If you are looking for a place to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X, you know that duffers are a big problem Demand for gaming consoles is so high that duffers are trying to make a profit by buying up inventory

Hopefully, they can actually do something about it Six British MPs have called for legislation to ban the sale of consoles and computer parts that are "substantially above" the manufacturer's suggested retail price

Protecting computer parts from overly inflated aftermarket prices would also benefit many PC gamers who struggle to afford the latest graphics cards (like the Nvidia RTX 3090) for similar reasons The law would also make it illegal to resell items purchased through automated bots, a major weapon in the duffer's arsenal

However, it is still too early to get our hopes up This is because this is only a motion by six members of the general assembly to enact a new law, and it will be a long time before such a law is voted on, let alone put into effect

Consoles may be a hot topic right now, but for many hard-to-find inventories, duffers are a major problem In fact, one of the most well-known groups of PS5 scalpers admits that they started by buying up limited edition sneakers

But enacting anti-duffer legislation would be a start to stopping duffers from ruining everyone's time for pocket change This has been a major issue this year, not only around the launch of next-generation gaming consoles, but in general

With supply chains severed, older consoles like the PS4 and Nintendo DS are becoming increasingly hard to come by Part of this is due to high demand, but there are also reports of people buying up inventory in hopes of selling it later for a profit

Policing this hypothetical law is another story, though, and would need to be worded carefully enough to avoid incriminating random people selling valuable kit they no longer want or need

And while it would not stop duffers selling consoles offline, it would at least give the UK government the power to prevent retailers from hosting these listings, thereby limiting the potential reach of each duffer

Of course, duffers are a global problem, and the US would need to enact anti-duffer legislation to eliminate them Or, at the very least, retailers could set stricter restrictions to discourage people from trying to buy large quantities of desirable goods at once