PS5 will rise in price in Europe and other markets: PlayStation justifies decision due to high inflation

The Japanese company is hiding behind the complex world economic situation to make this decision.

Get the news. play station confirmed a few minutes ago price increase In various markets including Europe with two models of PS5. The decision was motivated by the complex global economic situation, including high inflation rates affecting the countries and regions involved.

The price increase for both models will be 50 euros.In this way, PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray player It will cost from 499.99 euros to 549.99 euros digital printing It goes from 399.99 euros to 449.99 euros. An increase of 50 euros for both devices of the Japanese brand.

“The global economic environment is undoubtedly a challenge for many of you, with high inflation rates globally as well as negative currency trends affecting consumers and putting pressure on many industries. The decision to increase the PS5’s recommended retail price in certain markets is a challenge. Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and CanadaJim Ryan announced. The only exception? United States of America.

The measure approved by PlayStation is shocking and will cause a lot of comments and articles on the subject in the coming days, but It doesn’t surprise us either.. After Facebook announced a few days ago that it would raise the price of Meta Quest 2, there were doubts about whether other companies such as the Japanese hardware manufacturer would do so, which Sony itself declined to comment on.

New PS5 prices worldwide

The eurozone had an inflation rate of 8.9% in July, but Europe is not the only market to see a PS5 price increase. Below we share the console’s new worldwide purchase costs.

Priority: Boost PS5 distribution

This measure does not distract PlayStation from its main goal today: “improve the supply situation so as many players as possible can experience everything PS5 has to offer and what’s to come”. This will now be an increase in price. They’ve also been getting very popular in recent weeks. bundles with console, accessories and various games It is these features that significantly increase the cost of transitioning to the next generation proposed by Sony.

It was recently announced that 21.7 million PS5s have been sold worldwide, despite all the stock issues and launch in a pandemic, with a pretty positive forecast for this year’s Christmas campaign.

With The Last of Us: Part 1 and later God of War: Ragnarok arriving in September, the future of console at the software level looks calmer. The latter will still be released on PS4 to please its millions of users.

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