Astro Bot controller pre-order: where you can buy the PS5 controller this weekend
Walmart has Sony's limited-edition Astro Bot PS5 DualSense controller on sale today
Update: The Astro Bot controller is currently on sale at Walmart right now and our Astro Bot review is live. Due to many delayed and canceled orders for this special PS5 controller at Best Buy, your best bet is to order it again, this time at Walmart, before it’s sold out.
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The elusive Astro Bot PS5 controller sold out quickly after pre-orders launched, but while Sony’s PlayStation Direct Store doesn’t have stock anymore, Walmart still has inventory through Labor Day Weekend, according to our restock tracking.
Astro Bot PS5 controller restock stores
Walmart Astro Bot PS5 controller – $79.99 (in stock)
Best Buy Astro Bot PS5 controller – $79.99
Amazon Astro Bot PS5 controller – $79.99
GameStop Astro Bot PS5 controller – $79.99
Target Astro Bot PS5 controller – $79.99
Miss it? There are other ways to find a restock. The Astro Bot controller is Sony’s latest limited-edition PS5 DualSense and the most unique, so it’s no surprise that pre-orders for it sold out instantly on Friday, August 9. There’s hope in case you’re eager to find an Astro Bot controller restock.
Sony is very likely to have more Astro Bot controller pre-order opportunities between now and when it ships on September 6. We know this because that happened with its limited-edition Spider-Man and God of War Ragnarok PS5 controllers in the past.
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Walmart and Best Buy usually have the most inventory among major US retailers, but it’s always worth checking Sony’s own PlayStation Direct, too, just in case it gets preferential treatment. Sony would rather make $80 directly from consumers in the United States than offer a cut to Walmart, Target, Amazon, and GameStop.
According to our exclusive data, the retailer that sold out of the Astro Bot controller most quickly was Amazon. Many of my X followers noted that they didn’t even see the pre-order go live, whereas Best Buy lasted a few minutes.
Sony’s PS5 Pro pre-orders may be strained
The Shortcut is also running a PSVR 2 PC adapter restock guide, another hot new PlayStation accessory that’s become impossible to find in stock. According to our reporting, the PSVR 2 headset accessory is even harder to find at US stores.
We helped people find Sony’s PS5 remote player accessory with PlayStation Portal restock tracking, and who can forget the PS5 restock chaos? Gaming hardware from Sony has become hard to come by. There’s low inventory and high demand.
What does that mean for PS5 Pro? It could spell trouble later this year when the expected PS5 Pro pre-orders begin this month. Next year, the same may be true if and when the rumored PSP 2 handheld is announced by Sony. It seems as if the only hardware that stayed readily in stock was PSVR 2 when it launched in February 2023. It was only last week, when Sony discounted its PS5 VR headset by $200, that we saw PSVR 2 sales soar by 2,000%, according to our exclusive reporting.