Earlier today Sony announced that it has made the decision to increase the recommended retail price for PlayStation 5 consoles in the United States starting tomorrow, August 21.

The updated recommended retail price for PlayStation 5 consoles in the U.S. are as follows:

• PlayStation 5 – $549.99
• PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – $499.99
• PlayStation 5 Pro – $749.99

These new recommended prices reflect an increase of $50 across the board for each console. As of now, the recommended retail prices for PS5 accessories remain unchanged.

Sony cites the "challenging economic environment" as the reason for the change.

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[Silterpy]

Wait... BuT I THoUgHt ThAT TH€ C0MpANy WaZ PAyInG ThE tARriFs?

 

[TimPV3]

They called him "Sleepy Joe" because you could go to sleep knowing video game consoles weren't going to cost an extra 50 fucking dollars when you woke up because of his backwards policies.

 

[SDA]

What else were you expecting to happen?

 

[cearp]

Welp. Guess I'm not buying a PS5 Pro. Imo they're only going to lose $ on this decision.

You're not buying it since it went up just over 7%? Just work an extra week or so, right?

Or are you trying to send them a message lol
I'm not happy it's increased but I'd still buy it if I wanted it

 

[leon315]

I'm glad that I picked the light path, the glorious PC mustard player now.

 

[Earthshine]

You're not buying it since it went up just over 7%? Just work an extra week or so, right?

Or are you trying to send them a message lol
I'm not happy it's increased but I'd still buy it if I wanted it

You should have read the rest of the comments before replying.

 

[Sir Tortoise]

Has nothing to do with tariffs but you're to ignorant to understand that.

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Has nothing to do with policies & you would know that if you Liberals didn't lack common sense & an education.

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Tell me you're retarded without telling me you're retarded. Has nothing to do with Trump & you would know that if you didn't lack a brain.

What do you think is actually causing it, then, if taxing imports isn't it?

 

[The Catboy]

I’d be upset if the PS5 had games

 

[KingVamp]

Anyone ready for the PS6?

 

[Vixi]

Slim digital now costs the same as the original disc drive version at launch.

 

[Crass]

Has nothing to do with tariffs but you're to ignorant to understand that.

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Has nothing to do with policies & you would know that if you Liberals didn't lack common sense & an education.

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Tell me you're retarded without telling me you're retarded. Has nothing to do with Trump & you would know that if you didn't lack a brain.

Nuh-uh, I was told for 4 years that everything wrong with this country and why things were getting so expensive is because we had a bad president in office. And now that we have a good president in office things will get cheaper and life will be more affordable. Are you implying that this rhetoric is un true?

 

[Earthshine]

I’d be upset if the PS5 had games

Huh. There seems to be around 1k games included with JUST my PSN Plus sub, not counting the thousands of other games available for purchase. You must have accidently bought or looked at one of these instead of an actual PS5.

 

[RyanTheArchivist]

Anyone ready for the PS6?

Starting at $800

 

[cearp]

You should have read the rest of the comments before replying.

I did but my AI responder can only keep so much context in memory at once

 

[Axido]

What a Gamescom week this is.

- Crunchyroll announcing a Sekiro anime.
- Team Cherry finally announcing a release window for Hollow Knight: Silksong.
- Sony announcing that their consoles are getting more expensive.

 

[AlphaBravo]

Kind of Bizarro World. It's like they don't want our money.

 

[DragonMals]

Not too surprised, but doesn't affect me since I don't have any interest in PS5 games. I do feel bad for those wanting one though

 

[gamefan5]

We all know who to give our thanks to. HYUCK HYUCK HYUCK!

 

[DJPlace]

should of saw this coming.... let's all play blame game on you know who.

 

[HarveyHouston]

"Challenging economic environment". In other words, tariffs. Why don't you just come right out and say it, Sony? You're willing to give the customers a pain in the pocketbook while trying to save your own bank accounts from the financial damage, not that you couldn't afford to take a cut, but whatever. That's what's really going on here.