Pre-orders for the limited edition PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary range will come with an extra layer of scalper protection in Japan, Sony has said, following the rampant relisting of consoles with exorbitant prices on eBay seen elsewhere.

Japanese PlayStation fans can now place pre-orders for the 30th Anniversary collection but require a PlayStation Network account with at least 30 hours’ worth of play to be eligible. This is different to the method elsewhere, where any PSN account could be used.

In Japan, fans have far longer to register a pre-order – from now until midnight on Monday 14th October – to reduce queuing issues.

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Palworld developer Pocketpair says it is “not changing [Palworld’s] business model”, assuring players it will “remain buy-to-play and not free-to-play or games-as-a-service”.
The company was forced to clarify its position after a recently-published interview led some players to believe the team was considering adopting a live service model.

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