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Sony have confirmed that PS5 hardware prices are going up worldwide from April 2, blaming "continued pressures in the global economic landscape" for the decision.
The increases hit every major market. In the US, the standard PlayStation 5 disc edition rises to $649.99, the Digital Edition to $599.99, and the PS5 Pro to an eyebrow-raising $899.99. UK prices follow suit, with the disc PS5 now £569.99, Digital £519.99, and Pro £789.99. European prices mirror the US figures in euros.
PlayStation Portal is not spared either, climbing to $249.99 in the US, £219.99 in the UK, and €249.99 in Europe.
To put this in perspective: the PS5 launched in 2020 at $499. Six years later, the same console now costs $649.99. The PS5 Pro, already controversial at its $699.99 launch price last year, has now crossed the $900 mark.
New PlayStation 5 prices
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's statement from Vice President of Global Marketing Isabelle Tomatis described it as "a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences." That is the kind of sentence that reads very differently depending on whether you are a Sony shareholder or someone who just wanted to buy a games console.
Whether Microsoft follows with another price increase for their Xbox console, it remains to be seen, but it's safe to say that we're slowyl but surely seeing impacts of hardware shortages which are expected to last well into 2028 or perhaps even 2030.
But that's the price we have to pay for all those machine gun cats videos on Instagram and TikTok. I guess we can't have it both ways.
