Nvidias RTX 5090 is almost here, but the January 30 release date doesnt necessarily mean immediate availability on the shelves. So far, it seems like stock levels will be highly limited for a while, which prompts some retailers to get creative. One Japanese retailer is now hosting a lottery, and the prize is a ticket that allows you to spend $2,000 and more on Nvidias best graphics card. Meanwhile, even MSI confirms that availability is going to be pretty scarce.The store, called Goodwill Nagoya Osu, said that itll begin selling the RTX 5090 on January 31, but you cant just walk in and shell out some of your hard-earned cash on a GPU. Youll have to gamble and hope for the best. Sales begin at 11 a.m., but only those who are lined up outside the store at 10.20 a.m. will be given a ticket. This peculiar ad was spotted by VideoCardz.Recommended VideosCamping outside a store is no news to a GPU enthusiast, as weve seen people setting up tents outside of Micro Center a couple of days ago. Thats a much longer wait, but at least those shoppers wont have to rely on luck to let them spend $2,000 and get their hands on Nvidias latest graphics card. However, we have also seen the lottery system used in the U.S. before during the GPU shortage, so its not that unusual we just havent had to deal with these types of shortages for a while now.Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming RTX5090,RTX50801/3111GPU102010201/3023 pic.twitter.com/sWUh0p9nOa GOODWILL (@GW_Nagoyaoosu) January 29, 2025All of these somewhat extreme measures can be traced back to the limited stock weve been hearing about for the last week or so. It appears that at launch, the RTX 50-series will be hard to come by. While Nvidias Founders Edition is likely to be available, there may not be enough GPUs to meet the demand which is definitely saying something, given how expensive the card is going to be.Third-party cards are a gamble its hard to say which retailer and which manufacturer will have good availability on launch day. As reported by StinceBuilt, MSI has confirmed that itll be delaying the shipment of its RTX 5090 graphics cards, and the GPUs will not be available until February 6. Preorders will still open on January 30 as planned, though.What about the RTX 5080? Will that card be in stock? Check back tomorrow as well make sure to keep you posted on where to buy an RTX 5090 and an RTX 5080 on launch day.Editors Recommendations