Japan's PS5 Pro shortage has officially gone full dystopia: Sony is now selling the console by lottery — and the entry ticket is your playtime. Want a shot at buying one? Prove you're an active PlayStation user first. Scalpers with zero logged hours need not apply.
The prize in Japan's newest lottery. Entry fee: proof you actually game.
Your playtime just became a credit score. And per the reports, Nintendo and Xbox accounts don't count — welcome to the family, and get off my lawn.
Here's the thing: GTA 6 is coming and demand is about to go completely nuclear. Sony would rather sell to real players than bots, which is honestly hard to argue with — unless your launch-day PS5 just died. Then your console is a subscription now, apparently.
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Source: Kotaku
