They apparently had PS5's available at walmart at noon(Pacific time) also had them 10 minutes after that..its how I got mine back in Feb..once you have it saved in your "List" the next time it appears just quickly add to cart and check out
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They apparently had PS5's available at walmart at noon(Pacific time) also had them 10 minutes after that..its how I got mine back in Feb..once you have it saved in your "List" the next time it appears just quickly add to cart and check out
You're talking about two entirely different departments (it feels like when people complain about Apple adding new emoji - because they were added to Unicode - instead of fixing some bug in the OS - it's not like graphic designers and programmers are interchangeable). There's a decent chance that this is one part of some other deal between Sony and Apple. It's not like Sony is trying to aggravate potential customers.
I hear that if you have a PSN account, Sony sometimes sends out offers to sell PS5's direct (I don't know the precise details, since I got my PSN account because I got a PS5).
FYI - Didn't see this posted anywhere so I'll add it:
If you had already logged into your PS5 with your Apple account previously and couldn't get it to work:
1.) Log out of your Apple TV account on the console
2.) Close the app (or load a different Media app)
3.) Update the Apple TV app, if needed
4.) In your PS Home Screen, highlight the Apple TV app. You should see the 6 months free banner on screen
5.) Highlight and click the banner. A screen should show up asking if you would like to redeem your 6 months free. Click to agree.
6.) Log in account with your Apple ID account.
7.) You should see a "Subscription Confirmed" banner after the log in.
If you had already logged into your PS5 with your Apple account previously and couldn't get it to work:
1.) Log out of your Apple TV account on the console
2.) Close the app (or load a different Media app)
3.) Update the Apple TV app, if needed
4.) In your PS Home Screen, highlight the Apple TV app. You should see the 6 months free banner on screen
5.) Highlight and click the banner. A screen should show up asking if you would like to redeem your 6 months free. Click to agree.
6.) Log in account with your Apple ID account.
7.) You should see a "Subscription Confirmed" banner after the log in.
"You do plan to have Playstation 5's for sale to take advantage of this?"
~ Ian Malcom's gamer son
~ Ian Malcom's gamer son
They’ve sold in the neighborhood of 9 million PS5’s, there are plenty of people to take advantage of this.
It’s really not so much that Sony is offering this as a major enticement to sell more PS5’s, it’s more Apple looking to get people to subscribe to TV+, if anything, but it’s mutually beneficial to both companies.
Make sure you update the app. I had the same issue, updated, and the splash screen for the 6 months shows right up
Ahh…yes this worked. Didn’t need to log out, just had to redeem from the ps5 square outside of the app
Got it to work, it was a little hinky with the app, but it went through second time. I had not bought Apple TV+ before, but availed the trial that initially came with my phone, and was using the family sharing up until last month when family member's trial expired. Now it's been extended six months. Also to those complaining about how to buy a PS5, foolproof method: turn on a twitch streamer who has a black background until a drop, the background will change to fireworks when it does indicating when to go on the website for purchase. I got mine a week after release.
Sameeee. Now we can watch season two of Ted Lasso for free!
The nice thing about this free trial is you don't have to necessarily use the PS5 for viewing. After I did it I saw the new date on my iPhone instantly.
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stack with target circle gives you another 4 months free lol!
I've been searching for one since March and finally got lucky and snagged one yesterday when Amazon added some stock. It's being delivered tomorrow.
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stack with target circle gives you another 4 months free lol!
dang
I wonder if it let me because I just signed up for a month and was a 'paid subscriber', after cancelling my 1.5 year trial a day before it ended, did the 6 month ps5 thing then stacked target by pure luck
Vs. being many months into the original trial from my se2 still
no matter the reason I’m happy! Set for almost another whole year
gonna say ymmv for this one - sorry didnt work for you
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also if you have an expired account, may want to do this 4 month from target first then stack the ps5 deal since it seems more finicky (though I did it the other way around)
The Target link has some other nice deals like 6 months of Apple Arcade, even though I used it once with my free trial for 12 pro, just got it until end of the year (used on an expired sub, only got 5 months but whatever),
4 months of iCloud 50GB (have to be a new subscriber, didnt work for me)
and I think 4 months of Apple Music which I will probably use for my expired Apple Music sub But gonna hold off for a while since I actively use Spotify.
I think all Target offers expire July 2022 to redeem as well like this PS5 one for ATV+
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Wow, thanks for posting that. I'm going to sign up before I do some traveling this fall.
I’m not a celebrity, and I bought one in February, from GameStop, at retail price. Took a week or so of following a few Twitter accounts that post notifications in advance of PS5 restocks, and trying perhaps half a dozen times.
Went ahead and got the additional trial for apple tv Im good til the end of December 2022..but quick question though, when I go back on the app and scroll over it I still see the advertisement for 6 additional free months, even though I already got it on my account..does everyone still see it even though you already applied it?
I just went and verified the date changed in my list of subscriptions.I think that's what's really important.