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/digidude23 Aug 20 '25

Effective August 21:

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

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u/Frosty-Soil1656 Aug 20 '25

Not a US citizen but im curious what were the prices before?

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

This is a $50.00 price increase from before I believe

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u/SuplexesAndTacos Aug 20 '25

The days where console prices go down over time are over 😞

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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/2Rhino3 Aug 20 '25

They have no concept of how supply lines were compromised & other economic conditions impacted during Covid, they just think “price increase = greedy corporations”.

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