PS5 missing orders being investigated by BBC Watchdog

By Hirun Cryer
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This follows from Amazon UK replacing PS5 orders with household items

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After multiple Amazon customers reported receiving items like cat food and kitchen utensils instead of a PS5, the BBC programme Watchdog is investigating the claims.

Last week on BBC's The One Show, which airs every Wednesday, presenter Matt Allwright dedicated a portion of the show to discussing the recent issues of stock surrounding the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. You can see the complete clip below courtesy of VGC reporter Andy Robinson, in which Allwright encourages viewers to get in touch if they have information on missing pre-orders in particular.

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This follows on from Amazon UK consumers claiming their PS5 orders had been replaced with household items like air fryers and pet food. In these cases, Amazon failed to deliver the console to the consumer, and after the consumer got in touch with Amazon about the supposedly failed delivery on release day, the company followed up by delivering household items instead.

A day after The One Show aired, Allwright posted the tweet below, saying he'd seen an "amazing response" after asking consumers for their stories of failed deliveries. Allwright followed up by saying that he understood how people could really use an "escape" right now, and that the first step would be getting retailers like Amazon to give customers an update on when they could expect their unfulfilled orders.

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It's not just replaced items that Amazon UK customers have fallen afoul of. Across Twitter, Reddit, and other social media sites, consumers have reported their PS5 consoles "lost in transit" when ordered from Amazon, with some even filming their delivery drivers failing to deliver the console after having marked it as 'Delivered.'

"We’re all about making our customers happy, and that hasn’t happened for a small proportion of these orders," Amazon said in a statement late last week, provided to VGC. "We’re really sorry about that and are investigating exactly what’s happened. We’re reaching out to every customer who’s had a problem and made us aware so we can put it right."

PS5 stock has been incredibly scarce around the world since the console launched earlier this month. After PlayStation boss Jim Ryan commented that "absolutely everything is sold," Sony revealed that additional PS5 units are expected to be made available for consumers at some point later this year.

For a complete tracker on projected stock of the new console at official outlets, head over to our PS5 deals guide for more.

Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.