Starting from December 14, 2023, Russian buyers will be able to purchase new Sony PlayStation 5 Slim game consoles at prices starting from 70 thousand rubles. The portal reports this iXBT.
DNS was one of the first retailers to announce the start of pre-orders. Prices for new consoles are 70 thousand rubles. For PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition without disk drive and 80 thousand rubles. For PlayStation 5 Slim with disc drive. Moreover, in the international market, these models cost $ 450 and $ 500, respectively (about 41 and 45.6 thousand rubles).
The updated PlayStation 5 are improved versions of the original model that are smaller in size, weight and power consumption. Due to the suspension of Sony’s activities in Russia, the consoles will be supplied within the scope of parallel imports.
The official name of the new consoles is PlayStation 5, but users and sellers call the device Slim because its size has been reduced. The console has the ability to connect an external drive, so Digital Edition owners can purchase it separately later if desired. The new consoles also have a 1 TB SSD and two USB Type-C ports.
Previously reportedShortly before Black Friday, Turkey said the prices of thousands of games had increased on the PS Store.