Sony announces more PS5 price hikes
A standard PlayStation 5 now costs $150 more than it did at launch
Sony is raising the retail price of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation Portal worldwide, the company announced Friday. Starting April 1, the price of all PS5 consoles will go up by $100 to $150, depending on the model. The cost of the standard PlayStation 5 is now $649.99.
That system originally launched at $499.99 back in November 2020.
Here are the new prices for PS5 consoles starting next week.
U.S.
- PS5 – $649.99
- PS5 Digital Edition – $599.99
- PS5 Pro – $899.99
U.K.
- PS5 – £569.99
- PS5 Digital Edition – £519.99
- PS5 Pro – £789.99
Europe
- PS5 – €649.99
- PS5 Digital Edition – €599.99
- PS5 Pro – €899.99
Japan
- PS5 – ¥97,980
- PS5 Digital Edition – ¥89,980
- PS5 Pro – ¥137,980
Sony attributes the latest price increase on the PS5 to “continued pressures in the global economic landscape.”
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