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popularEragorn | Staff posted Aug 20, 2025 04:30 PM

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IMPORTANT: As of August 21st, Sony officially raised the price of all consoles by $50. Read more. [playstation.com]

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IMPORTANT: As of August 21st, Sony officially raised the price of all consoles by $50. Read more. [playstation.com]

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PLEASE KEEP THE DISCUSSION RELEVANT TO THE DEAL! Any further off-topic / bickering may lead to warnings.
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ChristianC4208Aug 20, 2025 04:37 PM
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Sony just announced price increases starting tomorrow the 21'st. If you want one grab one. They will be going up. PlayStation 5 – $549.99PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – $499.99PlayStation 5 Pro – $749.99
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AndyChlonAug 20, 2025 04:47 PM
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Everything electronics keeps dropping in price (Laptops, PC parts, phones, tablets, etc) but it's really unfortunate that the Adamantium Core that's needed to build gaming consoles are so darn rare and expensive.
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waterfallxAug 20, 2025 05:00 PM
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I'd sell the PS5 if it weren't for all the PS4 games I own.
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MikeM1374Aug 20, 2025 05:30 PM
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Quote from ChrisBobson :
According to Sony, the increase isn't because of tariffs because they moved US console production out of China to avoid the tariffs. It's clear they see Nintendo and Microsoft (well, mostly Nintendo) is making money from higher priced consoles, so now Sony wants some of it.
Where did they move manufacturing to? It's also possible that it simply costs more to make them if they're being manufactured outside of China, but inside of a jurisdiction with advanced manufacturing capability.
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aagstnAug 20, 2025 05:32 PM
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Quote from ChrisBobson :
According to Sony, the increase isn't because of tariffs because they moved US console production out of China to avoid the tariffs. It's clear they see Nintendo and Microsoft (well, mostly Nintendo) is making money from higher priced consoles, so now Sony wants some of it.
There is no way Microsoft is selling many consoles at those new prices. Xbox is a dead system.
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ChrisBobsonAug 20, 2025 05:33 PM
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Quote from aagstn :
There is no way Microsoft is selling many consoles at those new prices. Xbox is a dead system.
That's why I said mostly Nintendo
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Feeling pretty good about jumping on the PS5 Pro deal at Dell a while back
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Quote from Kapidex :
Feeling pretty good about jumping on the PS5 Pro deal at Dell a while back
It was nice to get all the Xbox and PS5 deals from the past few years. No way I would even consider a 5 year old console at these new prices. Even the Switch 2 was a skip at the hardware and accessory prices they are charging.
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Remember when consoles dropped in price over their lifetimes, until replacement by a new model?
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Quote from ChrisBobson :
According to Sony, the increase isn't because of tariffs because they moved US console production out of China to avoid the tariffs. It's clear they see Nintendo and Microsoft (well, mostly Nintendo) is making money from higher priced consoles, so now Sony wants some of it.

Do you have a source for Sony saying this?
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PowerfulFog5197Aug 20, 2025 05:48 PM
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Been out of PS world for a while.. Why is the call of duty bundle cheaper than regular console price ?
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FairVolcano9370Aug 20, 2025 05:51 PM
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glad I hopped on the astrobot disc drive bundle earlier this year
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Even with the new tariffs, a console should decrease in price over its lifecycle. This is just greed driven by both Xbox and PlayStation. We are in wild times.
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Quote from ChrisBobson :
According to Sony, the increase isn't because of tariffs because they moved US console production out of China to avoid the tariffs. It's clear they see Nintendo and Microsoft (well, mostly Nintendo) is making money from higher priced consoles, so now Sony wants some of it.

So it's not because of the tariffs but because they want to pass on the cost if their move *because* of them trying to reduce their tariffs. Any way you slice this, it's tariff related.
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