The fact that there are not significantly more goods has a number of reasons that can only be blamed to a limited extent on the manufacturer and certainly not on the retailers, who in turn are confronted with angry customer reactions. Decisive factors are a glaring chip and component shortage, an enormous global demand for consumer electronics and exploding freight costs between Asia and Europe due to the pandemic.
For example, shipping a container from China to Germany cost $1,500 just a few months ago, but now it costs $5,000. Experts believe that even five-digit tariffs are possible. In addition, containers are in short supply: in some cases, companies have to wait months for free capacities.
Not only console manufacturers are affected by this: The production and delivery of cars, refrigerators and smartphones is also crippled, and in some sectors the assembly lines are at a standstill.
The sell-outs are simply the result of high demand and limited supply. Digitec Galaxus can't do much about that. You just have to be patient.
CONFIRMED! Ordered today at FUST.ch...delivered tomorrow by 9am! I just got the mail from FUST that my Ps5 is on its way. I wanted a digital edition, but now I ordered the disc edition for 499,-. And lo and behold...it will be delivered tomorrow. I don't want to say anything but Digitec...for what you have done to us PRE-orderers, no excuse is good enough. All I could do is cancel the entire order including equipment "for free"...and I have just done that. Thanks Fust.ch:*