Last Chance: Where to Shop Sony PlayStation 5 Consoles Online Before the $150 Price Hike

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. With most video game console generations, prices usually decrease over time, but because of issues with global markets due to U.S. tariffs and an an unprecedented surge in RAM memory prices, Sony has decided to increase prices for their gaming products across the board.

Sony is not alone in raising the price of consoles, Nintendo already increased the price of the original Nintendo Switch last year with fans speculating that the same will happen with the Switch 2 . Microsoft also raised the prices of Xbox consoles , controllers, and headsets in May last year. As of April 2, the base line PS5 will jump $100 from its current retail rate at $550 to $650, the digital edition will rise from $499 to $599 ($100 increase) and the PlayStation 5 Pro will have an even larger increase jumping from $750 to $900 ($150 increase).

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