Sony has increased the prices of the PS5 in select markets, the company announced today. The Japanese tech giant has cited the global economic environment for the retail price hike. Sony said it is seeing higher global inflation rates and unfavorable currency trends. PlayStation 5 retail prices have been increased in select markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM) and Canada. Sony also said that the price of Sony’s gaming consoles will remain unchanged in the US. No word if the price of PS5 in India is set to go up. Gadgets 360 has contacted Sony for comment.
in a blog PostSony has announced that the Recommended Retail Price (RRP) for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition has been increased. Sony said the PS5 price hike was due to higher global inflation rates and unfavorable currency trends.
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PlayStation 5 in Europe now costs EUR 549.99 (approximately Rs 44,000) for the Blu-ray version and EUR 449.99 (approximately Rs 36,000) for the digital version. The price of the gaming console in the UK has been increased to GBP 479.99 (approximately Rs 45,400) for the Blu-ray version and GBP 389.99 (approximately Rs 36,900) for the PS5 digital version. Prior to this, the PS5 Blu-ray version was priced at EUR 499.99 (approximately Rs 39,900), and the digital version was priced at EUR 399.99 (approximately Rs 31,200) in Europe. In the UK, the console was priced at GBP 449.99 (approx Rs 42,500) and GBP 359.99 (approx Rs 34,000) for the Blu-ray version. The price has increased by about 10 percent for the Blu-ray version and about 12 percent for the digital version in Europe. In the UK, prices have increased by about 7 percent for the Blu-ray version and about 8 percent for the digital version.
In Japan, the new PlayStation 5 price will be effective from September 15. Sony’s gaming console is now priced at JPY 60,478 (approximately Rs 35,400) and JPY 49,478 (approximately Rs 29,000) for the Blu-ray version. digital edition. According to Sony, both prices in Japan include tax. The PS5 price in China will now be CNY 4,299 (approximately Rs 50,100) for the Blu-ray version and CNY 3,499 (approximately Rs 40,800) for the digital version. In Japan, the original price of PS5 was JPY 49,980 (approximately Rs 29,200) for the Blu-ray version and JPY 39,980 (approximately Rs 23,400) for the digital version. The price has increased by about 21 percent for the Blu-ray version and about 24 percent for the digital version in Japan.
The new price of PlayStation 5 in Australia has been increased to AUD 799.95 (approximately Rs 44,600) for the Blu-ray Disc version and AUD 649.95 (approximately Rs 36,300) for the digital version. In Australia, the PS5 Blu-ray version was previously priced at AUD 749.95 (approximately Rs 41,800), and the digital version was priced at AUD 599.95 (approximately Rs 33,400). The price has increased by about 7 percent for the disc version and about 8 percent for the digital version.
Sony has increased the prices in Mexico to MXN 14,999 (approximately Rs 60,300) for the disc version and MXN 12,499 (approximately Rs 50,300) for the digital-only version.
In Canada, the PS5 price has been increased to CAD 649.99 (approximately Rs 40,200) for the disc version and CAD 519.99 (approximately Rs 32,200) for the digital version. Before that, there was a PS5 Blu-ray version worth at CAD 629.99 (approximately Rs 39,000), and the digital version was priced at CAD 499.99 (approximately Rs 30,900). The price is increased by about 3% for the disc version and about 4% for the digital-only version.
