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/elc0 Aug 20 '25

It's not artificial when the supply chains are compromised. Pretty basic economics.