US EditionSony Is Raising PlayStation 5 Prices Again, This Time by Between $100 and $150
- On Friday, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced global price increases for PlayStation 5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal, effective April 2, 2026. Vice President Isabelle Tomatis cited "continued pressures in the global economic landscape" as justification.
- Memory makers redirected supply to high-bandwidth memory for AI data centers, creating unprecedented shortages for consumer gaming hardware. Sony's decision follows April 2025 price increases amid inflation and U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump.
- In the U.S., PS5 disc edition jumps $100 to $649.99, Digital Edition rises $100 to $599.99, and PS5 Pro increases $150 to $899.99. PlayStation Portal rises $50 to $250.
- All PS5 models now cost at least $150 more than at November 2020 launch, potentially pushing consumers toward second-hand consoles or competing platforms. Nintendo maintains steady Switch 2 pricing, though Microsoft may follow Sony's lead.
- SK Hynix chairman Chey Tae-won recently warned the company may not meet consumer RAM demand until around 2030, potentially forcing Sony to delay its unannounced PlayStation 6 to 2028 or later. The price increases arrive eight months before GTA 6's release.
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Sony announced that the PlayStation 5 would raise the price of PlayStation 5 as of 2 April due to "the tense situation in the world economy".
Sony jacking up PlayStation 5 prices for 2nd time in less than a year — here’s how much it will cost you
Sony Group is raising global prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles, including a $100 increase in the US, marking its second hike in less than a year as the Japanese firm grapples with rising costs of key components such as memory chips.
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Another PlayStation price hike means the gaming console will cost 30% more than it did last year
The price of a PlayStation is going up by another $100, the second time in less than a year that Sony has upped the price tag on its popular gaming console. Global trade has been upended by U.S. tariffs imposed…
The Japanese entertainment giant Sony announced on Friday an increase in prices for its different PlayStation 5 (PS5) models, the second in a year, because of the “pressures” that weigh on the world economy.“Considering the persistent pressures on the world economy, we decided to increase prices for the PS5, the PS5 Pro and the PlayStation Portal” in the world “as of April 2,”, the group noted in a text published on the PlayStation blog.In Europ…
Sony Group is going to raise the prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide, including a $100 raise in the United States, which is the second increase in less than a year and which is announced when the Japanese company faces increased costs of key components, such as memory chips. The technological sector’s race to develop artificial intelligence infrastructures has led memory manufacturers to prioritize data center chips, which offer highe…
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