PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary pre-order time: Sony's new console is on sale now

Only 12,300 of these retro consoles will be made, but pre-orders are starting

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PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection bundle will be difficult to buy, but we have some tips (Image credit: Sony)

• 📆 PS5 Pro & PlayStation 30th Anniversary consoles go on sale today

• 🫣 Only 12,300 limited-edition PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary bundles will be sold

• ⏰ I was told Sony’s PlayStation Direct pre-order time is at 10am ET / 7am PT

• 🕹️ What is it? Sony’s consoles & accessories get a 90s PlayStation 1 makeover

• 💰 But the PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary bundle price is likely over $1,000

• 🧠 The Shortcut and Matt Swider on X will help you find it in stock

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How to get PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition before it sells out

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I helped 400,000 people buy a PS5 and Xbox when they were hard to get. I’m doing it all over again with this new limited-edition PS5 Pro

Update: I have confirmed the PS5 Pro pre-order time, as Sony’s PlayStation Direct store had a brief temporary queue (they’re testing things out), letting us know that the real waiting room will open up at 10am ET / 7am PT. See our exclusive pic below.

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Note: Walmart will have PS5 Pro and PS5 Slim 30th Anniversary on 10/10 if you miss it at Sony PlayStation Direct. Here’s the page:

🫡 Now you need my help again with PS5 Pro. I launched The Shortcut on the back of helping 400,000 (not a typo) get a PS5 or Xbox when they were impossible to find in stock. The Shortcut accurately predicted the PS5 Pro timing months ago, revealed the PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary bundle, and nailed down the pre-order date of both. We also have a list of every PS5 Pro enhanced game coming to the new console and are predicting Sony’s PSP 2 handheld for 2025.

Now, people are desperate to learn the PS5 Pro pre-order time. I’m here for you.

Only 12,300 PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary consoles will be made worldwide, and each will be individually numbered. Everyone wants this retro-looking console with a 90s OG PlayStation 1 makeover. It’ll likely cost $1,000 (Sony still hasn’t revealed the price). A standalone PS5 30th Anniversary controller will be cheaper and easier to get.

If you get a PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary bundle with the 90s OG PlayStation 1 makeover, it’ll likely be worth more 3x as much as its final price from Sony.

The PS5 Pro, meanwhile, will go on sale at the same time on September 26 for $699. What’s funny is there was a lot of pushback from gamers regarding this $699 price. But now, a lot of these same people want the $1,000 paint job. I get it! If you get one, it’ll likely be worth more 3x as much as its final price.

I’ve narrowed down pre-orders of the PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Collection (and PS5 Pro) to two possible times tomorrow.

This is the PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Collection bundle (Image credit: Sony)

PS5 Pro pre-order time

Sony’s PlayStation Direct Store has confirmed that pre-orders of the PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Collection will begin at 10am ET / 7am PT.

The Shortcut also had news exclusive from a top retailer in the United States that shed light on the PS5 Pro pre-order time.

“Our PS5 Pro pre-orders will start on 10/10 at 10am ET, exactly two weeks after Sony,” a US retail source told me this week.

If you take that statement at face value, PlayStation Direct will launch PS5 Pro pre-orders at 10am ET. Pre-orders at 10am ET at PlayStation Direct aren’t uncommon. 10am ET was the most frequent hour we saw PS5 restock and PlayStation Portal restock in the US when those were so hard to buy, according to my exclusive data.

Update: Additionally, while PlayStation in the US is being tight-lipped about the PS5 Pro pre-order time, reps from other regions did confirm to me their restock time – and it’s been 10am local across the board.

🔒 13 tips to get PS5 Pro & PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary (for paid subscribers)

Want an even better chance? I have 🔒 13 tips on how to pre-order PS5 Pro and PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Collection for paid subscribers who support our team.

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