Sony’s next-gen gaming console, the Playstation 5, is a hot item these days and is often sold out in both online and offline stores. With so much hype surrounding the console that is often sold out, scammers have now found a new way to trick people into revealing their personal details and swindling them out of their money.

To take full advantage of the PS5’s scarcity, there are now many scam websites on the internet that claim to sell the latest next-gen consoles but do not do what they say at all. One such site that many have stumbled upon is “sony-direct-playstation.com”. So, is this website legit and can you buy one for yourself? That’s what we will be discussing in this post below.

If you are looking for a Playstation 5 console and you have landed on this website – Sony-direct-playstation.com, we warn you: this is NOT a legitimate website.

If you check the site on who.is, you will see that the site's domain was only registered on January 29th, 2021. While the site appears to be a "near" duplicate of the original Playstation Direct Store, there are a few things you may notice when you go to the site.