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Sony Japan Introduces Lottery for PS5 Pro Sales to Combat Scalpers

The company requires 60 hours of console usage history from applicants to verify genuine ownership before allowing them to purchase the device.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 29 Sept 2026 · updated 2h ago

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  1. Sony implements a lottery system to deal with the PS5 Pro shortage in Japan RSS 2.0
  2. Sony Japan tries an anti-scalper lottery system for PS5 Pro orders, locks systems behind a 60-hour playtime requirement Latest from Tom's Hardware

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  • PS5 Pro
  • Japan

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