PS5 Pro in Japan: Sony reopens official store sales with a lottery and a 60-hour playtime rule

Sony Interactive Entertainment reopened PlayStation 5 Pro purchase applications at Japan's Sony Store on Monday, September 28, 2026. The model on offer is the CFI-7100B01 with a 2 TB SSD. Applications run through October 7 at 11:59 p.m. Japan time.

If applications exceed the allocated stock, Sony will not sell first-come, first-served. It will pick buyers by lottery.

Who can apply

The official notice requires a Sony Account registered in Japan, with the sign-in ID unified to a My Sony ID, and use of PlayStation online services. There is also an activity filter: applicants need at least 60 hours of combined PS5 or PS4 playtime logged between September 27, 2024 and September 27, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Hours played after that cutoff do not count.

The recommended retail price in Japan is 137,980 yen including tax, after the April 2026 worldwide PlayStation price increase. The console ships without a disc drive; the drive is sold separately.

Lottery timeline

Results are due to start going out around October 26. Winners must complete the Sony Store purchase in a window Sony will specify. Unclaimed units go to a second lottery among applicants who were not selected the first time. Deliveries are planned for early to mid-November.

The official Japanese PS5 buy page already flags the application window and the October 7 deadline.

Why it matters

The lottery echoes the original PS5 shortage years. This time the filter is not only geographic: Sony is asking for a real play history to cut down on resale. The batch is timed to arrive before Grand Theft Auto 6 on November 19 for PS5, which helps explain the stock pressure.

This Sony Store window does not apply outside Japan. Buyers elsewhere still depend on local retail.

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