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PS5 Pro sold out as other PS5 and Xbox models stay at MSRP

IGN finds the PS5 Pro sold out at $899.99 MSRP while standard PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 models remain available at list price ahead of GTA 6 and Black Friday.

By Hank Highscore, Platforms Correspondent ·

Edited by Dot Matrix, Editor-in-Chief

An empty retail shelf where a premium console has sold out, with standard consoles still stocked nearby.
PS5 Pro shelves run dry while other models hold steady at list price. Illustration generated by AI.

PlayStation 5 Pro is sold out at its $899.99 MSRP at Amazon, Best Buy, Target, GameStop and PlayStation Direct ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6 and Black Friday, while other current PS5 and Xbox Series models remain widely available at list price.1

Xbox head Asha Sharma said demand exceeds Xbox supply and Microsoft urged trade-ins; Sony offered $400 for a PS5, with PS5 Pro units near $1,400–$1,500 used or marked up.1

IGN’s November 3 check found the slim PS5 disc model ($649.99) in stock at Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Walmart, GameStop and PlayStation Direct. The slim Digital Edition ($599.99) is at Best Buy, Target, Walmart and PlayStation Direct; Amazon is sold out of new units and GameStop is used-only. Sony still sells disc PS5s before ending discs in January 2028.1

Xbox Series X disc ($799.99) is at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart and GameStop, sold out at Target and Xbox. All-digital Robot White Series X ($749.99) is open except at Xbox direct. Series S 512GB ($499.99) and 1TB ($599.99) are widely available. Nintendo Switch 2 holds $499.99 MSRP at major stores and Nintendo.1

Grand Theft Auto 6 launches November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.12 Microsoft tied a Florida wildlife custom Series X to the launch, covered with the alligator prop.3

Our read: PS5 Pro is the sole full MSRP sellout; standard PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 remain at list price despite Sony and Microsoft supply flags before GTA 6 and Black Friday. Standings check: PlayStation’s PS5 Pro is sold out at $899.99 while disc and digital PS5 hold MSRP stock; Xbox Series X has Target and Xbox-direct sellouts with Series S open; Nintendo Switch 2 holds $499.99 availability. What it costs you is MSRP on every current model but the Pro.

Footnotes

  1. IGN, “What PS5 and Xbox Consoles Are in Stock Ahead of GTA 6 and Black Friday?”. Retrieved November 3, 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  2. The Pressed Pixel, “Earlier report: GTA 6 is a 210GB download on PlayStation 5, tracker reports (2026-10-28), citing Eurogamer”. Retrieved November 3, 2026. ↩

  3. The Pressed Pixel, “Earlier report: Xbox hides a working Series X inside a GTA 6 alligator prop (2026-11-04), citing Eurogamer, Polygon”. Retrieved November 3, 2026. ↩

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