Sony Japan is restricting PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition preorders to those with 30 hours of run-time on their PSN accounts.

The 30th-anniversary bundle and consoles for the PlayStation are in monumental demand, but Japan wants to make sure the consoles are going to gamers and not scalpers.

PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition pre-orders in Japan have been restricted in an attempt to combat scalpers. Last week, a limited edition collection of PS5 consoles and accessories to celebrate PlayStation's 30th anniversary went on sale and were quick to sell out,

After Sony unveiled its stunning PlayStation 30th Anniversary collection and preorders went live, the limited edition PS5 Pro bundle sold out almost immediately - and unsurprisingly, this sparked a slew of listings from scalpers online.

Sony has placed conditions on pre-orders for the 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Pro console in Japan. The classic-themed 30th anniversary console is limited to just 12,300 units globally, and sold out within minutes of going on sale in the UK last week.

The PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary pre-orders were a bit of a mess last week, at least in the U.S. and some other regions. But Sony seems to be taking a smart tack with fans in Japan, introducing additional requirements for determining who can buy stuff,

PS5 Pro, celebrating PlayStation's 30th anniversary. With only 2,300 units of the exclusive PlayStation 5 Pro Console available, demand has been (understandably) high and already we've seen units cropping up for resale.

Pre-orders for the limited edition PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary range will come with an extra layer of scalper protection in Japan, Sony has said, following the rampant relisting of consoles with exorbitant prices on eBay seen elsewhere.

Sony introduces restrictions for PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition pre-orders in Japan to combat scalpers and give genuine buyers a fair shot.