Sony PlayStation 5 prices have been increased in the United States. Welcome to the rest of the world, fellas!
In April 2025, Sony had announced a price hike for its PS5 consoles in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K. Microsoft followed suit a month later, when it increased the price of Xbox consoles worldwide. What Nintendo did, however, seemed unbelievable, it increased the original Switch's price in the U.S. and Canada in August 2025, that's eight years after the handheld launched, and almost a month after the Switch 2 was released.
Right, let's get straight to the latest details. All PS5 models are now $50 more expensive in the U.S. That's the gist of it. Here is a brief comparison of the before/after pricing.
Sony launched the PS5 in 2020, but the PS5 standard version received a hardware revision in 2021. The Standard PS5 with a disc drive used to be available for $499.99, but now it costs $549.99. The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition carries a $499.99 price tag, up from $449.99. The PS5 Pro model, which debuted in 2024 for $699.99, now costs a whopping $749.99.
Note: Sony had previously increased the Digital Edition price by $50 when the Slim model was released in November 2023.
The recommended retail prices for PlayStation 5 accessories have not changed. Phew! Sony says it had to make the difficult decision to increase the recommended retail price for PlayStation 5 consoles in the U.S., as it continues to navigate a challenging economic environment. I wonder what that refers to, wink wink!
The new PlayStation 5 prices come into effect from today, August 21, 2025. Instead of getting price cuts, the 5-year-old console is more expensive than ever. Sony says it there are no other price changes to announce for additional markets. IGN reports that the company had quietly increased the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition price in India in July. Everyone's paying premium now.
When this "challenging economic environment" cools down, the prices of the consoles will be reduced, right? As I said before, this is not a great time to be a gamer, especially a console gamer.
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