PS5 India Restock: PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Pre-Orders to Go Live on July 23

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PS5's July restock is here. Sony has announced pre-orders for their next-gen console in India, which is set to go live on July 23, at 12pm noon. This time, Sony is only distributing the disc-less Digital variant, which is priced at Rs. 39,990 — but performs similar to its beefy counterpart. This marks the first time that Sony has distributed only one variant for restocking in India. Past campaigns included both Digital and Blu-ray variants of the system, and a Rs. 54,490 Gran Turismo bundle.

The bundle remained on store shelves months after release, so there is still a slim chance for customers to get hold of a disc variant, albeit at a higher price point of Rs. 54,490. For the uninitiated, Gran Turismo 7 on the PlayStation 5 was first greeted with favourable reviews from critics. However, upon release in March, the developers introduced a day-one patch that added a slew of microtransactions and grind-based mechanics. This resulted in a collective backlash from gamers worldwide, taking the user Metacritic score down to 2.0/10. By default, all PS5's come with a fun platforming game, Astro's Playroom, to help you get started.

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Currently, the pre-order pages are up on Games the Shop and Sony Center ASC. Given what we have seen in the past, the next-gen console is also expected to be up for pre-order on Amazon, Flipkart, Vijay Sales, Croma, and Reliance Digital — though these store pages have not been updated yet. These pre-order campaigns work similarly to flash sales on a first-come-first-serve basis, so you better be quick.

Getting hold of a PS5 console has been a long struggle worldwide — thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in global chip shortages and inventory struggles. The July