Sony Hikes PS5 Prices Once Again In Europe, Australia, and New Zealand
Sony (once again) increase the prices of their mainline PlayStation 5 consoles in multiple regions, going live today.
Sony are eager to get ahead of the tariffs facing multiple countries and businesses.
It seems PlayStation 5 gamers can’t catch a break. On top of what many are viewing as a weak generation affecting games overall, there haven’t been many exclusives coming out of Sony that have been as critically acclaimed as in previous generations. This isn’t an issue exclusive to Sony (sorry, couldn’t resist), however. Things have been somewhat lacking between Sony and Microsoft releases.
But to add more on top of people’s feelings of how cost-effective the PlayStation 5 generation has been after the release of the PS5 Pro, Sony has just announced that they’ll be increasing the price of their flagship consoles in a few regions: Europe, Middle East & Africa, Australia, and New Zealand while the PS5 Pro remains unaffected.
Citing “a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates,” Sony Interactive Entertainment has made the decision to raise the retail price of the PlayStation 5 Digital and Standard editions in select markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Australia and New Zealand.
This is not the first time Sony has raised the price of the PS5. 5 years into a console generation and prices continue to rise instead of dropping as in the past.
Here’s a look at the prices we can expect to go into effect as of today:
In Europe, the Digital PS5 will be raised to €499.99 while the Standard remains unchanged
In the UK, the Digital PS5 will be increased in price to £429.99 while the Standard remains unchanged
In Australia, the Standard PS5 rises to AUD $829.95 and the Digital rises to AUD $749.95
Meanwhile, in New Zealand, the Standard PS5 increases to a whopping NZD $949.95 and the Digital increases to NZD $859.95
That’s certainly one way to tackle the current economic crisis. What do you reckon? Will you remortgage your home for a new 5-year-old video game console? Sound off below!
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