‘Technology war’ intensifying as gamers grapple with profit-making bots for PS5

While the issue is not new, it is gaining more awareness (Tim Goode/PA)

A technology war is being waged between people making bots to snatch highly desirable items like the PS5 and specialists trying to prevent them, but a change in law is not the answer, an expert has said.

Gamers have been battling to get their hands on the latest PlayStation and Xbox consoles amid limited stock supplies since both were released in November last year.