Sony just announced in a blog post that a PlayStation 5 price increase in Europe, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand is coming.
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PlayStation is a platform Xbox fans are plenty familiar with, as Microsoft’s gaming division starts releasing more of their titles there. If you didn’t already own a PlayStation 5 and live in the United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, Australia, or New Zealand, things are about to get a bit steeper, price-wise.
Here are the price changes coming to the PlayStation 5 digital and Disc hardware in those regions:
EuropePS5 Digital Edition – €499.99
(No pricing changes for the standard PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive)UKPS5 Digital Edition – £429.99
(No pricing changes for the standard PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive)AustraliaStandard PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – AUD $829.95
PS5 Digital Edition – AUD $749.95New ZealandStandard PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – NZD $949.95
PS5 Digital Edition – NZD $859.95
Select markets in EMEA not listed above may also receive RRP increases.
It’s not all bad news, the detachable disc drive for the PS5 Slim model is getting a pricing update. Here’s Sony’s statement:
Additionally, the Disc Drive for PS5 will be getting an RRP decrease effective starting April 14, as follows:
Europe€79.99UK£69.99AustraliaAUD $124.95New ZealandNZD $139.95
PS5 Pro RRPs remain unchanged.
Do you own a PS5 or were you thinking of getting one? If so do these price changes matter? Let us know in the comments below as the rest of the World pays for America’s new tariff policy. Do you think Xbox’s prices are next?