Bad news for fans of the Japanese manufacturer. The PlayStation 5 Standard Edition and Digital Edition will cost €50 more in Europe from today. The statement was posted by Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, on the official blog:
“The global economic environment is challenging for many of us. We are seeing high rates of inflation around the world, with negative monetary trends affecting consumers and putting pressure on many sectors. Due to these difficult economic conditions, SIE has made the difficult decision to increase the selling price of the PlayStation 5 in certain markets such as Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia- Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM). like Canada. There will be no price increase in the United States.“
From now on, you will have to shell out €549.99 for the PlayStation 5 Standard Edition and €449.99 for the Digital Edition. It is also possible that the prices have not yet been updated everywhere.
still delivery problem
Remember that the PlayStation 5 is still hard to reach. Sony has announced that its supply chains will not be properly upgraded until the end of the year. By raising the price, Sony may be hoping to appease some (less) consumers, like with Tesla and the Model 3.
In the meantime, know that the Japanese firm has announced PS VR2, a new virtual reality headset which will be released in early 2023, and DualSense Edge, a new controller for professionals, was unveiled at Gamescom this week.
Source : C Net France
