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Uh oh, HMV's page disappears...
Looks like the folks at HMV have realised their mistake by going live early and now pulled the page down.
Wonder what that means for me and others who did successfully place pre-orders there?
Other key info
As well as pre-orders starting at 10am local time, the other key bit of information is the price. The controller will be $84.99 in the US and £74.99 in the UK which is bang on what I'd expect to see and what has been the pricing of previous limited edition DualSense. So no surprises there.
Sony has said that the controller will be available in 'limited quantities' again but I'm not sure how far to read into that as the recent Astro Bot Joyful controller is still available, as are the Ghost of Yotei ones so there might be some serious stock behind these products.
Anywayyy...
Right, anyway, that wasn't quite how I planned this build-up coverage, but I'll take it!
Ignoring the rogue UK retailer, the headline on timing is that the God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller pre-orders will go live at 10am tomorrow local time. That's BST for UK shoppers, and ET for US folks.
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I'll keep a close eye on the HMV listing for UK fans given it's so early - will the retailer be getting a slap on the wrist from Sony followed by the page suddenly disappearing? Maybe!
HMV goes early in the UK
While I was expecting all the action to come tomorrow, as is usually the case, it appears one UK retailer has gone early!
HMV currently has pre-orders for the controller open and live - I just placed a pre-order there to test it out, and it has all gone through as normal! An unexpected chance to bag your unit early - though there's always a chance HMV could back out, remember.
Anyway, worth a pop!
- God of War 20th Anniversary controller: £74.99 at HMV
Hello!
Or should I say, BOY!
Welcome to my live coverage of the build-up to tomorrow's God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller pre-orders. Yup, another limited edition controller aimed squarely at fans and collectors is here, hot off the back of the Ghost of Yotei hardware that launched today (October 2).
I'll be going over all the key bits of information about the controller, start times, and the best retailers for where you might nail down your pre-order.
However, I have to start with some incredible news for UK fans!
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