Sony Announces Gigantic PS5 Price Increases, Effective from April 2026

Yet people online were trying to tell me that the PS6 won't cost £1000 when it comes out and many even suggested it would be cheaper than what the Pro was 🙄

Gaming is heading towards a big crash

Bonkers, absolutely bonkers.

The pro bundle I bought November 24' looks like a bargain now. It's like they're giving up on the younger generation completely. There's no way kids or even most parents will be able to afford this. It's hard not to imagine the impending release of GTA6 didn't have anything to do with this. People will be desperate to play it and Sony know it.

Maybe I should sell my OG PS5. It's unreal that it's worth more now than when I bought it 6 years ago.

I’ll be surprised if console sales don’t fall off a cliff for them this year.

PS: They could’ve put off price increases by firing Hulst, that’d probably save them millions!

In all seriousness, glad I got myself a launch ps5, a (used) pro, and a portal. I’ve been thinking this could probably be my last gen of gaming if the ps6 prices are out of control. Between my massive backlog from all 3 consoles and how little time I have these days, I’m honestly set for life at this point. YouTube walkthroughs are about to explode with views.

It's too expensive to be a keen gamer nowadays

Absolute insanity.

£450 at launch was already really pushing it to the absolute limit.

Now there’s been 2, or 3 prices increases since? Depending on region?

At this point in a consoles life, it should be around 75% of its launch price.

I really fear the future of gaming. More and more expensive each year.

I'm old enough to remember hardware getting cheaper as it got older...
I'm glad I'm set for a couple years with any hardware purchases but this blows.
Thanks, Sam Altman.

We live in different (terrible) times now... just look at what's happening in the world right now. I'm not excusing Sony, but with the current situation in the world... everything is getting more expensive.

If anyone is interested in a PS5, take advantage now.
Prices will increase on April 2nd!! TAKE ADVANTAGE NOW!!!

This hobby is getting more unaffordable by each year for casuals with a low income. People will just stick to their old hardware (PS4, Switch, XB One, PC).

This generation will be known as the one where gaming became unaffordable.

The PS6 is either not releasing for the next couple of years or will sell Wii U levels

Thank you Trump! =/////

@Voltan Sam Altman is only one part of the problem. The disruption of Oil has made logistics a mess. The increase in cost for air freight is insanity, not to mention the absolute ***** disruption to currency and forex!

@get2sammyb

They're basically going to have to focus entirely on their existing install base.

How?

By charging more for games? Increasing subscription prices? Dynamic pricing?

It's crazy prices. So many people will be priced out of gaming on the latest hardware. Which is a shame. As gaming is an amazing medium and hobby to have.

I’ve been gaming since PS2 where I’ve had to buy my own console (I was a kid a when I got snes and PS1/N64 as Christmas gifts) and this is the only time the cheapest time to get a console was when it launched. Insanity. You’re better off buying a console if you want one immediately.

And people still think £385.99 for Switch 2 is extortionate

@get2sammyb yay! Cant wait for Sony and MS to shake me down even more than they already have the last few years, with obscene price rises in almost every facet of the hobby.

What a time to be alive, what a generation! /s

Yikes! We got a pro, 2 slims and 3 portals so we're good but this sucks for those just getting in. I love new tech as much as anyone but they can keep the 6 cooking for a couple years at this point. Next gen prices are going to be bonkers

It’s like a math equation.

Overbloated AAA budgets+Overinflated salaries for incompetent executives like Hermen Hulst+Useless younger generation of ‘gamers’ playing mostly Roblox, Fortnite, other FreeToPlay stuff=Massive price increases for the rest of us.

This gen will definitely be my last gaming is becoming ridiculously expensive.

Absolutely absurd! I’m glad I made my console purchases when I was able to, but this is terrible for anyone who is waiting to dive in.

Gaming is truly becoming a luxury hobby.

Just took the plunge on a Pro from Argos at £639 on the back of this and the rumour yesterday. Ready for Horizon 6 and GTA VI, and the price rise means I can sell my day-one Digital Edition for a little more than I was expecting.

That's my tipping point. I'm out if my current 11xx unit packs in. Which in turn means my game purchasing will also fall off a cliff in the interim.

Not because I can't afford either, rather out of principle. Can't listen to them honk about market conditions while the current gen is also their most profitable. I know we're all money teats to these corporations, but the trick is not making you feel like one. And boy oh boy do I need some Vaseline after reading this.

Well played, John Sony, well played.

So, to sum up this gen

• "record revenue and profits"
• failed live service push
• shopping spree that resulted in closure of several studios and terrible Bungie purchase
• three increases of console price since 2020
• several PlayStation studios haven't even release one new game this gen (Naughty Dog and Bend mainly)
• lack of quantity of first-party releases

But at least, Sony "won" console war. Although I'm not sure what exactly they won.

I hope nobody is expecting PS6 for anything less than 999,99$. You would be fool to do so...

I was talking it with my college friends recently about it’s only a matter of time before Sony increases PS5 consoles again. And I was spot on…this is just ridiculous.

It’s not just Sony, everything is increasing, even streaming services like Netflix

Things are looking really bad...

Why haven’t Sony created a pay monthly system to purchasing consoles yet? It’s 100% coming

Was putting off buying a PS Pro for a few months but ordered one last night after the rumours. Picking it up after work. Glad I played it safe.

Thanks Murica.

Come on guys...you act like Sony is the only one doing it. Everything is going up. EVERYTHING. So, why do you hate Sony? Also, thank the so "great and unbelievable" AI for the tech issues.
But, as history showed, Sony will continue to make lots of money. Remeber how everybody was sure that the price of PS5 was soo high and then the figures showed the opposite.

Yeah the PS5 price is going to be insane, get ready for cross gen for a long time, just insane. Don't see them passing PS4 numbers now.

Was planning on getting a ps5 pro one day, but that is out of the question now. Looks like ps5 will be my last console. I am 47 and my backlog from the NES to the PS5 is almost 300 games at this point. I am good to never buy again. See ya Sony!

@chatbot you just saved 100 bucks

@PlayNation5 I was expecting the price increase in the next three months but this was far earlier than I anticipated. You were smart to bite the bullet now.

@get2sammyb Sony's business perspective? Didn't they just announce record profits?

What about the consumer?! That's who we should be championing!

@get2sammyb We both know the world is in a miserable state; you never know what's going to happen... there are various crises at all levels. And I want to believe that Sony isn't doing this simply to annoy people.

However, if I don't see price increases on the Switch 2 and Xbox Series consoles... I'll get suspicious.

The whole tech industry is an utter joke, and these prices are disgusting for how old the PS5 is.

Guaranteed in 6 months time Push Square publish an article which reveals console sales are still on the raise despite the price increase.

@Rangers420 this gen is going to be around for quite some time I think. Even if ps6 does come out, it's just going to be fancier versions of the same games. It's going to have much longer legs than any previous generation I believe, even PS4.

Holy mackerel! Glad I bought my Pro for $700 before the first price hike… sheesh, that has turned into one of the best decisions I’ve made recently. 😅

Ooofff, glad I got a Pro on launch now

Sony aren’t really capable of creating huge first party games to shift hardware at these prices. Certainly not in the near future anyway.

650 euros for a console that is six year old hardware.... Oh Sony, you sure pick your CEOs well 🤡🤡🤡
There are a million alternatives out there to subsidize the costs but nope, gotta have the shareholders happy while nickle and diming your fanbase...

I have absolutely no understanding whatsoever for Sony raising prices again.

It doesn't matter whether Trump or AI is to blame. Where have the days gone when these damn corporations offset their hardware costs with software sales? Seriously, Sony makes billions with the PSN store. It would be so easy to offset the hardware costs to buy even more consoles and thus bring even more people into the ecosystem.

But no, just make the hardware more expensive and scares away new customers. No wonder most people stick with the PS4 SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY!😡

These corporations are so incredibly stupid. Totoki is on par with Trump, without a doubt.

@Reyzore the Xbox Series have already had prices increases. They did it earlier when the RAM issue kicked off.

The Switch 2 will probably take a little longer - they set their price more recently so inflation hasn't eroded it so much yet. But I'd bet on a price increase next year if we still have a RAM shortage

this is crazy, the world sucks right now. fortunately I got my ps5 pro long ago.

Well, I guess the CFO is going to be under fire now.
Oh well, out of the windows goes that PS5 Pro I was planning to buy once FF7 Part 3 is announced. That is unless they start putting consoles on 60% off during sales.

@Sakai
Some of Sony business did profit, not sure if PS hardware manufacturing was one of them.

And the missus thought buying a Pro at launch was expensive and unnecessary...

THANK YOU AMERICA.

Extremely grateful I managed to get a good deal on a PS5 Pro a week or so ago, will be clinging onto that for dear life for the next 5+ years waiting on these "innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide".

Never thought I would say this, been a day 1 buyer of PS consoles since the PS1, but I'll play my PS5 Pro til it breaks, then MAYBE I'll get the PS6. Based on first party output by the studios I care about I think I'll be ok.

I’m surprised this hasn’t happened sooner considering what’s going on in the industry with the shortage of RAM and SSD’s. I work in the Tech industry and every major manufacturer has already increased their pricing once and announced further increases are coming. Don’t be surprised if Sony does the same.

The UK is getting screwed there. The EU and US prices are roughly launch price + inflation since launch + 10 to 20 bucks. That UK price hike is a lot larger

@Clytorial_Impact Many people will still buy regardless, especially with GTA VI on the horizon.

Worst timeline and that big thanks for orange man and satanyahu illegal war as well Skynet bubble that put world economic into a big mess. sigh...

@get2sammyb Can I make a suggestion?

Put up a notice on the website, a news ... to let people know that they can still buy until April 2nd without price increases!!! Important games have been released, Wolverine and GTA VI are coming out... it's important for people to know!!!

@get2sammyb I'm not having a go at you at all, not even sure why you would think that.

My point was I am not concerned at all with Sony's business perspective, when they keep announcing records profits. It makes no sense.

I guess Microsoft aren't the only devil's in gaming now Sony are doing the exact same things sackings and price increases!
But I suppose it's ok for Sony right especially with there record profits and console sales!

@Sergo all thanks to Push Square and their reporting of random twitter accounts. Thanks guys!

I get paid on the first. I guess I'm rushing the Pro then for Crimson Desert and Requiem. Been playing on Steam but Denuvo is hell on my rig. Grace in the Jill battlesuit from RE V as my profile pic of course.

People will vote with their wallets and Sony will have to back down.

A £90 increase for a nearly 6 year old machine is not worth it for a lot of people.

Never thought I’d see the day where Sony themselves have become the eBay scalpers!

Seems to only be in Europe and US, where they are already dominating the market. Unfortunately everything gets more expensive. Hopefully coming november the world economy gets some time to breathe and things will slowly go back to normal.

That said, i don't see the PS6 coming in the coming years. Game consoles will be to expensive. All three will not be able to keep the price down unfortunately.

Absolutely ridiculous increase. Shameful by Sony. They were making a profit on console so could have taken a small loss.

The console was still selling and that’s going to drop. They would make more by getting people into the ecosystem.

Gaming is pricing people out of it. And devs are pushing for ever increasing profits

Where tf can you get a Pro for $700 in the US? I've only ever seen it for $750+

@Globo no one here is saying it’s ok. But you enjoy the console warring!

@KawakiisaFraud Yep it's quite shocking the number of people still on PS4, now making their chances of upgrading even worse. And you want to release PS6 in 2027 at what price...they won't even bother, they would just continue playing GTAO on their PS4s.

Thank God Xbox is dead! Right guys?

The PS5 is now cheaper to manufacture than ever, so the price should be lower. This is just pure greed at this point.

With these prices i could sell my PS5 Pro and Series X and have a decent head start on a PC. I just really like gaming on console. But at these prices i would tell anyone to get a PC or just wait until PS6 and the next Xbox as they too will be expensive but at least your money will be going towards updated hardware specs.

I see a lot of people saying Sony console sale numbers will fall off a cliff. But i disagree. The name PS is still insanely popular and GTA 6 will move a lot of people off PS4. So they will still sell units but it will hurt them likely until GTA 6 comes out. One would think anyways.

another $100 to flush into GaaS toilet. BRAVO Sony!!!

Damn. It is so wrong one traitorous felon can screw up the world economy so badly!

Ps Plus increases are next, book it.

UK prices gives Xbox a notable £70 advantage for both physical and digital editions. Doubt it’ll last long as Microsoft will probably raise prices again as a response to this, but for now pricing is better on the green team.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner It's been said up and down on this site many many times I'm just calling a pig a pig to be honest!

It’s crazy that launch prices are the cheapest. Wasn’t going to pick up a PS6 but might not be able to afford it half way through the next generation. Gaming used to be a relatively cheap hobby.

The days when towards the end of a console life they would be drastically cheaper....but it cost over £100 more than they did on release.....insane

I would not be surprised if this isn’t the last increase either. Data center demands to fuel the AI beast aren’t going anywhere but up, oil prices aren’t going anywhere but up (thanks to USA and Israel), Trump already looking at alternative tariff mechanisms, hell even COVID supply chain disruptions never REALLY resolved themselves. Buckle up, is all I can say. I think the days of owning hardware are unfortunately behind us for the majority of people. It’s so sad dude.

@Boxmonkey They don't need to.GTA6 is a' comin'.

@get2sammyb And by focusing on the install base it means raising PSN prices and probably game prices to 90€.

Glad I bought a month old mint Pro for £420 last June. If this kinda pricing is an indication of things to come with that next gen I'll be keeping my pro until it dies (or I die).

@GigaGaia
Is it cheaper than ever? RAM prices are going up, we're in tarrified inflation hell, and the prices of everything is going up. I'd love to be wrong, but I don't see how PS5s are cheaper to produce now.

If anything, I would have expected no price reductions through this generation, but the price increases are a surprise to me.

This does not bode well for the PS6.

@Boxmonkey That's already been a thing for a while on some regions PlayStation Direct sites.

Sony has always been a scumbag company. Nothing will ever change with them.

I think this is a important time to ask yourself this... "When is the last time I cleaned the vents of my PS5?"

Because we're going to be on them for a looooooooooooong time guys.

Thanks to all the idiot republicans in the world. Republicans have done nothing but make my life worse.

Blame the orange man in the US and then Nvidias CEO and his partner Sam Altman of OpenAI basically pairing up to basically take all the DRAM stock for the next 2 years which has now basically pushed out the consumer that made Sony in the first place

Also just go on the net and find Nvidias CEO saying "He loves there's lack of dram (worded a bit different) because it means his company basically earns more money"

@MTMike87 I'm cleaning mine tonight and the main fan I think

This is why I hope PS6 never comes out. 2030 if it were up to me. I'm really not looking forward to be spending more absurd amounts of money on new hardware. I still feel like I barely got any value out of my PS5 pro. Exclusives were so few and far between this generation.

This is INSANE! This gaming generation is over cause who's buying anymore consoles at these prices. GGs

@DOOMndGLOOM Things change and none of the various world factors involved are getting better. At some point something has to give.

Not that I'm condoning any price rise, I'm sure Sony could eat more of this themselves given the money beign made from digital sales.

@Reyzore yea this price increase sucks. What sucks more is that it costs me 6k a month just to live. Blessed with a good job but I am very worried for a lot of people with the current cost of living. Have friends and family that are struggling.

Looks like enhanced care routine for mine then plus really investing in building my library before software costs spike too. Absolutely bonkers.

My PS5 already sounds like a jet engine when playing disc based games which isn't good (I clean it monthly). Will have to explore getting the system stripped down and fully cleaned at some point.

This is what will kill console gaming. The barrier of entry is becoming simply too high

SOOOO glad I jumped into the Sony pool at Christmas! I literally bought one of everything. I was thinking of selling an Xbox Series X to get a base PS5, though. I guess that's out of the question now.

Now I'm tempted in getting a pro now and just holding out for years on PS6 lol

That much for an over half decade console in insane. Can’t believe that my PS5 that I bought 5 years ago was $150 cheaper than it is to buy now one. This industry is going to crash, soon.

@Lavishturtle You act like nothing else has gone up in price. But here you are "SONY'S FAULT!!!! BLAME SONY!!!! SCUM COMPANY!!!"

This is insane. It’s pathetic that one person, who was elected by either the richest members of society to line their pocketbooks or the most uneducated members of the population who would rather vote on the hate of minorities over their own interests, has caused so much damage to the entire planet in a little over a year.

@BrokenByTheScream The US government is what is in most need of a crash.

@BrokenByTheScream If you bought one 5 years ago it would be $200 less than it will after the increase. They also had a $50 price increase last August.

The ps5 pro went from being $699 to $899 since late 2024. No way no how lol

@Sergo because everyone else is doing it, doesn’t mean it’s justified

@Optimus He has not helped but we are lying to ourselves if we truly think he is the only cause. Guy is an absolute hateful bozo though.

People acting like they didn't see this coming with PC prices sky high and MS already increasing the price of their consoles and Game Pass subscriptions. Not to mention gas, groceries, housing, etc. etc. etc. Thanks Republicans!!!

Lol. What a time to be alive.

This sucks but I also don't think it will make a major difference to sales either way. It's an increase but if also fails in line with everything else increasing. Anyone who still wants to get one is unlikely to be put off by the price rises or wait till November for sales.

I think it will also confirm next gen being pushed back as it's going to be a tough time releasing for anyone.

What the heck, I expected an increase but THIS much? Bye bye console sales, Sony! Glad I got the Pro for around 700€, sounds like an honest price now

@Shepherd_Tallon It's difficult to know the facts because we do not know how Sony procures the parts and what advantages they get from economies of scale. All we do know is the AI companies are paying huge premiums and buying ram and storage at unprecedented amounts. The pressure is being felt on the consumer and general electronics market.

The other major problem is with the recent geopolitical issue, Oil prices have shot up beyond covid levels. For example Iran hit a Qatari oil field. That unit will take 5 years to come back into production. These pressures are hitting the global economy all at once.

650€ for HW from 2020!..

Now the same console in 2020 with a vertical stand, costs 200€ more in 2026 without the vertical stand!!!

What a nightmare of a world we live in..

Edit: In fact is 230€ more

Edit 2: "we found this was a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide" - this is surreal.

Where are the games? This gen so far is being marked mostly for closing studios and increasing prices.. underwhelming af

I love how some people blame Sony for this. They were the last one to even hold on to such low prices. It’s not like companies have any choice in this economic climate.

Sure this sucks, but if you follow a bit of news, you can’t expect companies not to react. Component prices have skyrocketed. PC prices have tripled over the last year. They just can’t keep the prices low when the numbers dont make sense anymore. This is not how a business operates, unfortunately.

I guess were just going to have to accept that console gaming is not going to be for the masses anymore, or at least be satisfied with lower powered hardware

I bought a PS5pro with disk drive for £700 on Wednesday. That was some good timing!

@Reyzore What do you mean suspicious? Xbox already increased prices across the board months ago. A base Series X with the same memory was more than a PS5 Pro until this announcement. Sony managed bring in millions of units prior to the a.i ram and tariff debacle and now a new logistics oil disaster. Those units have sold through and now we are getting new pricing.

@themightyant They are making record levels of profit, while gouging their customers even more. Its a terrible look no matter the mental gymnastics used to defend it

"continued pressures in the global economic landscape"? With 90 mln consoles sold? I don’t get it! Really?

Ironically we're nearly at the prices the scalpers were charging on day one

I don’t think it will impact Sony that much, most people who would get a PS5 or Pro will have one by now - what’s the install base at the minute, approaching 100 million? The suggested price is never the price, for instance I bought mine brand new though EE for £630, a bit less than the suggested RRP. And once GTA 6 launches people will still flock to buy the Pro.

This won't affect me because of my wealth.

Shouldn’t the price of consoles be cheaper now that the tariffs are illegal? Hope the sales drop big. They need to stop being vague and explain what exactly are the global economic conditions.

R.I.P., Playstation. You had a good run

@GigaGaia
Its the opposite, its more expensive to make any kind of hardware now than it was 6 years ago.

Covid screwed everyone by making economies implode due to stay at home folks not thinking ahead, then crypto market happened, then AI came and made the components prices go up by quite a lot, now we have a war going on in the main transit spot used to ship products from east to west. I would say tariffs too but tariffs don't affect global price only local ones.

All the little things compounded to make a never ending price hike.

Got my PS5 Pro and a Portal last year.
But it doesn't bode well for those wanting to buy a PS5 later this year (at GTA6 launch for example)... should make the move now if they can.

@get2sammyb yeah the writing was on the wall as soon as the AI boom started, PC was affected first but it was only a matter of time before that spreads elsewhere. It does feel like we're heading towards a tipping point of many not even having hardware in the home, gaming or otherwise, with everything sold back to us as streaming.

I will say, I've never been happier to have bought the Pro day 1

One positive is that the PSVR2 isn't going up in price.
I can see the console being sold out everywhere in the next few days before the hike. It will look good for Sony's numbers though.

@LogicStrikesAgain Sony is in a different kind of business. When a company sells ram, they only make a profit from that sale. When Sony sells a console, they make a fortune from games, DLC, MTX, subscriptions, etc.

Everything goes up these days except your salary.

A bad april fools joke?

I bought the console new for £450 four years ago.

The Switch 2 is not selling well and it's £385.

PS5 sales will fall off a cliff and PS6 adoption will be much slower.

We're clearly walking towards a new video game crash.

@Shinnok789
Actually buying near GTA6 might be a smart move since they'll probably do a hardware sale to capitalize on that release.

This further solidifies my thought that this will be the last console I will own. The library for the PS4 and PS5 will last me the rest of my life. I am 42 btw. I will get another PS5 when my current one dies, (hopefully it will last another 5+ years) But the PS6 and beyond? Forget it.

@Sakai it's not a good luck, but it's also not mental gymnastics or defending. it's just accepting the reality that no businesses are your friend. MS, Sony, Apple, Amazon, Netflix are all the same. They make ridiculous amounts of money and not one of them is passing it back to the consumer in any way. Infinite growth is all that matters to these businesses.

@Hypoman Considering it's March yeah haha 😂

@Optimus You’re absolutely right, and they’re far from the only ones.

Massive backlash against Sony in the comments, and while that's understandable, I also feel like some perspective is needed. Microsoft raised the price of the Series X to $650 last year, and since then, RAM prices and the general global economy has worsened dramatically. It's something of a small miracle that the PS5 has only now reached parity.

Sony has done a lot of things wrong this generation, but this is much bigger than just them.

@get2sammyb Did just that, managed to find a deal on a Pro with an optional hard drive for launch price.

@Sakai

@themightyant They are making record levels of profit, while gouging their customers even more. Its a terrible look no matter the mental gymnastics used to defend it

They say certain things trying to appease their shareholders, like how "profitable" the PlayStation business is. But looking at the stock price of Sony, it's been trending downward since December 2025: https://share.google/0itGKxWNxc6e1PQVJ

Investors have several concerns right now, ranging from immediate manufacturing costs to the collapse of a major future growth project:

• Price hikes of DRAM and SSD components
• Cancelled Honda AFEELA EV project
• Worsening earnings forecasts
• Geopolitical tariffs
• Ongoing class-action lawsuits in the UK regarding PlayStation Store pricing

Is this the first ever generation of consoles that has actually gone up (especially by an insanely high amount) rather than dropped in price years down the line?

There’s nothing really more to be said about this sucky move that hasn’t already been mentioned on the comments, but just curious if this is a first for consoles in general.

@Old-Red

Wow, when you read this sentence in your post... absolutely ***** generation

'Maybe I should sell my OG PS5. It's unreal that it's worth more now than when I bought it 6 years ago'

Bonkers.

@carlos82 The PS6 won't be that much cheaper than Project Helix, as some people were claiming

@themightyant Fully agree with you.

Really crazy. I'm glad I grabbed my PS5 when I did. If anything happened to it I don't know how I would replace it for these prices. The words "tone deaf" come to mind.
I think the multi-billion dollar companies needs to take the hit sometimes. They really cant pass everything on to the consumer as they'll surely price themselves out of new and existing users.
Disgusting behaviour really. Get ready for the discounted prices in a few months time when they actually equal the price that they just increased it up from.
Very poor form Sony

@The_Wailing_Doom
Yup, he's dumb as a rock, alright. But the kicker is, all who voted for him are even dimmer lightbulbs.🙈
They already knew how much chaos he caused during his first term, but went all in with stupid for a second term.🤪

And some people still think PS6 could be coming next year?!

In any case, very happy with my Pro for the next couple of years. People can get as angry, outraged as they want - either buy, or don't buy. I won't care, Sony won't care, the world won't care.

Suddenly, I'm very happy that I:-

a) Snagged a PS5 in a sale in October.
b) Have a huge backlog of games going back to PS2.

Plenty to keep me entertained games-wise, if we're all still here much longer, which is by no means guaranteed the way the world is going.

Yeesh.

A conspiracy theorist would point out that whatever price point the PS6 launches at people will flock to buy it immediately as that is the cheapest it will ever be, unlike every single generation before it.

Blame this on stupid fcker america people. All people around the world are cursed and hate them so much, because of their fcking pathetic loser president

On one hand, yes this is very much a situation outside of their control & look no further than the Big Tech Cabal of the A.I. tech oligarchy & all too willing partners of the RAM manufacturers,& the likes of AMD,Nvidia (yes I know they don't contribute PS5 parts), etc. quite happy to constrain consumer supplies & gouge us with the crumbs left over all for "doing business" in the land of Quid Pro Quo Incorporated.🤯😤☹️

However, Playstation management this generation have made the Infamous missteps of the Playstation 3 generation look like pure genius when compared to how remote & out of touch they've been this generation. Whether it's token efforts of accessing legacy gaming libraries with PS Deluxe, to buying up talented Studios like Bluepoint only to now close them, to releasing disasters like Concord or potentially now Marathon in Hermen Hulst's continued live service Fortnite obsession to the detriment of the game variety & independence that made Sony Worldwide Studios so strong before his disastrous reign.🙄

But add to it the forced retirements of the likes of Shuhei Yoshida & other Worldwide Studios heads & producers for Hulst's favourites, alongside a bunch of "suits" who'll post in the PS Blog & absolutely avoid interacting with the very player base that provide their employment & its little wonder veteran PS Fans are left wondering do I even bother replacing my console if anything happens let alone think about PS6 especially in the current tech rampocalypse.🤨

As others have said, let my PS Essential lapse for the first time in years & with the lack of any discounts for it, incoming "features" like dynamic pricing,things Sony CAN control, they're certainly not winning me over vs just playing my backlog & picking up the same indies on PC.

@Gryzor They are getting what they wanted. Doesn’t matter how much it hurts them as long as it hurts others more…

@themightyant They could easily have absorbed these costs, they are not losing money. But they chose to pass it onto the consumer. Would it really be the end of the world if just once, a company absorbed these costs and didn't screw over their customers?

They recently announced a cheaper JPN model, are we subsidizing that now? It sure looks like it

This is just insanity...

@NieR_Dark
It is also the first generation where the console price wasn't subsidized by all three manufacturers.

Not sure if they are lucky or not, because if it was subsidized they would lose quite the money given the current circumstance.

@carlos82 I’d say we’re not heading into it, we are already living through a crash, this might be lethal for the entire console market.

@amatmulisha agree in part and dissent in part. Over half the population didn’t vote for him. And he is not the sole cause of the current economic decline the entire world is experiencing. You would hope people around the world are observant/intelligent enough to realize that.

Well Sony have to make up for their poor first party software sales somehow!

@get2sammyb Problem is they will focus on milking us dry, probably there’s yet another PS+ price increase coming soon. What a grim outlook…

@IamJT yes i know. Look what he did to cuba. And to Iran. You American people should go to the street demanding his sanctions before he burned the whole world. But what you guys doing as an american? He is way too much right now. You people have the voice and power.

Unfortunately this was expected - crazy times we live in now!

I´m so glad I´m covered (base ps5, switch lite, steamdeck, older gaming laptop) and just hope they´ll be working well for years to come. price of ps6 is not known, but it might easily target 1000 whatever currency and there´s no way I´ll buy ps6 any time soon

Been gaming since the Atari 2600, never missed a generation personally until this one, I just use the kids Series S with gamepass as I was pissed off at the price of games going to 70 quid, and ever since then this gen has got progressively worse with regards to pricing. The pricing is depressing but so is the fact I don't really think I've missed much tbh with regards to PS.

The cap on a disastrous gen. F**k everyone involved.

@Sakai ps5 sells close to nothing in Japan, so if we're subsidizing, it ain't much.

@amatmulisha Yup. A willfully ignorant third of the population, who are told what and who to hate by their propaganda “news” networks. As long as their government hates the people they hate, they don’t care if they’re being robbed blind. And we all have to suffer for it.

@amatmulisha I blame all the people who voted for him as well as everyone who said the other side is just as bad, so I won't vote for either.

Oil price increases and all the whole world is struggling because of the FCKING ROGUE STATE AND 1 pedo fckface buffoon.

I hope people buy used consoles, instead of supporting this.
Paying that much, this late into the generation, is madness.
I can't wait to see what the cost of the PS6 will be...

@IamJT
They somehow got duped into thinking that migrants, the poor and trans people are the problem, rather than billionaires who don't pay taxes.👀

@themightyant that actually makes a lot of sense.

@themightyant Sometimes you wonder though if people pause and think anything through. It’s not even that complicated. Sony secured ram volume and supply contracts years in advance but that would eventually have to be adjusted. They shipped millions of units into the US prior to tariff day. We had a situation where a base Series X with similar memory was retailing for more than a PS5 Pro and Microsoft is a far larger company. Those units have now largely sold through and we are getting new pricing. I’m not even sure if this new pricing was calculated with the increase to current logistic costs. These companies don’t exactly respond quickly. I actually think Sony’s management did well by managing to sell millions of units over the past year whilst everything else increased in price. If the destruction to global oil production, supply and oil price rise continues this won’t be the last price increase.

The trump effect yet again! Absolutely insane

They’ll probably want to shutter another popular studio in order to distract from this.

That prices is so ridiculous. This ps5 generation is so horrible it make ps3 generation better .Come on Word up son

@amatmulisha the myth that Americans have voice and power still exists?

@Optimus agreed 👍. This rogue state will burned the whole world because of foreign entities corrupted their corrupted government

@Scottyy I doubt that made a difference here

@themightyant there's certainly a lot of factors that are building upon one another, for me the AI boom and them hoovering up resources was always likely to be the biggest factor. Last year PC was already showing these effects with the steep increases in RAM and as these bled into storage (Micron even leaving that market) and GPU availability, such as Nvidia not even producing a Super variant and the 5070ti all but dead, it was only a matter of time before that spilled over into the console market.

One way or another, I do feel we're in for a rough ride for quite some time on many fronts, both inside and outside of gaming

For anyone looking for a new, more affordable hobby, I have recently got into making Book Nooks. Maybe give that a go.

@Gryzor it’s easier to hate blindly than think.

@Optimus thankfully, we're not all willfully ignorant, but way too many of us are, and we're ALL feeling the effects. Console price increases suck, but it's the least of our problems right now...

"They call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it." -George Carlin

Looks like someone will be paying for Conchord, and all the other blunders after all.

@themightyant I run a civil engineering company and have absorbed lots of costs the last few years, never passed increases on to my customers, and they appreciate that and will remain loyal.. As long as I make enough money to keep the lights on, I am good.

While its a completely different scale to MS/Sony I admit, the same principle could apply. It is easily possible, its just a different business model to price gouging.

@naruball What a time to be alive!

It’s not going to cheer you up but……PS5 Pro looks like deal. What is it with 1st April.

Starting April 1st, our recommended retail price for Nex Playground will increase to $299 USD

Geez Louise!?!?

Briefly thought about trading in my 5 for a Pro but we own too many discs and still regularly borrow them from the library.

I'm done after this gen though. I'll keep gaming w/ Apple Arcade flying to my TV.

$900 for a Pro w/o a disc drive. Yowza 🤑

What are they playing at, if I didn't have a PS5, no way I would pay that. The pro, never going to buy one.

I pulled the trigger on a Pro last night. Feels like the right time.

@themightyant
I used to think like that too, but then I realized there are countries with tariffs over 50% in some products, it would be insane to mitigate costs by overcharging other regions instead of searching other ways, like limiting the supply.

I think there was even a LTT video about a brazilian PC, they said the tariffs over there are literally 90% for anything above $50 USD, as a result the supply of new parts there is quite limited, it got so bad to the point people started using refurbished Xeons from aliexpress paired with a RX 580.

Argos have a 20% sale atm on consoles.

Gut reaction is 1) they updated the prices to get closer to ps6 price range which is coming out 1/2 years max and 2) competition like “project Helix” are going to be close to 1000€ so updating the prices now and before GTA6 is reasonable as for the timing . It sucks and the prices are not coming down in the near future thats for sure 🥺

@Sakai Hmmm yeah that’s fine if your margins are decent to begin with and you’re a services company. Absorb it all day long. When you are talking about manufacturing at scale with material input costs the margins are razor thin.

Sony gotta make that bungie money back somehow 😬 sorry marathon lovers (I couldn’t resist)

@Globo 😂😂 i know…. I first read ‘from april’ but it is from april 2nd. 😂😂

So the next price increase will be PS Plus I guess...

@cainhurst94 Thanks. Had my eye on it for a bit and this was the last kick up the bum I needed to go for it. Going to sell my DE for ~£425, so I'll have made good money on it and it'll make the Pro upgrade about £210 all-in.

With PSSR 2.0 and a strong year (so far and on the way) for new games, it's a no-brainer for the cost of a good night out.

Sadly, it's fallen on the same weekend I've had to buy tickets for Muse's intimate show in Brixton (plus train and hotel costs) AND Placebo tickets for November. You can't help the timing of these things and you've got to do them every now and again, I guess.