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[ShaiKhulud1989]

The updated recommended retail prices for PS5 consoles are effective starting April 2, 2026 as follows. For all other territories, please check with your local retailer or direct.playstation.com where it is available.

U.S.

• PS5 – $649.99
• PS5 Digital Edition – $599.99
• PS5 Pro – $899.99

U.K.

• PS5 – £569.99
• PS5 Digital Edition – £519.99
• PS5 Pro – £789.99

Europe

• PS5 – €649.99
• PS5 Digital Edition – €599.99
• PS5 Pro – €899.99

Japan

• PS5 – ¥97,980
• PS5 Digital Edition – ¥89,980
• PS5 Pro – ¥137,980

The updated recommended retail price for PlayStation Portal remote player is effective starting April 2 as follows. For all other territories, please check with your local retailer or direct.playstation.com where it is available.

• U.S. – $249.99
• U.K. – £219.99
• Europe – €249.99
• Japan – ¥39,980

New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

Prices effective starting April 2, 2026.

blog.playstation.com

I owe a French guy an apology

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

PS6 launch price is so cooked.

Nintendo needs to do whatever the hell they can to hold at $450 because that's the only thing that will sustain Switch 2 sales.

Sony lost the fucking plot with $900 Pro.

 

[Spyxos]

Not to forget every price increasy is millions less players.

 

[Nankatsu]

PS6 launch price is so cooked.

PS6 launch about to be delayed. I wouldn't mind to be honest.

With PSSR gearing up, devs can squeeze the console even more.

 

[GudOlRub]

PS6 launch price is so cooked.

1000+ MSRP and barely any exclusives.
Trust the plan.

 

[IDKFA]

What the fuck is this? This is what, the third price hike for their consoles?

This is fucking crazy.

 

[Bernardougf]

LoL so many receips to collect about how much the ps6 will cost... sooooo many

699-799 was always my bet

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Damn, the Frenchie dude was right… RIP PS5 sales until Days of Play in May/June, when they'll probably be discounted back to the old price for a limited time.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Switch 2 is obviously next

Helix? I don't wanna even want to think about it.

 

[Peroroncino]

Pay up suckaaaa

 

[DenchDeckard]

Luckily users on this site do not know what MSRPs / RRPs are so they arent really changing

So much for Sony having memory to last until the end of 2026. Welcome to the gang Sony fans.

 

[IDKFA]

Switch 2 is obviously next

Agreed. If you don't have a Switch 2 and want one, now is the time to buy.

 

[Ellis]

Obvious this was coming after the temporary drop for a few months recently.

They can afford to do this though with GTA6 coming soon, and absolutely zero competition from Microsoft on the hardware front.

 

[R3TRO]

Sheesh

900 for a Pro is absurd.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

900€ for the Pro
LMAO, what the fuccckkkkk

This might actually be the 1st gen where getting a console as soon as it was available was actually the better move...

Fuck me

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

1000+ MSRP and barely any exclusives.
Trust the plan.

They can trust that I will just bow the fuck out of their ecosystem. I'll get into widdling wood on my porch like all the other poor 40 year olds.

 

[MMaRsu]

Wtf

 

[Xyphie]

Taps the sign.

Turns out Sony doesn't have special DRAM and NAND contracts not available to anyone else.

 

[Cakeboxer]

And some people were dreaming of a 499 Euro PS6 or Xbox whatever.

 

[Kilau]

 

[PauloRoberto]

Obvious this was coming after the temporary drop for a few months recently.

They can afford to do this though with GTA6 coming soon, and absolutely zero competition from Microsoft on the hardware front.

With all due respect, if there is a company that will NOT subsize hardware in a losing market, it's MS.

 

[Viruz]

Europe

• PS5 – €649.99
• PS5 Digital Edition – €599.99
• PS5 Pro – €899.99

Man, best gaming investment ever.

 

[Magic-DEI-Hire]

Thanks AI, I fucking hate this timeline.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Taps the sign.

Turns out Sony doesn't have special DRAM and NAND contracts not available to anyone else.

Or they were outbid at the last moment

 

[DenchDeckard]

more or less a grand for a pro with a disk drive.

 

[JORMBO]

Damn those are crazy prices.
I bought the Pro at it's launch price. I moved my regular PS5 down to my gym and use it as a streaming device on an old TV there. I should probably just sell the thing, buy a new TV for the gym that can stream and have tons of money left over.

 

[Insane Metal]

Holy shit! 900 for the Pro. Damn.

 

[Gaiff]

Holy shit, the RAM crisis, PSSR2, and now this are really making me feel good about my PS5 Pro purchase.

 

[Traxtech]

The pro right now is a bargain then, especially with a full 2tb of space. If you're on the fence I'd be getting one lol

 

[MisterXDTV]

900€ for the Pro
LMAO, what the fuccckkkkk

This might actually be the 1st gen where getting a console as soon as it was available was actually the better move...

Fuck me

I bought every Playstation Day 1 since 2007

Never understood the reason to wait for a price drop that might never happen

 

[Giallo Corsa]

MS was playing 4D chess all along with that 600€ XSX, senpai Miku was right all along !

 

[Sohurmk833]

Yeah good night console industry. This is going to lead to heavy userbase contractions.

 

[Ebrietas]

This is nothing. Prices will get much worse with the coming inflation wave and rising oil costs.

My $499 launch disc model has turned out to be a solid investment.

 

[DenchDeckard]

MS was playing 4D chess all along with that 600€ XSX, senpai Miku was right all along !

Even Magnus at £1,499 would be a beast at a good price when it launches. We are so fucked, haha

Getting a PS5 pro at like £600 quid feels like a bargain now. Crazy.

 

[corgiix3]

Well Pro is about to sell out before console sales fall of a cliff

 

[Fermbiz]

Dynamic pricing.

 

[diffusionx]

You need to sacrifice so AI can eliminate your job.

 

[The Cockatrice]

PS6 launch price is so cooked.

Its cute that you assume theres going to be a PS6.

 

[Fake]

Lmao. Greedy prices from a greedy company.

Go on fanboys, defend this move.

 

[MisterXDTV]

So they are giving the customers a week notice, to buy now at the current price?

Sales about to explode now....

LOL

 

[digoutyoursoul]

The only generation I remember where console prices go up rather than down over time. Ridiculous.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

So fucking glad I bought my ps5 pro and 2tb ssd for it back in September 2025 before all this shit, goddamn.

 

[memoryman3]

K KeplerL2 you sure PS6 won't be $800 minimum?

 

[GriffinCorp]

Next gen is going to be something else. Come on guys it's only one mortgage payment for PS6 2027 including next gen exclusives coming in 2030. Gaming is in a hell of a state.

 

[Interfectum]

holy shit... base PS5 now $599??

 

[Sohurmk833]

Holy shit, the RAM crisis, PSSR2, and now this, are really making me feel good about my PS5 Pro purchase.

Well the Pro will have to last for a while. Certainly not dropping a grand on a miniscule upgrade like the PS6.

2030+ here we come.

 

[PeteBull]

Just like i said in the topic where we first got to know official ps5pr0 launch price- i keep telling ppl to get ready/start saving, ps6 gonna cost 999$ at launch, its was crystal clear from that point and obviously its crystal clear now too

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Even Magnus at £1,499 would be a beast at a good price when it launches. We are so fucked, haha

Getting a PS5 pro at like £600 quid feels like a bargain now. Crazy.

Mate, I'm gonna go hug my Pro and I ain't even kidding
(My PS Portal also).

Unbelievable man, just unbelievable...
1200€ PS6 incoming

 

[Fbh]

The digital PS5 now costs $100 more than the model with the disk drive launched for over 5 years ago.

We are in the worst fucking timeline for gaming hardware

 

[Sintoid]

Terrible times to love games