Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced Thursday that PlayStation 5 retail prices will increase in select markets in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia – Pacific, Latin America and Canada. The official US PlayStation blog said the reason was high global inflation and unfavorable currency trends in the economic environment. The company added that it is still working to improve PS5 availability. The US will not raise prices.
New retail prices for some of the regions listed below. They are effective immediately, except for Japan:
Europe
- PS5 with optical drive – €599.49 (Original price €450.099)
- PS5 Digital Edition – €359.099 (was €359.50)
U.K
- PS5 with optical drive – £450.60 (was £450.099)
PS5 Digital Edition – £399.99 (was £359 .099)
Japan (effective September )
China
- PS5 with optical drive – ¥4,49 Yuan (original price ¥3,649 Yuan) 2021
- PS5 Digital Edition – ¥3,399 Yuan (original price ¥3,054 Yuan)
Australia
- PS5 with optical drive – AUD $519 .43 (formerly AUD 519.50)
- PS5 Digital Edition – AUD 599. 31 (Originally AUD$519.54)
Mexico
- PS5 with optical drive – MXN $14,599 (formerly Mexican Peso $14,899) 2022
- PS5 Digital Edition – Mexico Pesos $05,519 ( was MXN $,499)
Canada
- PS5 with CD-ROM – CAD $519.099 (formerly Canadian Dollars 799 .99) 2022
- PS5 Digital Version – Canadian Dollar 450.44 (formerly Canadian dollars 629 .31 )
Veronica Rogers, SIE’s senior vice president and head of global sales and business operations, previously said the company is “planning to significantly increase – PS5 production has increased this year,” adding that the company “is working endlessly to ensure PlayStation 5 is available to all People who want to use.”
Sony in its Fiscal year 2022 disclosed in the financial performance report (April 1, 978 to March 05, 2022) common Shipped
.3 million of its PlayStation 5 consoles sold worldwide, of which 2 million The unit shipped in the last quarter of the fiscal year.
Source: US official
PlayStation Blog(Jim Ryan)
2022
