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Best Buy is restocking the PlayStation 5 at 12 p.m. ET, but there's a catch

It's a little exclusive.
By Haley Henschel  on 
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It's baaack (for a certain few). Credit: Sony

We called it: Best Buy is restocking the ever-elusive PlayStation 5 at 12 p.m. ET today (Oct. 31) as part of its ongoing Black Friday sale, marking the $499.99 console's first re-appearance there since July.

There's just one teeny, tiny asterisk: You have to be a Totaltech member in order to gain access.

For the uninitiated, Best Buy Totaltech is a premium membership program that includes unlimited Geek Squad tech support, free two-day shipping, up to 24 months of product protection, and exclusive holiday offers like these, among other perks(opens in a new tab).

At $199.99 a year, it's a hard recommendation to make for anyone who's not planning on refreshing a bunch of big tech or appliances within the next few months. (For comparison's sake, Walmart has locked PS5 restocks behind $98/year Walmart+ membership paywalls in the past.) But if you're hoping to make a gamer's dreams come true this holiday season, this may be your only option outside of requesting Amazon's PS5 invites and praying.

Either way, good luck.

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Haley Henschel

Haley is a Mashable shopping reporter based in Chicago. Before joining the team, she covered politics for The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, wrote about exotic pet ownership for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, and blogged for several Jersey Shore stars. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games and hanging out with her parrot (Melon) and dog (Pierogi). You can follow her on Twitter at @haleyhenschel or reach her via email at [email protected].


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