Owing to the global economic environment and inflation rates, SIE has elected to increase the recommended retail price of the PS5 in select markets in the EMEA, APAC, and LATAM Regions, plus Canada. The new RRPs are as follows:
- Europe
- PlayStation 5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – €549.99
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – €449.99
- UK
- PlayStatio 5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – £479.99
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – £389.99
- Japan (effective Sept. 15, 2022)
- PlayStation 5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – ¥60,478 yen (including tax)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – ¥49,478 yen (including tax)
- China
- PlayStation 5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – ¥4,299 yuan
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – ¥3,499 yuan
- Australia
- PlayStation 5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – AUD $799.95
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – AUD $649.95
- Mexico
- PlayStation 5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – MXN $14,999
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – MXN $12,499
- Canada
- PlayStation 5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – CAD $649.99
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – CAD $519.99
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PS5 Prices Set to Increase, News on India Still Unclear
As in, I'd expect them to mask it with a bundle.
— 0xSkeptic (@RishiAlwani) August 25, 2022
Typically, SIE considers India as part of the EMEA region. The PlayStation Plus rollout in India followed the same dates as in Europe. So far, there has been little news with regards to a price hike for the PlayStation 5 console in India.
Speculation within the Indian gaming community suggests the possibility of the price hike being masked with a bundle. Only recently, India received stock of the new Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7 bundles for the PS5 and is likely to receive more in the next few months.
As of now, the PS5 Digital Edition is priced at Rs 39,990 while the optical disc drive, standard PS5, is priced at Rs 49,990. The inclusion of bundles usually takes the pricing up to Rs 53,990 (Horizon Forbidden West Bundle) for the standard PS5 and Rs 43,990 for the Digital Edition.
It will be interesting to see if India also sees a price hike with regards to the console. This news comes awfully close to the release of God of War Ragnarok, which is sure to be a major system seller for PlayStation.
