New York (CNN) Online shoppers trying to buy Sony's long-awaited PlayStation 5 from Walmart and Best Buy reported error messages and glitches on the retailers' websites as traffic surged throughout the day Thursday. Walmart WMT staggered the release of the PS5 online every three hours beginning at noon ET on Thursday. "Walmart froze up on me trying to get the new ps5 while I had it in my cart... smh," Twitter user Logan Wilson said around 12:30 pm. Walmart froze up on me trying to get the new ps5 while I had it in my cart... smh🤦‍♂️ — Logan Wilson (@ljw21) November 12, 2020This some bull Best Buy. Just want my ps5😔 pic.twitter.com/kOENpIfzpe — Stygian Gaming (@GamingStygian) November 12, 2020"Had the ps5 in my cart then Walmart crashed.... pain," @RandfordT tweeted around 1 pm.

Source: CNN November 12, 2020 21:58 UTC