News Sony Hikes PlayStation 5 Price in Nearly All Regions

[Admin]

Sony increases PS5 price everywhere except for the U.S. due to global economic environment.

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[kyzarvs]

They are still >£500 here in the UK when you can find them in stock, so why not up the retail on them?

 

[Giroro]

Does the PS5 even have any exclusive games worth playing?

Sony probably realized they have no software to subsidize the cost of the hardware.
Personally, I decided I didn't want a PS5 when I realized I don't feel like making space for an ad-heavy always-connected subscription-required Blu Ray player that's roughly the size of a pre-teen child.

 

[artk2219]

Does the PS5 even have any exclusive games worth playing?

Sony probably realized they have no software to subsidize the cost of the hardware.
Personally, I decided I didn't want a PS5 when I realized I don't feel like making space for an ad-heavy always-connected subscription-required Blu Ray player that's roughly the size of a pre-teen child.

In my home we have a Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series S, of those three which do you think sees the most usage? Hint, it often isnt tethered to a TV .

 

[10tacle]

Well nearly 2 years after intro I still can't find one available in the US at original MSRP. I gave up spending free time trying to chase down stock alerts between the big box stores and E-commerce stores. Sony should actually be releasing a second edition updated version this holiday season according to previous cadences of the PS3 and PS4 refreshes (PS3 slim for example after the original Fat Boy). But that's neither here nor there. I'm just not excited about their exclusives anymore. Polyphony screwed up again the latest Gran Turismo for the PS5, a racing game that has long been one of Sony's new console calling cards for promo.

Before now, I would always have a gaming PC and a PS console side by side and game with different friends on each. No more. I would personally like to thank Sony for properly motivating me to spend ALL of my disposable gaming entertainment money on a new PC build a year ago this month. I never thought I'd see myself spend just $1300 on a GPU for example. Go ahead and raise the price Sony. I'm done with you.

 

[PiranhaTech]

Does the PS5 even have any exclusive games worth playing?

Another question is "do you have the time and money to play them?" You are paying $400 -500 for being able to play how many games, and do you only play first-party games (not going to use the marketing term)? As video gaming gets older, there becomes this backlog of timeless games on top of everything.

I now have the money to play video games, but I don't have the time. When I had the time, I never had the money.

I buy a console a few years after it's out and the price drops. The amount of first-party hits a wall after a point on how much it'll sway me. How many do you need? How many first-party games will you realistically play?

 

[AgentBirdnest]

Well nearly 2 years after intro I still can't find one available in the US at original MSRP. I gave up spending free time trying to chase down stock alerts between the big box stores and E-commerce stores. Sony should actually be releasing a second edition updated version this holiday season according to previous cadences of the PS3 and PS4 refreshes (PS3 slim for example after the original Fat Boy). But that's neither here nor there. I'm just not excited about their exclusives anymore.

Same thing here. I mean, I'm also in the US. But I too gave up on stock alerts probably a year ago, and stock doesn't look like it has improved since then. I go into my local megastore, and I see scores of Xbox Series S units taking up the spots where Series X and PS5 are supposed to be. 😆 (Literally.)

And now that I've waited 2 years, I'm realizing, "Wow. All of the amazing next-gen games that take advantage of PS5's hardware... do not exist." I was extremely excited to see games that would utilize the SSD for new gameplay experiences. But so far, there has been Ratchet & Clank. That's the only exclusive that interested me at launch, and is the only one that interests me two years later. :-/ Next-gen hardware came out, but next-gen games didn't.

 

[bdcrlsn]

Well nearly 2 years after intro I still can't find one available in the US at original MSRP. I gave up spending free time trying to chase down stock alerts between the big box stores and E-commerce stores. Sony should actually be releasing a second edition updated version this holiday season according to previous cadences of the PS3 and PS4 refreshes (PS3 slim for example after the original Fat Boy). But that's neither here nor there. I'm just not excited about their exclusives anymore. Polyphony screwed up again the latest Gran Turismo for the PS5, a racing game that has long been one of Sony's new console calling cards for promo.

I'm in the same boat in the US, I've always owned a console from every generation since the Super Nintendo, but it's looking more and more likely I'll never get my hands on a PS5 or Xbox X, so I have pretty much thrown in the towel.

 

[vern72]

No thanks. I'll wait until the slim version comes out (and hopefully it will come with a Blu-ray drive).

 

[Deleted member 14196]

I'm in the same boat in the US, I've always owned a console from every generation since the Super Nintendo, but it's looking more and more likely I'll never get my hands on a PS5 or Xbox X, so I have pretty much thrown in the towel.

Me too. Until the idiots at Sony and Microsoft implement a customer queue like Apple does then nobody will get these and they are basically vaporware to us

 

[PiranhaTech]

Microsoft got hit hard with the Xbox One, rightfully so. They seem to want to attract the gamer crowd after that debacle, so keeping the current price is a good idea. In fact, if they want to be sneaky, they can do a price cut. Microsoft might have sourced their parts better, though Microsoft tends to have a war chest of cash to dip into when things get rough

For the US, the Xbox Series S/X seems to be very competitive with the Playstation in terms of console sales. It's the global sales where Playstation seems to be far ahead

Someone mentioned that you can get the Xbox Series X at MSRP from Walmart.com at the moment

 

[kyzarvs]

Polyphony screwed up again the latest Gran Turismo for the PS5, a racing game that has long been one of Sony's new console calling cards for promo.

GT7 is (now) superb. It was okay-to-meh at launch (I completed the menus in the launch weekend), but it had lots of bugs and parts of the driving model were awful. Loads of updates later, it's becoming the game it should have been. Watkins Glen as a free track earlier in the year is great.

The best and worse thing for GT7 is that it is out on the PS4 as well - it looks pretty much identical (though there's still some severe framerate glitches at Spa in the wet at the corner-with-no-name before Pouhon), so I don't really care that I can't find a PS5 at a decent price.

 

[KyaraM]

Does the PS5 even have any exclusive games worth playing?

Sony probably realized they have no software to subsidize the cost of the hardware.
Personally, I decided I didn't want a PS5 when I realized I don't feel like making space for an ad-heavy always-connected subscription-required Blu Ray player that's roughly the size of a pre-teen child.

Only one I can think of is Horzin Forbidden West, which I think also released for PS4 and will eventually be released for PC, which is what I'm waiting for. FFXVI will be released as an exclusive iirc, but also later released for PC. And it's not out yet.

Still, this really sucks. Many people who want one still can't get one already (and don't go "just order from Sony, it's super fast!" on me, I didn't get a buy offer in months now, just because you got luckuly does NOT mean you are the norm), and now they get scalped by Sony itself. What bs. Global economic environment, my butt. It's not like interest dropped so sharply PS5s are now rotting on the shelves. They are just greedy.

 

[Marnad]

Another question is "do you have the time and money to play them?" You are paying $400 -500 for being able to play how many games, and do you only play first-party games (not going to use the marketing term)? As video gaming gets older, there becomes this backlog of timeless games on top of everything.

I now have the money to play video games, but I don't have the time. When I had the time, I never had the money.

I buy a console a few years after it's out and the price drops. The amount of first-party hits a wall after a point on how much it'll sway me. How many do you need? How many first-party games will you realistically play?

Very good point; I'm in the same predicament (finding the time to relax and play, between work and family dedication). I finally completed RDR2 on my PC as of recently - amazing game/story! I put in a few hours every weekend over what seemed like two years. I'm now progressing into TLOU2 on PS5. I also have an XBSX but haven't used it much yet.

 

[colossusrage]

I've been able to buy three, yes, three PS5s through Walmart starting in early 2021 using Walmart+. I bought one for myself, one for a friend, and the other was supposed to go to a family member, but they backed out so I ended up keeping it as a downstairs second console. Walmart is the best way to get these. If you're outside of the US I would imagine it's much more of a struggle.

 

[bdcrlsn]

Only one I can think of is Horzin Forbidden West, which I think also released for PS4 and will eventually be released for PC, which is what I'm waiting for. FFXVI will be released as an exclusive iirc, but also later released for PC. And it's not out yet.

Still, this really sucks. Many people who want one still can't get one already (and don't go "just order from Sony, it's super fast!" on me, I didn't get a buy offer in months now, just because you got luckuly does NOT mean you are the norm), and now they get scalped by Sony itself. What bs. Global economic environment, my butt. It's not like interest dropped so sharply PS5s are now rotting on the shelves. They are just greedy.

And they've already announced they will release The Last of Us Part 1 for the PC at some point, and there' s no doubt they will release Forbidden West for PC. So that literally gives me no incentive to get a PS5 at this point.

 

[watzupken]

I was looking to get one since launch day, but not able to get one even now. And they are already talking about increasing prices... Having said that, knowing that PS games are no more exclusive to PS, I no longer see the pressing need to buy a PS. While you cannot play the game on day 1 or at least for a year or 2 before it appears on PC, I think the experience on PC is likely going to be a lot better since there will be improvement in graphical quality, and you can also play games at 60 FPS or higher.