Sony is raising the recommended retail prices of PlayStation 5 consoles across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The company cites “a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates” as the catalyst for the increase.
The price increases were confirmed via a post on PlayStation Blog.
New PS5 RRPs (effective from April 14)
Europe
PS5 Digital Edition – €500 (No change for standard PS5 with disc drive)
UK
PS5 Digital Edition – £430 (No change for standard PS5 with disc drive)
Australia
Standard PS5 with disc drive – AUD $830, PS5 Digital Edition – AUD $750
New Zealand
Standard PS5 with disc drive – NZD $950, PS5 Digital Edition – NZD $860
The price of the PS5 Pro has remained unchanged.
In the wake of similar RRP hikes made in 2022, the PS5 is now considerably more expensive in many territories than it was at its launch.
In Europe and the UK the PS5 digitial edition is now €100/£70 more expensive than it was at launch (up from €400/£360). In Australia, the standard PS5 is now AUD $80 more than it launched at (up from AUD $750) and the digital edition is up AUD $150 (from AUD $600). In New Zealand, the standard PS5 is now NZD $130 more than it launched for (NZD $820), and the digital version has increased by NZD $210 (up from NZD $650).
The RRP of the PS5 disc drive, however, is dropping to €80/£70/AUD $125/NZD $140.
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