PS5 Pro Sells Out in the US Amid GTA 6 Hype
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The PS5 Pro has all but vanished from shelves at the biggest US retailers less than a week after the GTA VI: An Extended Look premiere. According to GTA BOOM, Best Buy and Target sold through their stock in roughly 48 hours, while PlayStation Direct, the last official retailer selling it at 899 dollars, stopped taking orders. PC Guide independently confirms the scale of the shortage: as of August 29, 2026, the console was missing from at least four major retailers.
Below is where exactly the console ran out, how much resellers are charging for it, and why the markup still does not guarantee any confirmed advantage in GTA 6 itself.
Where exactly the PS5 Pro ran out
The shortage hit several major retailers at once. Per GTA BOOM, Best Buy and Target sold through their entire available stock in roughly 48 hours after Rockstar aired its extended gameplay reveal. PlayStation Direct, Sony’s own storefront that until recently remained the last channel selling the console at the official 899-dollar price, also stopped taking orders.
PC Guide checked the situation independently and, as of August 29, 2026, counted the PS5 Pro missing from at least four retailers at once: Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and PlayStation Direct. That leaves US shoppers with essentially no channel where the console still sells at its original price.
How much resellers are asking
Where the PS5 Pro is nominally still “in stock,” it is mostly third-party seller listings rather than the retailer’s own price. Per GTA BOOM, on Amazon and Walmart the console is now mostly available through third-party sellers pricing it up to 1300 dollars — roughly 44 percent above the official 899 dollars. The outlet bluntly calls that markup a risky bet: handing a reseller nearly half the price again for a console whose specific gaming benefits nobody has officially detailed is a questionable deal.
This demand spike around GTA 6 is not the first: analysts previously estimated GTA 6 preorders in the millions of copies ahead of launch, and the PS5 Pro shortage fits the same broader pattern of hype around the game.
Is GTA 6 really to blame
It is worth separating two different claims here. The first is a fact: the console really is out of stock at several major retailers right after the game’s reveal. The second is an interpretation: that the GTA 6 reveal specifically caused that shortage. GTA BOOM and PC Guide link the PS5 Pro shortage to the Extended Look hype and the timing overlap, but that is the outlets’ own reading, not an official explanation. Rockstar has not published any statement about why the console is short at retailers — that is more a matter of Sony’s and retailers’ own supply logistics than something Rockstar controls.
Is the PS5 Pro markup worth it for GTA 6
The main trap for buyers is assuming the Pro model automatically delivers a noticeable edge specifically in GTA 6. During the presentation, Rockstar showed the game running on a standard PS5, not the Pro model, and specific technical improvements for Pro owners have not been officially detailed. What’s more, Rockstar confirmed the game will run at 30 frames per second on consoles, a frame rate that applies to both the standard PS5 and PS5 Pro. A detailed frame-rate breakdown is available in the guide how many FPS GTA 6 runs at on PS5.
If you are wondering whether it’s worth upgrading from a standard PS5 to the Pro model specifically for GTA 6, a full answer is in a separate guide, is PS5 Pro worth it for GTA 6 — in short: with no confirmed benefits for this specific game yet, paying resellers a steep premium makes little sense.
What buyers should do right now
- Do not rush to buy from resellers at 1300 dollars if the official 899-dollar price works for your budget — wait for restocking instead.
- Track official sales channels first, not just marketplaces: that is usually where the console reappears at its original price.
- Keep in mind there are still no confirmed exclusive GTA VI improvements on PS5 Pro — the Pro model mainly affects overall system performance, not this specific game.
- If you need a console right away, compare listings across several stores: the gap between the official price and reseller prices, per GTA BOOM’s estimate, runs as high as 44 percent.
Frequently asked questions
Can you still buy a PS5 Pro at the official price in the US?
Practically not. PlayStation Direct, the last retailer still selling the console for 899 dollars, stopped taking orders, while Best Buy and Target sold out of PS5 Pro in roughly 48 hours after the GTA VI: An Extended Look premiere.
How much are resellers asking for a PS5 Pro?
On Amazon and Walmart, third-party sellers are listing the console at prices up to 1300 dollars — roughly 44 percent above the official 899 dollars.
Did GTA 6 really cause the PS5 Pro shortage?
According to GTA BOOM and PC Guide, the demand spike coincided in time with the Extended Look premiere, but Rockstar has not officially confirmed that interest in GTA 6 specifically caused the console shortage.
Does PS5 Pro give a real advantage in GTA 6?
Rockstar confirmed that on consoles the game will run at 30 frames per second, equally on PS5 and PS5 Pro, while specific technical advantages of the Pro model for GTA VI have not been officially detailed.
At how many retailers is the PS5 Pro shortage confirmed?
As of August 29, 2026, PC Guide confirmed the console was missing at four retailers at minimum: Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and PlayStation Direct.
Is it worth overpaying resellers right now?
It is smarter to wait for restocking at the official price: there are still no confirmed exclusive advantages of PS5 Pro for GTA VI, and the price gap runs as high as 44 percent.