US EditionSony Announces Cheaper Japanese-Language Only PS5 Just for Japan
Sony aims to grow its Japanese PlayStation userbase with a new 825GB PS5 Digital Edition priced at 55,000 yen, launching exclusively in Japan on November 21, 2025.
- During Tuesday's State of Play showcase, Sony announced a Japanese-language-only PlayStation 5 Digital Edition sold exclusively in Japan for 55,000 yen launching Nov. 21.
- Tariffs and a weakening yen prompted pricing challenges earlier this year, and Sony raised U.S. PS5 prices by $50 in August for all models.
- The new model features 825GB storage and is nearly 25% cheaper than the current digital PS5 retailing for 72,980 yen, and Sony confirmed a 27-inch PlayStation Monitor with VRR support and DualSense charging hook.
- Sony framed the Japan-only release as key to expanding console sales and growing PlayStation's userbase, mirroring Nintendo's Japan-only Switch 2 sold about $130 cheaper this year.
- Sales data show the PS5 has sold more than 84 million units as of Sept. 30 since its November 2020 launch, slightly trailing the PS4's more than 86.1 million after five years.
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Sony has announced the release of a new version of its cheaper PlayStation 5 (PS5), but with a very clear condition: it will only be sold and can be used in Japan. The model, which will be released on November 21, will cost 55,000 yen (about 307 euros at the current change), well below the approximately 499 euros costing the standard version in Europe or the 474 dollars in the United States. The company has presented this special console on the …
Sony made a cheaper PS5 and 240Hz PlayStation monitor with DualSense charger, but there is a catch
Sony has launched a cheaper PS5 console, which will cost 55,000 Yen (roughly Rs 31,000). The company has also announced a dedicated 240Hz PlayStation monitor. However, before you get excited, there is one thing you should know.
The Japanese company Sony announced on Wednesday that it will sell a PlayStation 5 (PS5) only to the Japanese market and that it will cost 55,000 yen (about $355, 307 euros), cheaper than in other countries, after a similar decision by Nintendo against speculation due to the weakness of the yen.
Sony decided to imitate Nintendo and launches a new PS5 model. It is exclusively intended for the local market, and allows to offer a floor price at 55 000 yen, that is less than 310 €. The day Sony remembered that it was primarily a Japanese company. On the occasion of a State of Play specifically
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