Walmart started its Black Friday sale successfully and for a specific customer niche, gamers. The retail company granted its Plus subscribers access to the exclusive sale of PlayStation 5 consoles, both the disc version of $ 499. 99 dollars as a digital version of $ 399. 99 dollars, and the Xbox Series X of $ 499. 99 dollars.
This sale exceeded expectations , since in a few minutes the available options were exhausted , according to The Verge. The sale to acquire the consoles was only online, none of the brand’s stores participated. Walmart Plus subscribers had the opportunity to validate their membership purchase privilege.
Before the sale of consoles was released, a Walmart spokesperson shared with The Verge that it will “launch consoles and other popular items in separate windows to help unlock a smooth online shopping experience ”. Apparently it did not work out completely, since the products were sold out a few minutes after they released their sale.
Until At the moment, it is not known if Walmart will have a restock of the entire range of consoles directly for Black Friday that will start the first hours of Friday 26 of November both online and in stores across the country.
It is also not known if a restocking will be given in order for the sale to be for Walmart Plus subscribers or if it will be a sale open to consumers in general. It is recommended that people who do not have a Walmart Plus subscription to sign up, has a cost of $ 12. 99 dollars per month . With the membership they can participate in specific closed sales such as those of the consoles.
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are two of the most coveted consoles by video game fans in the United States, so it will be a challenge to find availability of these consoles not only in Walmart, but in other retail stores during Black Friday and even on Cyber Monday.
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