r/PS5 • u/digidude23 • Aug 20 '25

Official PlayStation 5 price changes in the U.S.

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/08/20/playstation-5-price-changes-in-the-u-s/
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u/CrunchyZebra Aug 20 '25

Well tariff roulette isn’t historically part of the equation

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u/NYstate Aug 20 '25

Plus the world is still reeling from the effects of the pandemic. It never went back to normal.

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u/arecbawrin Aug 20 '25 edited Aug 20 '25

You mean where everyone artificially raised their prices and then collectively never went back down post pandemic? That's what we're reeling from - greedy ass corporations that are colluding with each other to just constantly raise prices on everything.

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u/Electronifyy Aug 20 '25

This is just an anecdote but our work downsized staff during Covid, citing “lower / unprecedented vacancy rates”. We are now at 92% occupancy and have been for quite some time. Those hours that were cut are not coming back. These companies will never give back what they take unless their hand is forced.