🎃 October 1st marks the start of spooky season and National Taco Day!

🕹️ Japan has developed a system to combat scalpers for the PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition pre-orders. To order, customers must have:

• A PSN account registered in Japan
• At least 30 hours of PS4 or PS5 gameplay between February 2014 and September 19, 2024

💰 Scalpers have profited significantly, with estimates showing they made $43.2 million in profit from PS5 sales in early 2021. Currently, only 12,300 units of the special edition are available globally.

📜 A bill called the Stopping Grinch Bots Act has been reintroduced in 2023 to combat scalpers using bots. It aims to make it illegal to use bots for purchasing mass items.

🎮 The PS+ Essentials games for October include:

• Dead Space Remake - Highly praised survival horror shooter
• WWE 2K 24 - Improved combat and single-player campaign
• Dokidoki Literature Club Plus - A visual novel with a dark twist

👨‍👩‍👧 Epic Games is introducing new parental controls in Fortnite, allowing parents to:

• Set time limits for gameplay
• Receive time reports
• Manage friend invites and chat permissions

⏳ These controls aim to help parents manage their children's gaming time effectively, promoting a healthier relationship with gaming.

❓ Have you managed to order the PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition, or did scalpers get to it first? Let us know!

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