
The PS Store has gradually been getting better throughout the PS5's lifecycle, and another update has arrived on the console storefront to make your purchases that little bit more informed.
In an update that's rolling out globally at the time of writing, Sony has made it so that a game's PS Store page now shows the price at which the game launched.
So, for example, The Last of Us: Part I is going for £31.49 in the current sale, but above the current price, you can now see the game's launch price — in this case, £69.99.
If you highlight it, the PS Store will tell you the game's price at launch, which it maintained for at least its first 30 days on sale.
Below the launch price, the PS Store shows the lowest price a game has been in the last 30 days, which has been implemented since October of last year.
It all helps to make the PS Store a more transparent place to shop; we presume this newly added detail is some sort of legal requirement in certain markets, hence the sudden appearance, but it's appreciated all the same.
The PS Store still doesn't quite have the same level of granular information as sites like psprices or dekudeals, which include all kinds of metrics like Metascores, lowest-ever prices, and more. It's a step in the right direction, though.
Are you appreciative of this new detail? Tell us in the comments section below.
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You mean I don't have to obsessively watch sales and keep mental notes of the lowest prices games hit for the eventual day I have the disposable income to buy something I'm only marginally interested in?
But what of the metagame, Sony?! What am I suppose to do with those synapses now? Actually learn something useful? Pah! Who has time for that?
Slightly helpful I guess. Much, much better would be to show its lowest ever price.
This is something I wish Steam did. You only see the current price and the current MSRP, but you don't know how much of a deal that is versus the launch price in the event the game got some MSRP price cuts.
It’s an improvement but third party sites like PSPrices or DekuDeals do this and so much more.
@themightyant I love both sites, they have helped me a lot.
What you need is what the lowest price has been period - not just in the last 30 days.
Displaying The original retail price of old games is a psychological trick to make you think you are getting a bargain. Wow look at the amazing deal I’m getting on a 5 year old game! Truth is you could get that same game used on disc for a fraction of the store “sale” price.
I'm sure they'd only do so if legally required, but the one remaining bit of information I'd like prominently displayed is whether the game has a physical release or is digital only.
Hah, that's going to be interesting if they put this in Brazil. For example, Rise of the Ronin launched here costing 350 reais (full price), now it's costing 400 reais, and the same applies to a lot of games, including recent ones like Death Stranding 2 and a lot of indies, since Playstation Brazil decided to raise the price of almost every digital game in their store. If anything, this will make us brazilians feel more pissed at Playstation Brazil and Sony. Can't wait to see this in our store!
This is actually great because it shows a game that does a permanent price drop is cheaper than it used to be. It looks like a permanent sale instead of a game that was $20 looking like a $10 game if there’s a price cut.
The purchasing button also shows the regular price crossed out.
This new extra information is an indication that we could see permanent price reductions in future, as it’s the case with FF7 Rebirth:
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/02/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-permanently-cheaper-on-ps5-from-next-week
@themightyant
I swear by Deku Deals. So handy and the notifications are handy and consistent.
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