The new lower price of the slim is causing a bit of a stir at Amazon stateside where the retailer has been forced to limit orders of the new console SKU to one per household.

The retailer told Gamasutra said there is "great demand" and that there would be "shortages across the US".

The slimline console is riding high at the top of Amazon's video games bestsellers chart,

The fresh iteration of Sony's console features lower power consumption and a smaller form factor.

By Jason Cartwright