{"id":2347,"date":"2026-04-12T01:53:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2125192"},"modified":"2026-04-12T01:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:53:22","slug":"are-the-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-too-buggy-at-launch-its-the-eurogamer-next-gen-news-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/are-the-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-too-buggy-at-launch-its-the-eurogamer-next-gen-news-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Are the PS5 and Xbox Series X too buggy at launch? It’s the Eurogamer next-gen news cast!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The PlayStation 5 is now out in the UK! After a week of watching our American cousins enjoy their new next-gen consoles, Sony’s machine finally launched on our shores this week, and of course it didn’t go quite according to plan. After a remarkable row between GAME and Yodel<\/a> that saw the delivery company trending on Twitter as anxious customers wondered whether their PS5s would actually turn up on launch day, Currys ended up calling off its PS5 launch<\/a> after accidentally selling consoles early. Clearly, our shops have struggled to cope with demand during the lockdown, although according to Emma’s on-the-ground reporting of the click-and-collect sale of the PS5 at our local GAME<\/a>, excited fans were at least socially distancing.<\/p>\n

But have Microsoft and Sony also struggled to get their new consoles into shape in time for launch? PS5 users have reported a raft of worrying issues with the console, including crashes, Rest Mode concerns, and the frustrating “queued for download” bug<\/a> that forces people who encounter it to factory reset. Then there’s the issue of some PS5 owners accidentally playing the PlayStation 4 version of their games<\/a>. It’s not plain sailing on Xbox Series X and S, either – it turns out the quick resume feature doesn’t quite work all of the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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