Sony has announced that it will increase the prices of PlayStation 5 consoles in Japan starting September 2. reports Video Games Journal (VGC) portal.
According to the source, the cost of consoles will increase by about 13 thousand yen (about 8.3 thousand rubles). Thus, the PlayStation 5 will be available for sale at a price of 79.9 thousand yen (about 51.1 thousand rubles), and the version without a disk drive will be available at a price of 72.9 thousand yen (about 46.6 thousand rubles).
Sony will also increase the cost of accessories. The DualSense controller will increase in price by 2 thousand yen (about 1.2 thousand rubles), and the PlayStation Portal – by 5 thousand yen (about 3.1 thousand rubles). Representatives of the Japanese company explained the price increase due to the economic situation in the region and the world.
According to VGC, there are no signs of price increases for consoles in other countries yet. In Russia, PlayStation 5 consoles are sold for an average price of 40 thousand rubles.
It is noted that this is not the first increase in the cost of PlayStation 5 consoles in Japan – initially, the PlayStation 5 was offered in its home country for 39.9 and 49.9 thousand yen (about 25.5 and 31.9 thousand rubles).
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Source: Gazeta
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