Xbox Series X and PS5 restocks hit Walmart today

PS5 | $499.99 at Walmart
Walmart will have the PS5 in stock for $499.99 at 12pm ET today (Monday, March 14). Though this drop is limited to Walmart Plus members only, it's still going to be a race to the checkout, so warm up that refresh button and be sure to get on site in plenty of time.

PS5 Digital Edition | $399.99 at Walmart
If you're looking to save a little cash, you can go all digital with the $399.99 model. While you're spending less on your console in the first place, though, it's worth noting that your games will likely run up a higher cost in the long term here.

Xbox Series X | $499.99 at Walmart
Walmart is also hosting an Xbox Series X restock today, offering Microsoft's console for the standard $499.99 MSRP. Again, this 12pm ET drop is reserved for Walmart Plus members.

1. Sign up to Walmart Plus
This one's a little obvious, but is worth reiterating - today's PS5 restock is reserved for Walmart Plus members. Walmart has been hiding its stock behind this paywall for months now, and with no sign of letting up it's well worth investing the $13 to get on this list.

2. Save your payment and shipping details - stay signed in
Make sure you stay signed into Walmart throughout the day, and save your payment and shipping details to your account. Any time you can save at checkout is going to be valuable once this stock drop lands. Once you've wrestled a console into your cart you're not going to want to lose it to snipers because you spent too long finding your card information.

3. Get there early
You really do need to be in the right place at the right time to scoop up a PS5 or Xbox Series X restock. Thankfully, Walmart has already told us where to be and when - so you just need to make sure you're there in plenty of time. Once you're on the product page it's much easier to refresh after 12pm ET hits than it is to navigate through the site.

4. Keep refreshing
This isn't going to be smooth sailing. Walmart's site regularly drops out during big stock drops (and today we have both consoles hitting the shelves). That means you'll need to brute force your way through to see stock, refreshing every time you see an out of stock message - and continually adding to cart once you spot a chance to do so. You might get kicked back to the product page a few times, but as long as you're persistent there's a good chance of walking away with a console - just make sure there's only one in your cart by the end of the battle.