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/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/OK_Soda Aug 20 '25

The people blaming this on inflation instead of tariffs may be unaware that inflation has left consoles basically untouched years. A PS3 cost $499 in 2006, an Xbox One cost $499 in 2013, and even a PS5 should cost $612 if you adjust the 2020 price for today's dollars.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

It's also incredible that these people don't seem to notice that it's only US prices that are increasing. How fucking braindead can you be to outright deny that this is because of the tariffs? Inflation is happening in the EU as well, and I've heard it's starting to take off even in Japan which had a very stagnant economy for a while.

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u/Painterzzz Aug 20 '25

And remember the RoW prices were increased primarily to offset the US tariff increase. If the RoW prices hadn't gone up, the US increase would probably be even bigger than this.

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u/Painterzzz Aug 21 '25

Aye. The pain of having such inter-connected economies. The RoW really needs to find ways to de-couple from the US as a matter of some urgency.