Sony is raising PS5 prices, starting tomorrow

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Sony is raising the terms of each PS5 models by $50 successful the US. The company cited the “challenging economical environment,” which includes the tariffs President Trump has placed connected imported products.

The changes volition spell into effect connected Thursday, and the caller prices are arsenic follows:

PlayStation 5 – $549.99
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – $499.99
PlayStation 5 Pro – $749.99

Sony says that the retail prices for PS5 accessories “remain unchanged.”

In April, Sony raised the price of PS5 hardware successful the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, and successful May, the institution said it was considering terms hikes to screen the Trump administration’s tariffs.

Microsoft has besides raised the terms of Xbox hardware and accessories, including bumping up the Xbox Series X integer variation to $549.99. Ahead of the Switch 2’s launch, Nintendo hiked the outgo of accessories for the console, and successful earlier this month, it raised the terms of the archetypal Switch “based connected marketplace conditions.”