PS5 & Series X Problems: Scammers and Scalpers – Next-Gen Console Watch

Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch 2020, our show following all the news and rumors on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. This week we talk about scalpers, thieves, and bots making it difficult for most to find PS5’s and Xboxes in stock, and some games performing better on the PS5 despite the Xbox Series X’s better hardware. We also have results from our pre-Thanksgiving week poll as well as a new poll!

00:00 – Intro
01:00 – Amazon UK PS5 Theft Ring
05:27 – PS5 & Xbox Series X Scalping Problems
08:16 – PS5 Scammers on eBay
11:07 – 3rd Party Games Performing Better on PS5?
14:30 – Why PS5 Might Perform Better than Series X Right Now
16:40 – Polls and Outro

What we talk about this week:

UK’S Missing PS5s
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-continuingly-confusing-case-of-the-uks-missing-ps5s

PS5, Xbox Series X and Sneaker Culture
https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-xbox-series-x-scalpers-sneaker-culture

Console Scalpers Have 1000 Orders Canceled
https://www.ign.com/articles/console-scalpers-who-claimed-1000-next-gen-consoles-have-order-canceled

Microsoft Working on Why PS5 Outperforms Xbox Series X on Certain Games
https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-working-on-why-ps5-outperforms-xbox-series-x-on-certain-games

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