Sony is raising the prices of the PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player across all major markets. The new prices go into effect on April 2, 2026. This is the second price increase in under a year, following a $50 hike in August 2025.
New PS5 Prices in the US, UK, Europe, and Japan
Here are the updated prices as confirmed by PlayStation:
United States
- PS5: $649.99 (up from $549.99)
- PS5 Digital Edition: $599.99 (up from $499.99)
- PS5 Pro: $899.99 (up from $749.99)
- PlayStation Portal: $249.99 (up from $199.99)
United Kingdom
- PS5: £569.99
- PS5 Digital Edition: £519.99
- PS5 Pro: £789.99
- PlayStation Portal: £219.99
Europe
- PS5: €649.99
- PS5 Digital Edition: €599.99
- PS5 Pro: €899.99
- PlayStation Portal: €249.99
Japan
- PS5: ¥97,980
- PS5 Digital Edition: ¥89,980
- PS5 Pro: ¥137,980
- PlayStation Portal: ¥39,980
Why Is Sony Raising PS5 Prices Again?
Sony cited “continued pressures in the global economic landscape” as the reason, saying the price change was “a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide.”
The company did not name specific causes, but multiple factors are at play. Sony is now contending with an unprecedented surge in memory prices. Memory is a key component of the PS5, and prices have jumped significantly as memory makers direct their stock to meet heavy demand from AI data centers while supply stays tight.
Other contributing factors include US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and global markets taking a hit from the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran.
Piers Harding-Rolls, research director of games at Ampere Analysis, told CNBC that price rises were inevitable due to the increase in memory prices.
This Is the Second Hike in Less Than a Year
The last price hike raised prices by $50. The latest increase is steeper, at $100 for most products.
At launch, the PS5 cost $499.99/£449.99/€499.99, and the Digital Edition $399.99/£359.99/€399.99. This kind of repeated price hiking is unprecedented within game hardware. In every other console generation, the cost went down over time. For PS5, it has gone the other way.
The PS5 Pro, which launched at $699, now costs $899. That is a $200 total increase from its release price in roughly a year.
