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Sony / Getty Images / WIRED If you’ve been searching for a PS5 these past months – convinced that the solution to the ennui of lockdown life lies in next-gen gaming – it’s likely that you’ve also made a new, hated enemy: retail bots. For many, attempts to buy the console have followed the same sad pattern. A store, like Argos, Currys PC World or GAME, announces it has new stock. Customers descend on the site – more than 160,000 at once, in the case of Currys – crashing it. When t...

A technology war is being waged between people making bots to snatch highly desirable items like the PS5 and specialists trying to prevent them, but a change in law is not the answer, an expert has said. Gamers have been battling to get their hands on the latest PlayStation and Xbox consoles amid limited stock supplies since both were released in November last year. Consumers recently expressed frustration after a Twitter account promoting a service called Carnage Bot claimed to help bot users ...

A technology war is being waged between people making bots to snatch highly desirable items like the PS5 and specialists trying to prevent them, but a change in law is not the answer, an expert has said. Gamers have been battling to get their hands on the latest PlayStation and Xbox consoles amid limited stock supplies since both were released in November last year. Consumers recently expressed frustration after a Twitter account promoting a service called Carnage Bot claimed to help bot users ...

BBC News By Cristina Criddle image captionThere are two versions of the PS5 - with a Bluray drive, and digital only New stock of the PlayStation 5 console has led to thousands of gamers waiting in virtual queues online. More than 160,000 people were trying to access Currys PC World website at one point on Wednesday, which had only a limited supply. The recommended retail price starts at £449 - but eBay bids are currently running to thousands of pounds. Experts said a rise in bots buying consol...

#ps5stockuk trends on Twitter - Those situated in the UK faced another setback whilst trying to get their hands on a PlayS...