Sony announced that the PS5 will increase its price by $50 in the United States, covering models including PS5 optical drive version, PS5 digital version and PS5 Pro, which will take effect on August 21 local time.
Price after price increase:
PS5 optical drive version: $549.99
PS5 Digital Edition: $499.99
PS5 Pro: $749.99
"Like many multinationals, we are continuing to deal with the challenging economic environment. So we made a difficult decision to increase the suggested retail price of PS hosts in the U.S. from August 21," explained Isabelle Tomatis, vice president of global marketing at SIE.
The prices of PS5 accessories and PS5 in other countries will not be affected for the time being.
The price increase comes at a time when the global market is turbulent due to US tariffs, and it also echoes similar price increases from other game companies. For example, on August 1, Nintendo announced the price of the first Switch.Sony's choice to announce this news today is also quite intriguing, because it is the week of the Gamescom that keeps getting news.
Earlier this year, Sony had raised the price of the PS5 in the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and had already risen in 2022.
Just earlier today, Microsoft attracted attention for refusing to simultaneously sell prices when it announced the release date of the ROG Xbox Ally X.Equipment maker Asus said in an interview with IGN that they need more time to deal with the "macroeconomic" factors involved in the process of deciding the price of this handheld.
