Desk: Big news has come for gamers around the world. Sony has increased the prices of its popular gaming consoles PlayStation 5 Series and PlayStation Portal globally. The company has cited rising costs, global economic pressure and lack of memory as the main reasons behind this decision. Without any new hardware changes, the price increase is going to have a direct impact on the users. The new prices will be applicable from April 2 and its impact will be seen in many big markets.
Sony said in its official statement that it has taken this decision after deeply assessing the market situation. According to the company, rising costs and global memory shortage have increased pressure on production. Sony says that with this step it will be able to maintain the quality of its gaming platform and services. However, the company also admitted that the price increase may affect the users. Last year too, Sony had increased prices in some markets, which clearly shows that cost pressure continues to persist in the gaming industry.
Now the price of PlayStation 5 in America has become $649.99, while the Digital Edition will be available for $599.99. Whereas the price of PS5 Pro has been fixed at $899.99. There has been a similar increase in prices in Europe and UK also. In the UK, the price of PS5 has reached £569.99 and the Pro model has reached £789.99. In Europe it has become 649.99 Euro and 899.99 Euro respectively. In Japan too, prices have been increased to approximately 97,980 yen. It is clear from this that this change is not limited to just one region but has been implemented all over the world.
Sony has increased the price of not only the console but also the PlayStation Portal. Its new price in America has been fixed at $249.99, while a similar increase has been made in UK, Europe and Japan. The thing to note is that despite the increase in price, the company has not made any changes in the hardware or features. This means that users will now have to pay more for the same features as before.
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