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PS5 prices rise worldwide today: the same $100 jump, explained three different ways
Sony's new PlayStation hardware prices take effect worldwide on Thursday 2 April. The rise, announced on the PlayStation Blog on 27 March, covers the PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, PS5 Pro and PlayStation Portal in the US, UK, Europe and Japan.
In the US the standard PS5 goes from $549.99 to $649.99, the Digital Edition from $499.99 to $599.99, the PS5 Pro from $749.99 to $899.99 and the Portal from $199.99 to $249.99, according to India's Outlook Respawn. In the UK the standard console moves from £479.99 to £569.99, and in Europe from €549.99 to €649.99. Japan's Gigazine listed the PS5 rising from ¥79,980 to ¥97,980, with the Japan-only Digital Edition unchanged at ¥55,000. MP1st carried the same price table and pointed buyers elsewhere to local retailers.
“a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide.” — Isabelle Tomatis, SIE, via Outlook Respawn
How each outlet framed it
- Outlook Respawn — before-and-after prices for every region, and its own link to a global memory chip shortage tied to AI.
- Gigazine — the Japanese price list, converted into yen for each foreign market, and a Guardian report connecting the rise to a halt in helium production in Qatar.
- MP1st — a plain table of the new prices and Sony's line about “continued pressures in the global economic landscape”.
- Nintendo Wire — what it means for Nintendo: Switch 2 is still $450, and the writer expects a rise there too.
Where the numbers differ: Sony itself named only economic pressures. The memory-chip and helium explanations come from the outlets and the reports they cite, not from Sony.