PS5 is now available to pre order from Amazon.
Also available is a $50 cashback using zip pay and $30 amazon credit with ps5 preorder
Details on cashback can be found here
Edit: Digital version is not yet listed for sale.
Edit: PS5 Sold Out. PS5 Digital Edition now available
And what about being cheap than a standalone graphic card? What is your argument?
@Dienk: Video rendering, AI, etc.
and you get synergy, instead of getting a console, and spent less on a pc, you can build a beast pc for the same cost that fits both purposes
Given you would spend that much on a graphics card alone, if you were into playing games, it would be cheaper to get the PS4 and a cheap PC
Yeah, but I've pumped big dollars into building gaming PCs. This is excellent value if that's your primary use.
If all you want is a word processor/internet browser then there's a whole market of $400 laptops.
Very often.
@ln28909: It's not that simple. A lot of games are not even available on consoles. E.g., strategy games are non-existent. Also, a high-end gaming computer will give you much better graphics and performance than a console. E.g., Playstation 5 has 10.28 TFLOPS. NVIDIA 3080 got 29.7 TFLOPS, and if you got a lot of money, you could get 3090 with 35.6 TFLOPS.
Playing on a console is like buying Toyota Corolla. It is cheap and good. Building a high-end PC for gaming is like buying Porsche.
@Mistredo: Except without console, you wouldn't have the AAA games we have today. PC Market can not float the cost of game development alone. They wouldn't and that's fact! This is why majority of games are developed and optimised for console first, because that's where the money is. CDPR even stated without console they would never of been able to afford to develop Witcher 3 and continue.
Also piracy is still huge and very much alive in the PC Gaming world. Everything has it's place so I wouldn't be shitting on consoles. They are the only reason why your getting advanced graphics cards to run the games that you would not have had otherwise.
@Justin9mm: That's hard to say. If we players didn't play on consoles, they would play on something else, so it is true most money for AAA titles come from consoles, it does not mean we wouldn't have AAA titles without consoles.
Nevertheless, my original argument was a high-end gaming PC offers better graphics and performance than a console. I was never disputing the importance of consoles.
Trade in old PS4 pro, and after cashback and voucher it will cost like $300.
Nah, before Xbox Series X pricing was revealed people were assuming an Aussie RRP of $899 or $999 based upon the rumoured USD 599 launch price.
AUD was at over 90c USD when the PS4 was released so it's naturally going to seem like a bit of a jump in comparison.
The cost is $499 USD converted plus a little extra for Australian Government taxes etc. Sony at $499 USD are already selling it at virtually cost price. Do you have any idea in what's involved in a business or manufacture?
There is no way you could get anything close to this tech for this cost if you tried to do it yourself. The price is actually very good. Everyone wants something for nothing. How do you expect companies to advance and thrive if they sold you something for less than what it costs them? You need a reality check.
Why are attacking me personally?
I just expressed my opinion very calmly.
Guess you need a behaviour check🤔
Why? Because you spread wrong information making people think it's not a good deal when it is.It's not an opinion if its factually wrong.
Do you pay now or when it ships?
When it ships.
how it ships
trump ships it personally.
I’ll do you one better, why it ships?
when it ships
then it ships
When the spaceship lands.
Amazon only charge when it ships
Does this apply even when using zip pay?
Yep, i've pre ordered already and nothing has been taken out yet
With the $50 cashback is that $50 off the price of the PS5 or $50 to spend on other stuff via Zip?
I think it’s $50 back on your zip pay account. So you pay amazon the full amount and then zip pay credit $50 on your account
Correct me if I’m wrong anyone
Shop for your PlayStation 5 console on amazon.com.au or the Amazon mobile app (AU marketplace) using your Zip (Zip Pay or Zip Money) account (“Zip Account”) to get $50 AUD credit back to your Zip Account (“Offer”).
now THIS is a PS5 deal worth posting.
Does the $50 cashback stack with the $30 credit deal?
Yes it does
$80 off is a decent saving for a launch deal (even if it's not a cash discount upfront).
F*#%!!
I placed a pre-order on JbHifi , then thought its better to order via Sony for the cashback so placed an order there as well. Now i'm thinking of buying from Amazon
EDIT: placed an order on Amazon too. Now to decide which two orders to cancel.
Why not both?
To order I meant.
Both? One console is all I need :) Geez so many negs. Ppl sure hate impulse buyers here :D
Just to humour them, why dont you sell the 2nd console at scalper's price?
@Yummy: I don't mind doing that. If somebody is serious about the purchase, I'll keep one of the orders open to sell at cost price
@0FoxGiven: Scalpy Mcscalpface :D
Should check out the ebay listings, 1 is already listed for AU $1,350.00
Picked one up via the Sony website and paid the full $750 upfront.. just ordered this and can hopefully cancel my order from Sony's site
Same! Hoping I can cancel…
Is there any negatives to doing this? Will ZIP upset my credit rating or anything like that?
Yes ZIP run a credit check.
Hmm, tossing up whether it's worth it for $50. I have a clean credit (AFAIK) but maybe it's not worth risking upsetting the apple cart.
I have a clean credit (AFAIK)
if you know you can pay it off i reckon it's still fine?
If you pay it off it won't affect your credit…
Does a "check" upset a rating?
I don't know; that's why I'm asking lol.
@OfTheOverflow: whas more for Bonbi :) I thought the fact of paying with ZIP (if you dont fail the payments) will improve your credit report
It does to some degree. Lots of credit checks in a short span of time will demolish your rating (think 5 checks in 3 months). One check a year is negligible and may not even influence your rating.
It does if you intend to apply for a loan or home loan or similar, I had a nightmare earlier this year convincing banks I had closed my zip pay account (letters, statements, transactions etc.), and I hardly even used the zip account to start with.
@noeljp: This is sad, I do not have credit cards, and apparently that was bad, as i did not had credit history. So open Zip to have some history, not because i really like it. Will go for a loan in a year or so, so will keep this in mind.
Btw, the check is when the account is created (source: https://www.finder.com.au/afterpay-credit-score)
Yes it will be an enquiry on your credit file, some banks consider ZIP PAY as payday lending and is a big red flag
Thanks for the advice, think I'll just play it safe.
I pre-ordered with JB but I'm worried about how they're handling the deposit stuff and not guaranteeing one at release. I got an extra order in with Amazon just in case; no commitment and easy to cancel whenever I like.
I'm getting to the Amazon check out and it looks like they want me to pay now?
Does anyone know price protection like Coles and 28 degress work with zip pay? (I guess not as it is not paid in full amount)
The question you should be asking is how you would be able to split a payment with Zip pay?
do you mean claimed against a zippay discount? if so no
I was curious about this too. Has anyone had any experience with price protection with BNPL?
I know with afterpay, you can pay the full amount early. But even if this happens, you're technically paying "zippay" on the cc statement, whereas the item was purchased from "amazon". I don't think they will honor that (they'll find any reason to not honor… Like a different colour…) so I'm considering foregoing the $50 discount in hopes for a larger discount later next year.
I think it's a non issue as you can't fund your afterpay or Zippay repayments from a credit card, only a debit card.
Oh. Had no idea. Simple choice then. I'm going to pay with my 28 degrees and hope there's a price drop of at least $50 in the next year. Thanks for the info.
Digital will be up soon, they will be selling
You've gotta be mad to buy the digital version - once you've bought 6 or 7 games at the inflated price on the Playstation Store you'll have already nullified the discount on the console.
My quick mafs has the disc version paying for itself after three games, factoring in reduced price for physical games bought on launch day via Amazon, and traded in within a year.
I haven't paid close attention to what retailers have been putting on games prices - but is there seriously a $50 difference? $150 between the consoles…
@Hinee: I was guestimating a $30 difference in price between physical and digital, and $30 trade in value for a AAA game traded in within 12 months of launch.
As I said… "quick mafs".
@Hinee: Yup, in my experience retailers usually sell cheaper than digital.
And If you have a price protection on your credit card, you could end up profiting from new games. Eg: I bought the God of War game for around $55 when it was quite new, sold it for $40 when I was done, and claimed $40ish price protection when its retails price reached under $15. So (-55+40+40) = $25 profit
@0FoxGiven: Omg of course, I completely forgot about price protection!
I think NFS: Heat ended up costing me $9 after trade in and multiple PP claims.
Everyone's allowed their own preferences. I don't buy discs, I'm saving $150. That's $150 I'll never get back.
You'll get it back as soon as you start buying games is my point
@Hinee: Well I would never buy discs anyway. So it's irrelevant to me.
I am full digital.
And lol at being negged already twice. Keep wasting your negs on me people.
Not really, if you gameshare with a buddy and buy a game each you save half the price on a game.
Don't bother arguing against. You aren't allowed to differ here.
Even if it doesn't bother anyone else.
Digital saves me having to worry about discs getting destroyed by the little ones
Scalp time, you can touch this.
Edit: added /s for the neggers
can't sign up to zip pay due to no credit account/history.. any ideas?
Amazon can be a bit risky if you are wanting a day of release delivery. I have now had 3 preordered games not turn up on release date.
Day one release isn't guaranteed for JB Hi-Fi either, even with a preorder
Correct. Ebgames seems to be the only one
My guess it's that it will be at least 3 to 5 business days late which is fine by me
Is it that important to get it on the release date? 2-3 days difference is not that much for a console unless you are giving it as a gift.
Is it possible to just load more money onto the regular Zip account, or do you have to go with Zip Money to get above $500?
Anyone else getting an error on Amazon page after clicking deliver to this address?
Can you stack this with CashRewards/Shopback?
Thought there's no cashback on gaming stuff but would be nice!
no cashback on video games on either
My PS4 backlog is still huge. I think I'm good to wait this out till PS5 Pro / Slim
i call it my pile of shame
Not sure but I think most PS4 games are compatible
ive narrowed mine down to red dead 2, fallout 4, ghost of tsushima , death stranding and that upcoming man of medan sequel. If they announce graphics patches for those games and a good ebtrade in deal that allows me to transfer my game saves , I will jump ship.
The faster load times for those would be reason enough IMO.
im gonna cancel my ebgames order and get this but im thinking without zip pay i dont want to risk it.
Combine with suncorp app gifts card for further savings. ($500 per month gift card for amazon @ 3% off)
If you pre-order can you cancel prior to shipping? Or will you be charged something or fees?
you can cancel any time before it's shipped, no fees/charges
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Regardless, Sony still has the costs to manufacture and sell that system, someone has to pay for it. They sell consoles at a loss at the start with a hope to recoup the costs through software sales. Same for each console generation, though Nintendo sell hardware at a profit. So we are probably paying a fair price for the hardware.