When the Wii came out in like 2006 I waited outside for it and had to go to another store too that had less traffic (the first place I was able to buy Zelda at least)
But it was kinda fun, travelled in a friends car and it had like a feeling of adventure to stand in a line and see everyone be excited.
The online part of this; knowing they can be sniped by bots.. potential of over selling preorders.. it removes all those good feelings and just makes it feel more like luck when it works out. And it makes it feel so much more unfair when it doesnt.
So yeah, definately the most stressful launch I cared about. I am patiently waiting for buying a PS5; I have enough games in my backlog, so I havent been part of that race. But I can imagine even that isnt as confusing as this have been because you know that sony will keep producing PS5 for years. These cards may be rereleased once or twice in the future; maybe. We have no idea.