The PlayStation 5 was easily one of the hottest items this holiday season, and a number of parents have worked overtime to secure the console as a Christmas present. Given the struggles most have gone through, parents can hardly be blamed for working overtime to make sure the secret was well hidden. Reddit user bbbbbbbbbb99 shared an image of the perfect hiding spot for the PS5: on the bottom shelf of the dishwasher, as most teens aren’t the best at actually opening the device to store the dishes! Of course, as some Reddit users were quick to point out, that could backfire if the dishwasher is turned on somehow!
The original Reddit post can be found below.
We know the teenage kids will never find it here. from r / funny
As the holidays begin to end, it will be interesting to see what impact this will have on demand for the PS5 console. After the release of the system in November, PS5 units became a difficult item to track down. In the secondary market, the console achieved more than double its MSRP, which has probably been exacerbated by the use of bots. Demand for the console was so high this year that it even resulted in one of Saturday Night Live’s best skits of the season, about a fan obsessively writing Santa to ask about the console. Obviously, the system has become something of a cultural phenomenon in recent months!
While some parents and fans were able to get their hands on the system without too much trouble, others can hardly be blamed for purchasing a PS5 after the holidays. After all, some of the best games on the system can be bought on PS4 as well. System shortages are very common around launch, especially considering most consoles will be showing up around November. In October, Sony announced its plans to ship 7.6 million PS5 consoles worldwide by March 2021. If the company hopes to hit that ambitious sales figure, it needs to make consoles more readily available, which means more opportunities for fans to catch up. a.
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