Amidst all the craze of Gamescom 2025, PlayStation has slipped in the news that the PS5 and PS5 Pro are going up in price in the US starting tomorrow, August 21, 2025, following price increases in Canada three years ago and in Europe and the UK and other regions in the world this past April.
Basically, the price of the consoles is going up $50 across the board.
- PS5 (with disc drive) - was $499.99, will be $549.99
- PS5 (without disc drive) - was $449.99, will be $499.99
- PS5 Pro - was $699.99, will be $749.99
Sony's chief financial officer, Lin Tao, confirmed this past May that the company was looking at a price increase in the US as part of Sony and PlayStation's response to US tariffs, and today that increase was revealed, though Sony doesn't come out and directly blame the increase on tariffs.
In a PlayStation Blog post, the vice president of global marketing at Sony, Isabelle Tomatis, writes that the increase is happening as a result of Sony's journey to "continue to navigate a challenging economic environment."
Pricing around official PlayStation accessories "remain unchanged" for now, and it seems like, at least for the near future, PlayStation fans around the globe don't have to worry about price increases in their regions, as Tomatis writes, "we have no other price changes to announce for additional markets."
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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