On Thursday, Sony confirmed that the PS5 will be available online at launch date. This is because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The console is set to launch in the United States on the 12th of November while a launch date of 19th of November has been finalized for the United Kingdom. For people who have pre-ordered the console, it will be available at stores at the designated appointment time.
I'm waiting for after they figure out if there's going to be any sort of red ring/yellow light of death in the new consoles