Walmart crashed several times on Thursday as people tried to buy the PS5.
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Walmart is making its PS5 inventory available for purchase on its site on Thursday in several timeslots, but its site Overwhelmed Rush for Sony purchases by customers Next-gen PlayStation During the first wave. CNET staff and people on social media said they had a console in their cart with shipping information before the site crashed and said it was out of stock.
A message on Wal Walmart’s site featured a photo of a dog with a reindeer antelope and read: “Oh, deer. The whole North Pole is trying to save the big one right now, so please try again in a few minutes. Yule loves our holiday. Deals. ”
There is a new console Expect to sell quickly at every major retailer, But unlike some other retailers, Martmart is building its PlayStation 5 inventory Available in segments During the day, 12 noon, 3 pm, 6 pm and 9 pm ET. Walmart is offering a digital 400 digital-only version of the PS5 as well as a $ 500 model with Blu-ray.
During the second static release at 3pm ET / 12pm PT, the site crashed much faster, the “add to cart” button not appearing for a few minutes while loading the page. Error messages were generated after pushing the button, while reloading the page led to the message “Could not connect to server”. Once the page reloads, the message “This item is no longer available and has not been added to your cart” will appear. Many others on Twitter reported once more Added to their carts before the console is removed After a long load time.
Walmart did not respond to a request for comment.
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