Rumors started circulating that a significant price increase was coming to the PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal consoles, and the price increase has now been made official.
On April 2, it’s about to become a lot more expensive to buy either of Sony‘s mainline PS5 consoles (the base version and Pro model), and the successful PlayStation Portal.
PlayStation 5, PS5 Pro & PlayStation Portal Price Increases Starting April 2
On March 27, the official PlayStation Blog announced that due to ‘continued pressures in the global economic landscape, we’ve made the decision to increase the prices of PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player globally.’
The changes come into effect from April 2, and there are significant price increases across the board from region to region and on all PS5 and PlayStation Portal hardware.
Check out the full list of price changes below.
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
PlayStation Portal
- U.S. – $249.99
- U.K. – £219.99
- Europe – €249.99
- Japan – ¥39,980
What do you make of these changes? Is this a worrying sign? Should we expect more price increases in the future? Let us know your thoughts on this through the Insider Gaming Discord.
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I bought a PlayStation portal yesterday, it got delayed 4 times, and then fully canceled. And on top of that I will not receive a refund untill 3 weeks from now, after the price hike. So not only do I have to wait a month for my money back, but even once I do, I won’t even be given the amount of money back to actually buy one. I am not one for conspiracy, but It’s almost like that they did this on purpose