PS5 price rises substantially in UK and Europe

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Sony has raised the price of most of its PlayStation 5 console hardware in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand by 10-15 percent, blaming “a challenging economic environment.” With rising US import costs thanks to tariffs likely a contributing factor, an equivalent price rise in the US is probably on the way. Sony manufactures the majority of its PlayStation 5 hardware in China, now subject to 145 percent tariffs on imports into the US, and game consoles aren’t included in the pause on some tech tariffs announced Friday. A price increase in other markets may be a way of limiting how sharply prices will need to rise in the US, which is a key market for Sony. The Digital Edition of the PS5 is the main target for price increases, rising in all four markets, while the standard version — which includes a disc drive — is only going up in Australia and New Zealand, ... Read full article.