To the surprise of locals and foreigners alike, Sony has confirmed a price increase. Playstation 5 in various parts of the world. The video game giant is choosing Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia (Pacific), Latin America and Canada as places where new retail apps can rise, leaving out other places like the United States. In our case, the increase is €50 and will affect both the HD Blu-ray player version and the digital version. According to Sony, the increase in the price of the PlayStation 5 is due to the current economic scenario, citing inflation as one of the culprits of the measure.

“The global economic environment is a challenging one that many of you around the world have undoubtedly experienced. We are seeing negative currency trends as well as high global inflation rates affecting consumers and putting pressure on many sectors. Based on these difficult economic conditions, SIE made the difficult decision to increase the PlayStation 5 Recommended Retail Price (RRP) in certain markets such as Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM). Like Canada. “There will be no price increase in the US,” he said.

The implementation of the new prices will take place immediately, except for Japan, where the measure will apply from September 15. The note provided by Sony mentions the (poor) availability of the game console as well as justifying the price increase. “While this price increase is a necessity given the current global economic environment and its impact on SIE’s business, our top priority remains to improve the PS5’s supply situation so that as many gamers as possible can experience everything they love to come.” You can check out what the PS5’s price is in the affected regions below.

Australia:

PS5 with disc drive: 799.95 AUD (558.48 Euros)

PS5 Digital Edition: 649.95 AUD (442.82 Euro)

Canada:

PS5 with disc drive: CAD 649.99 (€503.78)

PS5 Digital Edition: 519.99 Canadian Dollars (402.15 Euros)

Chinese:

PS5 with disc drive: ¥4,299 yuan (628.71 euros)

PS5 Digital Edition: 3,499 yuan (511.72 euros)

Europe:

PS5 with disc drive: €549.99

PS5 Digital Edition: €449.99

Japan:

PS5 with disc drive: 60,478 yen (442.53 euros)

PS5 Digital Edition: 49,478 yen (362.04 euros)

Mexican:

PS5 with disc drive: 14,999 MXN (755.45 Euros)

PS5 Digital Edition: MXN $12,499 (629.53 Euros)

United Kingdom:

PS5 with disc drive: £479.99 (€567.73)

PS5 Digital Edition: £389.99 (€461.28)