Sony Group has increased the recommended retail price of PlayStation 5 consoles in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Australia and New Zealand, effective today on April 14, 2025.
The company announced its decision to rise in its blog post on inflation and exchange rate volatility.
“In the context of a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and exchange rate volatility, Sie made a difficult decision to increase the recommended retail price (RRP) for the PlayStation 5 console in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Africa, Australia and New Zealand,” Sony said.
The PlayStation 5 is now four years old, with the release of the more expensive PlayStation 5 Pro Edition in November 2024 released an update to its lineup.
Last week, Bloomberg Intelligence reported that prices in the U.S., including the Sony PlayStation 5 and the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, rose 30% due to newly imposed U.S. tariffs.
Sony also announced that the price of the PlayStation 5 Pro will remain the same.
This is the update to PS5 RRP effective today:
PS5’s optical drive price:
