You opened it - it wasn’t yours.

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Sometimes Amazon only allows 7 days for an important item like a Playstation 5 to be returned. And the item has to be unopened. What would you personally do if it was opened and past the 7 days?

The answer I always give to this question is, depends on the games. You buy a video game console to play video games and each system offers games that cannot be found on the other. So check those, compare and you will have an easier time deciding.

Send it back and get Ur money back! Buy an X box

Nope. I’m saying if I bought a PS4, but received a PS5 (ie clearly not the item I bought) I would return it to get the item I paid for. I definitely wouldn’t link it to the internet and register it to highlight the fact I received the wrong item. I would, at the bare minimum, contact Amazon to see if the item had been sent instead of what I’d paid for, owing to the significant difference in value.

You get investigated in theft

You speak to the local trading standards board.

If Amazon were to ship the incorrect item, it's on them to resolve the issue. In the US the recipient is protected by federal law, meaning they can keep the item without penalty i.e. Amazon wouldn't be able to register the item as stolen to get it black-listed by Sony, afterall Amazon would have had to pick the item, stick your name and address on it and then send it out. Amazon would have to accept it as a mistake and loss on their books.

In Canada, you'd be expected to make every reasonable action to return the goods, but not at your expense, i.e. contact Amazon and they pay for return shipping. If Amazon don't want to pay return shipping, then you can keep it.

Edit - if this were a situation I was in, I'd take a picture of the packaging, showing my name and address, and send it to Sony as proof the item wasn't stolen, and that Amazon knowingly sent it to me.

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Play dumb call them and tell them your PlayStation 4 isnt working. Dont even acknowledge that it’s a ps5. If they ask you to send it back just send it back. if you are questioned when they receive the item or on the phone they call you out, just say you ordered a ps4, received that console and didnt know it wasn’t a ps4. Theyre the ones that sent you the wrong product so youre not at fault here, sort of dick move for them to report it stolen.

Xbox have a lot of studios working in the background right now. They will come good with new IPs and exclusives. Just a case of being patient. Sony have their sequels that they churn out that are getting alittle long in the tooth. How many more uncharted games or last of us games can you remaster? Think the golden age of Sony exclusives has passed now. But you go with what you feel.

Cos sometimes people need to have it pointed out that they’ve been stupid and there is no ‘fix’ to their ‘problem’

Just email them that they sent the wrong thing, ask for a refund, and send it back then.

No matter how you look at it, it's their mistake so they would have to either give back the money, or send the right thing

When the serial number is registered as stolen it becomes unplayable and sometimes even locked. Sometimes even law enforcement is notified when you play the console online. Amazon has the serial number for every Playstation they sell.

Also mention that you're blind

So why do you go around answering questions if you're not going to answer the question itself? lol

Be VERY confused as to how the system became "unplayable"

And you can say the Playstation 5 was defective/broken but that would be hard because that means an adult would have to have been around to notice that since the beginning when it was being opened.

I've got both myself and over two years into the gen there's absolutely nothing in terms of exclusives I want on the Series X. Halo Infinite is my biggest gaming disappointment in years, console is not a good way to play Flight Sim (especially at 30FPS) and while Forza Horizon 5 is fine, it's basically glorified DLC for 4.

I'm hoping Starfield is good (although it coming from Bethesda I'm not exactly hopeful due to bugs/optimization) because as it is my Series X is mostly used to play Sleeping Dogs and Sonic Team Racing Transformed at 60FPS.

I wouldn’t have been that stupid is what I’m trying to say.

In other words, it’s their fault they’re in this situation.

Yeah, if someone was able to fix it could still sell for as much/more as a ps4 would, just due to the fact ps5 prices are still through the roof.

They sent you the wrong product as well, their mistake.

For parts?

Again say the 6 year old opened it without your consent and set it up - throw them under the bus. Honestly though, you're in this situation right?

(you were supposed to answer the original question itself and said what you would have done in that situation)