The PS5 and Xbox Series X scalpers have attracted the attention of the British government and may not end well for the reseller market. Ever since the PS5 and Xbox Series X rose for pre-orders, the stock has been swallowed up by scalpers and resellers who used advanced robots to secure 1,000 orders in minutes. As a result, the PS5 and Xbox Series X were incredibly difficult to obtain, which in turn drew a lot of anger from PlayStation and Xbox fans, and this attracted the attention of many who don’t normally care much. video game industry, including the British government.
The situation has become so bad that a scalper recently boasted on Twitter that they secured 2,000 PS5 orders from GAME in its latest repositioning. That being said, while resellers are out of control with the PS5 and Xbox Series X, their reign of terror could end soon, at least in the UK.
Overseas, the British government is beginning to take note of the situation and it looks like it could take action soon. This week, Scottish National Party MP Douglas Chapman revealed that he intends to propose a bill that will try to contradict the issue. According to Chapman, right now, the average consumer does not have fair access to the market, which is a problem.
“It is simply not in the consumer’s interest to have a lot of stocks for new products on demand, very interesting, just bought in bulk. It does not give the average consumer fair access to the market … It is so unfair for the average person who just wants to play their game or give a gift to their child for Christmas. This situation will get worse and worse. “
At the time of publication, no legislation had been proposed, let alone adopted, but six members of the Scottish National Party had tabled an Early Day Motion calling for legislative proposals on resellers selling game consoles at exorbitant prices. Will any of this come? Who knows, but it’s safe to say that the reseller market could be in trouble if the PS5 and Xbox Series X aren’t easier to get in 2021 and right now it doesn’t look like they will be. The first was finally available today at Target and, despite the fact that the stock was launched early in the morning, it ran out in a few minutes.
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