Buy the PS5 on Black Friday? Check here for restocks at Walmart, Amazon, GameStop and Target

The PS5 is great but impossible to get. That's the problem for gamers this holiday season, with Walmart, Best Buy and GameStop all teasing the PS5 and Xbox for Black Friday week, with stock arriving and selling out seemingly at the speed of light.

To recap, Sony's PlayStation 5 officially dropped in the US on Nov. 12 with an online-only launch and it's been out of stock at all the usual retailers, including Target, Amazon, GameStop and Best Buy. That goes for both versions of the PS5: the $400 digital-only version and the $500 model with Blu-ray are both nearly impossible to get. (If you have good broadband and don't have a need for optical discs -- for Blu-ray movies, used games or old PS4 games -- we recommend you go with the $400 one.)

Good luck with Walmart. And if you would like to spin the roulette wheel with any of the other retailers as well, we've pulled together a list of retailers that might restock the PS5 throughout the rest of the year.
• None PS5 and Xbox Series X/S restock will hit Walmart at 6 p.m. PT on Nov. 25
• None The best PS5 games you'll need to play
• None PS5 vs. Xbox Series X: The next-gen consoles we're buying and why

Read more at GameSpot: Latest PS5 news and complete coverage

OK, you've exhausted all of the online and brick-and-mortar retailers, and you've decided you're willing to pay upwards of a $300 markup to get this puppy by Christmas. As your friend, we have to tell you: Don't do it. But if you don't want to listen to us, you might want to check out StockX, an eBay alternative that made its name in the secondary market for sneakers and designer clothing. Last time we checked, prices for the PS5 were hovering around $820.

First published earlier in the year. Updated with the latest news about the PS5.
• None Why you should save $100 and get the all-digital version of the PS5
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