A Sony Group Corp. PlayStation 5 (PS5) Pro video game console, center left, and a PS5 video game console, center right, on display at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, Japan, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. The show runs through to Sept. 28. Photographer: K …
The higher prices plaguing the tech sector recently strikes again, and this time gamers will be the ones footing the (much bigger) bill.
On Friday, Sony revealed its PlayStation 5 consoles are about to get more expensive, and the price hikes are pretty significant.
By the numbers:
According to the company’s statement, the recommended retail price of its flagship PS5 will soon be $649.99 in the U.S. Here is the full list of how much it will cost in the U.S. (the cost in other markets is available here):
- PS5 – $649.99
- PS5 Digital Edition – $599.99
- PS5 Pro – $899.99
- PlayStation Portal Remote Player - $249.99
What you can do:
Anyone who is thinking about buying a PS5 still has time to pick one up at the old prices.
Sony does not plan to change the MSRP until Thursday, April 2, and as of Friday, stores were still selling regular PS5s for the old prices.
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Dig deeper:
Sony blamed the hike on "continued pressures in the global economic landscape," but the statement did not go further than that.
While the company was not specific about the change, an ongoing RAM shortage is forcing many tech companies to raise their prices. Dell, Asus, Acer, and Nothing have all warned about coming price hikes, The Verge reported.
The International Data Corporation attributed the shortages to the booming Artificial Intelligence sector. It explained that AI needs a lot of memory and companies are snatching up memory chips as fast as they can, leading manufacturers to reallocate supplies away from the consumer market.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from Sony, The Verge, and the Information Data Center. This story was reported from Orlando.