PS5 price to increase in select markets due to global economic environment, including high inflation rates
New recommended retail price coming to select markets in the EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regions, plus Canada.
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Sony is increasing PS5 price (EU + 50€, UK +£30, Japan +5,000 yen, more price increases in OP | No increase for the US)
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I'm not an economist but I don't think raising prices traditionally helps with reducing inflation
PS5 price to increase in select markets due to global economic environment, including high inflation rates
New recommended retail price coming to select markets in the EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regions, plus Canada.
blog.playstation.com
Didn't I just read a thread about it
Ah here it is
www.resetera.com
Ah here it is
Sony refuses to be drawn on whether it could raise the price of PS5 Sony
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-refuses-to-be-drawn-on-whether-it-could-raise-the-price-of-ps5/
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In Spain it was already increased as for the last two years Sony has leveraged the scarcity making it unavailable as a standalone console, but only in expensive packs including a couple accessories, second controller and one or two games for ~800€
(This has been the official sales strategy of the country office, since it has been the same across all retailers)
(This has been the official sales strategy of the country office, since it has been the same across all retailers)
idk about the other currencies and I'm not happy about it either, but the Euro has lost almost 15% of its value vs the Dollar since the start of the year...
Interesting thread to look back at.
www.resetera.com
Sony refuses to be drawn on whether it could raise the price of PS5 Sony
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-refuses-to-be-drawn-on-whether-it-could-raise-the-price-of-ps5/
www.resetera.com
I feel like the PS5 has already had an effective price rise seeing as the Horizon bundle (£500 instead of the £450 base price) is all you've been able to buy for months now.
So now that's £530 instead of the £450 I paid for my PS5 at launch? That's an expensive console.
So now that's £530 instead of the £450 I paid for my PS5 at launch? That's an expensive console.
Ooof, unfortunate for everyone else. I get the silicon shortage is likely the reason, but damn, is it at the PS3 $599 (sorry, but Ameridumb over here with currencies) meme territory now? Wild.
Some shops over here in Germany pull this shit. They don't sell the console alone anymore. You can only buy it if you buy the extended warranty and pay for them to set up your console for you. If you complain, they tell you that you can always go buy it elsewhere.
I saw them do it with the Switch when they were scarce during the pandemic and now recently with the XSX.
And it's already 2 years old. Should have a price cut (of course it won't as demands are higher than availability) but a price up … lol
Hope Microsoft doesn't do the same and do a wild promotion about série x being the cheapest New gen gaming console (beside S) and Sony takes a big hit
Increasing prices after launching is a new one. Good thing I already got mine.
Can't imagine this going well for them though.
Can't imagine this going well for them though.
Goddamn idiots.
Fuck you, Sony. That sentence would've only made sense if it was a decrease in price.
Fuck you, Sony. That sentence would've only made sense if it was a decrease in price.
Not that this changes anything for me since I've had a system since launch, but it irrationally annoys me that American markets largely avoid these kinds of price increases, even though those of outside of them are typically paying more to begin with.
... Anyway, this makes sense. I imagine both other consoles are pretty keen to do this too, especially Nintendo in Japan because the yen is crazy weak at the moment.
... Anyway, this makes sense. I imagine both other consoles are pretty keen to do this too, especially Nintendo in Japan because the yen is crazy weak at the moment.
