PS5 & PS5 Pro Could See $100–$200 Price Hike If Sony Follows Xbox Tariff Adjustment, Says Analyst

PS5 and PS5 Pro may se a 100 to 200 US Dollar price hike if Sony Interactive Entertainment follows Microsoft's Xbox tariff adjustment.

[shadowT]

buy a PS5 Pro now

[InUrFoxHole]

For what?

[Profchaos]

They already have in most of the world a hike in the US is inevitable they are probably figuring out costings for the US still but expect the consoles, accessories including the portal and VR along with subscriptions to increase

[Gamerscore2077]

That got damn orange, piece of dog 💩, Trump.

[_Decadent_Descent]

He's an insufferable scum fkk

[InUrFoxHole]

Orange is his final form!

[PRIMORDUS]

Orange shit bag and Elon Putz both belong in here ⚰️.

[KyRo]

Next gen is over before it starts if this carries on. It's going to price out so many people.

[JEECE]

As much as it doesn't excite me at all, maybe we need another limited jump generation, like PS3 to PS4. PS3 was $600 when it came out in 2006 (for the primary model), and then PS4 came out at $400 in 2013. The limited tech jump resulted in a disappointing gen in some respects, but the low price point was also what got a lot of people into gaming. Maybe gaming as a whole will be better off if the PS6 is a more conservative leap and they can keep it at $600 or so.

[blacktiger]

Get steam instead

[anast]

Normalizing renting isn't the wisest thing to do. The price hikes are there to force people to rent.

[darthv72]

you rent what you just want to play, and buy what you want to own... it's that simple.

[InUrFoxHole]

@anast
(Being real, not trolling this time)
Not sure how old you are but renting is the norm. From blockbuster to game fly to gamepass. Not everyone wants to own a game they're never going to play again.

[staticall]

@blacktiger
Your last 6-ish comments (after around 25 days of silence) are about advertising Steam/steamdeck. Are you ok? Blink twice if Gaben is holding you or your loved ones hostage. I'm genuinely curious.

[neutralgamer1992]

For the amount of money it's going to cost to own a console you might as well build a mid range PC that gives you more options. You get multiple store fronts to buy from to get a better piece and mod aupport

[staticall]

@neutralgamer1992
While i do agree with you on the whole idea (and i do own a PC), i think that:
a) This blatant advertisement will turn more people off;
b) Not everyone likes to build their own PC (cheaper and better; prebuilt PCs have a bad reputation and cost way more), with consoles, you don't have to worry;
c) PC parts will also increase in price;
d) I own mid-tier PC and i can't modern games reliably or with good FPS. Consoles offer better performance, IMO.

On top of that, many AAA games on Steam cost the same (or very close to the same) amount of money as on consoles, especially new ones.

Also, i would argue, that PC have a lot more storefronts, like GOG (no DRM, exclusive older games, better support for modern systems), Itch.io (a ton of exclusive games, lower commission, better payment options), Humble, that offer better service than Steam. But you only hear about Steam. Don't get me wrong, i love Steam, but, IMO, it's been on a slow downhill slide (bad review system; curators system that might screw with pricing or product availability; worst recommendations that are hiding good games from me that help actully, i have to look at alternative sources like steamdb, youtubers and recommendation services; terrible support for games, newely bought games can crash, cause BSOD, require you to visit some other website to obtain a CD key (hey, Dark Void Zero)).

Sorry for rant, but what i was getting at, Steam have problems and it's not a perfect system, as comments like @blacktiger might suggest. PC offers you flexibility and more control, while consoles are giving you much easier way to play the games, just plug-n-play - different strokes for different folks.

[anast]

I'm buying a PC, once it gets to $2,000.

[Rockstar]

Weren't you just saying "renting isn't the wisest thing"?

[JEECE]

Maybe he uses GOG and backs up his games on an external drive.

[PRIMORDUS]

If you have a pretty good PC, just keep it and torrent all you can LOL. If you were somehow able to torrent physical things I would do so in a heartbeat. 😂

[Chocoburger]

I believe its called a "five finger discount."

[MDTunkown]

Ain’t it lovely how in the past console price went down with time but this gen it increases despite its now cheaper to produce those consoles than in 2020. Ps5 size went from 4,9 kg to 3,2 kg or less now, so it uses less material and is cheaper to ship

[goken]

Well you gotta thank the US government for that…
I love how we in the rest of the world have no say but suffer the consequences nonetheless

[Retroman]

No need to buy Playstation consoles anymore at 66 of age I'm Done with video games. Sold all my Consoles PS2, PS3, PS4 , PS5 modern games full of Open World, multiplayer, side quests games. It was time for me to retired from gaming. My Best Era was PS1,2,3 had a Great time while it lasted.

[jznrpg]

Plenty of different games to play not open world.

[Retroman]

Name one game that is Not Open World these days that is
In some kind of form. Call of Duty, god of war, Forza Horizon, Motorsports, Need For Speed now is. Everything has changed since PS2 era . if plenty of games Not open world, multiplayer or not side quest I have not seen any of them . Even Beloved Mario is open world now and yet you say their is none. For those reasons I've jumped back to PS2/3 games

[Gamerscore2077]

Rest easy my guy.

[Aloymetal]

That's a nice personal decision but good luck telling PS fans they don't need a PS console anymore especially when month after month the brand keeps selling its consoles like hot cakes;)

[Retroman]

Aloymetal

Do you know what sells "Consoles"???
Games do . when a Console Don't sell titles you like guess what happens??? You don't or you Stop buying the system.
Playstation has Shifted to Open World games . Nothing is the same anymore No more Real Arcade racers anymore NFS has Noooooo identity anymore. even my favorite Hack and Slash Ratchet and Clank game has Changed. Reality itself has changed to Digital Animation, Digital Gaming to Digital Currency Nothing is the same anymore.
Why would I keep supporting a system I used to love is Unknown and Dead to me now. I think 66 is a good age to jump off the gaming wagon and follow Jesus Christ

[Elda]

I'm in my 50s, God willing at that age I may give up the hobby too. But I'm not ready yet I'm having fun playing so many good games & some upcoming ones to look forward to playing.

[NotoriousWhiz]

At 50, you should be playing pickleball.....

..... on your psvr 2.

[Retroman]

In due time you will after you realized they not making games you like anymore . Then you will fill like me "Left Out"
Soon you will realize they only washing, rinsing and repeating games from 2006 and Nothing New has been made since 2005
just like Hollywood not one New movie has been created since 1941 since then everything has been copied, pasted and repeated slap on different title but Same identical game or movie. It's Boring how Directors and Developers became LAZY
Through out any crap knowing people will buy it because it's Shiny New but in reality it's not same Old garbage made 30 years ago.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

This seems a bit drastic but it's your decision to make. Getting rid of games around retirement age with more spare time seems like cutting a lot of potential fun away though.

[Elda]

I don't feel that way is the very reason I still support the hobby. This year alone I'm playing several good games with more being released throughout the year that I'm going to buy & play.

[Muigi]

Next gen consoles are definitely starting at $700. What a time to be alive. Glad I got a Pro day one with a trade in yikes!

[Retroman]

Realistically
Is the Pro any Better than STANDARD 4K PS5??
I beg the differ maybe Miro clearer than regular 4k is not much to convince anyone to drop standard PS5 to buy PSPRO

And how do we know PS6 will be any better?? Sony can say this and that the Real Test is when You!!!!! the consumer plug it in for a Test Drive. will frame rates and so forth will be as they claim??
Will it be "Worth" 700-800.00??? Time will tell

[DivineHand125]

They may have to consider delaying next gen until 2030 with these high prices unless some game changing feature gets released.

[GamingSinceForever]

Oh it is inevitable at this point.

[gold_drake]

at this point, gaming aint a hobby anymore, but a pricey luxury

there are gonna be alot of people opting out of it with the next gen.

[andy85]

Currently £540 in the UK today if people use the right cashback site. Hope some jumped on that if it's going up

[WelkinCole]

F*ck Trump and is BS traffis/tax

[Kakashi Hatake]

Our overall position as a country is more important than luxury goods...

[WelkinCole]

These tarrifs has nothing to do with any of that

[Elda]

I have my PS5 Pro & XBSX already.

[_Decadent_Descent]

I'm glad last generation was the last gen I'll ever buy of consoles. Never again.

[PRIMORDUS]

As I said before, if they want less sales they are on the right track lol.

[TheColbertinator]

Everything will go up in price. Even PC games were once historicallly cheaper than their console counterparts but that era is over.

I prefer gaming laptops but even I notice the price fluctuations in getting dedicated PC hardware at a decent price point to play Indiana Jones or Cyberpunk 2077 in decent settings.

As for games... what else will increase in price? 70-80 dollar games, pricier DLC and less single player games from publishers to mitigate risk? Less console support? More mobile gacha? Uncertain times draw near even for mammoths like GTA6