be pretty jam-packed with drops as well. Come back tomorrow for some more PS5 action, and we’ll walk you through each and every one. G’night!

If all the stock issues associated with Sony’s latest console has got you feeling a little, well, over it, perhaps consider a Nintendo Switch (£279.99, Argos.co.uk) as a viable alternative.

There is fierce competition between the best gaming consoles. In our round-up, our writer noted that “Nintendo has never been afraid of taking risks with its console designs, and the Switch console, first released in 2017, is a perfect example of them getting it just right.”

As “a home console that can be detached from a TV dock and used as a portable device,” it’s “well-suited to couch multiplayer, a mode that is facilitated by the novel controller design, which allows each controller to separate into two parts, each functioning independently.”

Last month, the company announced a new console called the Nintendo Switch OLED – it’s already out of stock in most places, despite only being available to buy on a pre-order basis.

The PS5 is basically impossible to secure. But do you know which gamers are laughing in glee at us console gamers? PC gamers, of course. If you want to join in on the PC gaming fun, why not take a look at our round-up of the best laptops?

The Dell XPS 15 (£1,499, Dell.com) is our pick for the best gaming laptop, with our reviewer saying that it’s a showcase of everything the manufacturer can reasonably pack into a single machine without the entire thing melting into a hot puddle of silicon and plastic. “The Dell XPS 15 is one of the best Windows laptops you can buy, and pairs a minimalist, no-fuss design with top-level functionality and performance,” they added.

Have a read of our best laptops guide below to find out what other machines we’re giving two big thumbs up to.

While it’s getting easier to get your hands on a PS5 console – we’ve had three drops today already – loads of people still haven’t secured one. Intel’s CEO, Pat Gelsinger, doesn’t believe that the situation will be fully resolved until 2023. “While I expect the shortage to bottom out in the second half, it will take another one to two years before the industry is able to completely catch up with demand,” Gelsinger said in a Q2 financial earnings call.

But why? Covid-19. Not only did the pandemic see production lines shut down and manufacturing slow to a snail’s pace due to social-distancing measures, it also saw people stay at home. By November, the banana bread had all been baked and the Joe Wicks PE mania had come to an end, and all people wanted to do was sit in their pants and play games on Sony’s new console. Demand was through the roof at the same time that every part of the world suffered a shortage in semiconductors, delaying the production of consumer electronics even further. More on the shortage below:

If you were lucky enough to bag a PS5 console at one of the three and a half drops this morning, you’re probably going to want to partner it with some new accessories. We’ve rounded-up a bunch of our favourites in our guide to the best PS5 accessories, and one of these is the 3D pulse wireless headset from Sony.