Watch: PlayStation 5 Event Turns Chaotic As Shoppers Go Berserk
Shoppers headed to Yodobashi Camera in Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district to try and buy one of a limited number of the consoles, which were being sold on a first-come, first-served policy - using numbered tickets instead of a lottery system, which has become the standard in Japan.
We all know the insanity that is unleashed whenever there is a chance for people to get their hands on the latest PlayStation. Recently, video footage showed people going absolutely bonkers at a Tokyo departmental store as they tried to get hold of the gaming console.
Shoppers headed to Yodobashi Camera in Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district, to try to buy one of a limited number of the consoles, which were being sold on a first-come, first-served basis - using numbered tickets instead of a lottery system, which has become the standard in Japan.
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But things didn't go as planned as the event turned extremely chaotic and was reportedly cancelled after the police was called to the scene. According to VideoGamesChronicle, the sale was going smoothly until Yodobashi staff began distributing tickets which caused the crowds to start pushing, shoving and shouting.
Creatures Inc's, Dave Gibson, tweeted footage from the commotion and captioned it: 'Oh my God!!!!'
Oh my God!!!! ¥è¥É¥Ð¥·ps5 pic.twitter.com/v2ilIadbFk
¡ª Dave Gibson ?? (@AJapaneseDream) January 30, 2021
His tweet went super viral on the microblogging website. Gibson added: 'They cancelled the sale due to people being insane!! Pushed so hard even the cash registers and staff went backwards. I've never seen that kind of insanity in Japan before...'.
They cancelled the sale due to people being insane!! Pushed so hard even the cash registers and staff went backwards. I've never seen that kind of insanity in japan before...
¡ª Dave Gibson ?? (@AJapaneseDream) January 30, 2021
According to a report by the Metro, the police arrived at the scene and the crowd was dispersed - while the consoles remained unsold.
Gibson also said that around 70 percent of the crowd were scalpers who were looking to sell the consoles further, for inflated prices, rather than true gaming fans.
