PlayStation announced that select markets outside of the US will have an increased price for the PS5. Affected markets include, but not limited to, Europe, the UK, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico and Canada.
In Japan, the price increase will be effective starting September 15. The prices for the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition (without the Blu-ray disc drive) are below:
- PS5 – ¥60,478 yen (previously ¥49,980)
- PS5 Digital Edition – 49,478 yen (¥39,980)
To put into context, the price increase of the PS5 in Japan is roughly RM344, and the PS5 Digital Edition is around RM330.
Sony Interactive Entertainment president Jim Ryan stated on the PlayStation Blog that this is due to “high global inflation rates, as well as adverse currency trends”.
The knock-on effect of the current pandemic, an economic recession across the globe, has not only caused a supply issue on the next-gen console, but also made it unfeasible to be sold at its current retail price it looks like.
UPDATE 25/08/22: PlayStation has released a separate blog post outlining the price increase of the PS5 in Southeast Asia. The new price is effective immediately:
- Singapore
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – SGD 799
- PS5 Digital Edition – SGD 669
- Malaysia
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – MYR 2,499 (previously RM2,299)
- PS5 Digital Edition – MYR 2,069 (RM1,869)
- Indonesia
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – IDR 9,699,000
- PS5 Digital Edition – IDR 8,199,000
- Thailand
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – THB 18,690
- PS5 Digital Edition – THB 15,690
- Philippines
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – PHP 30,790
- Vietnam
- PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – VND 15,990,000
