If you were quick with a mouse click and credit card number to pre-order a PS5 30th anniversary edition console (Standard or digital) at UK retailer Argos, you should take a look in your email.
This morning a significant number of users and shoppers at the shop who had pre-ordered the limited edition (and already highly sought after on online trading sites) were met with an email from the shop stating that their pre-order had been cancelled, with no further explanation given.
"We're very sorry to inform you that we're unable to fulfil your PS5 30th Anniversary Edition pre-order," said the retailer.
"We will automatically process a refund back to your original payment method.
"Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience this has caused."
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Naturally, users are very, very angry about this information, and even more so when they are not offered a new opportunity or even an explanation. VGC's sources report that the cancellation has been en masse, so there will be a lot more commotion in the coming days.
Apparently the problem is specifically focused on pre-orders of the consoles, and not 30th anniversary edition peripherals like the Dualsense controller models, so there's still hope of getting a nice commemorative souvenir without having to crawl to a greedy reseller on the internet.