{"id":4885,"date":"2025-04-14T09:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=4885"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:19:45","slug":"ps5-now-40-more-expensive-in-the-uk-as-sony-blames-high-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/ps5-now-40-more-expensive-in-the-uk-as-sony-blames-high-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"PS5 now \u00a340 more expensive in the UK as Sony blames \u2018high inflation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There’s no price rise for the US… yet (Sony)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The PS5<\/a> Digital Edition now costs even more in the UK and other territories, as it becomes more expensive than the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The PlayStation 5 might be selling at a similar pace<\/a> to the PlayStation 4, but a large portion of Sony’s audience still hasn’t made the jump<\/a> to the next generation.<\/p>\n

There are several reasons for this, between the lack of PlayStation 5 exclusives, the fact that many people who simply want to play Fortnite and Minecraft<\/a> have no need to upgrade, and the less noticeable technological leap between consoles.<\/p>\n

Another key factor is perhaps the price, and while you might think Sony would announce a price cut five years into the generation, it has actually done the opposite.<\/p>\n

As announced on the PlayStation blog<\/a>, Sony has bumped up the price of the PlayStation 5 digital edition in the UK by \u00a340 from \u00a3389.99 to \u00a3429.99, starting from today (April 14). There is no change to the standard version with a disc drive, which costs \u00a3479.99, or the PS5 Pro. <\/p>\n

This price increase has also rolled out across Europe, where the digital edition now costs \u20ac50 more at \u20ac499.99.<\/p>\n

Australia and New Zealand are the worst affected with price hikes across both the digital and standard edition consoles. In Australia, the digital version now costs $749.95 (up from $649.95) while the standard edition costs $829.95 (up from $799.95). In New Zealand, each console now costs $859.95 and $949.95 respectively.<\/p>\n

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