WTF?! A nineteen-year-old has been shot during an attempt to steal his PlayStation 5 after meeting what he thought was a heir-apparent for the console. The Harris County, Texas, resident is in a stable condition at a local hospital where his injuries are described as "non-life-threatening."

Thank you to the global chip shortage, electronic devices such every bit consoles and graphics cards are hard to find outside of reseller sites where they cost a fortune, and that makes them fifty-fifty more than highly-seasoned to criminals.

ABC13 reports that a 19-year-sometime human listed his PlayStation 5 for auction over the weekend using an online ad. Someone challenge to be an interested buyer soon fabricated contact, and the pair arranged to meet on a street at ane.30 pm on Sunday.

But information technology appears the 'buyer' had no intention of going through with the transaction. When the advertising respondent arrived, they pulled out a firearm and tried to steal the PS5. Reports don't say what happened side by side, but the criminal shot the teenager "in the side" and made a getaway—without the console. Police accept not released a clarification of the suspect.

Thankfully, the victim in this incident survived and is in a stable condition.

PlayStation 5 consoles have probably been the item hit hardest equally a consequence of the chip shortage. A quick expect on eBay shows many Buy-it-now listings for $ii,000, with some sellers charging $five,000, $ten,000, even $20,000 for a single PS5.

Why PS5 consoles are attracting criminal elements

This isn't the showtime incident we've seen of a crime that's come as a effect of the chip crisis' result on consumer goods. Thousands of dollars worth of EVGA RTX 3000 cards were hijacked in a truck heist before this month, while over $vii,000 of graphics cards were stolen from an internet café back in June.

h/t: Kotaku