{"id":44625,"date":"2025-08-27T10:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/playstation-5-prices-to-rise-in-the-u-s-starting-this-week-sony-says\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:28:20","slug":"playstation-5-prices-to-rise-in-the-u-s-starting-this-week-sony-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/playstation-5-prices-to-rise-in-the-u-s-starting-this-week-sony-says\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation 5 prices to rise in the U.S. starting this week, Sony says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>PlayStation 5 video game consoles are about to get pricier \u2014 at least in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Aug. 21, the PlayStation 5 will cost $549.99 in the U.S., up $50 from its current price of $499.99, Sony Interactive Entertainment, which makes the device, said Wednesday in a company blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2025\/08\/20\/playstation-5-price-changes-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company attributed the price hike to the &#8220;challenging economic environment.&#8221; Pricing for the console in markets outside the U.S. will remain the same, the Sony said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/20\/6b04d92b-daa1-4d99-b609-1eaf020e0672\/thumbnail\/620x413\/322a41fa1f54e0642a2ac8ce975d8f36\/gettyimages-2186493320.jpg#\" alt=\"JAPAN-GAMES-TECHNOLOGY-SONY-PLAYSTATION-ANNIVERSARY \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/20\/6b04d92b-daa1-4d99-b609-1eaf020e0672\/thumbnail\/620x413\/322a41fa1f54e0642a2ac8ce975d8f36\/gettyimages-2186493320.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/20\/6b04d92b-daa1-4d99-b609-1eaf020e0672\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/bcdf562b5f01668e7d88691be5b48b9a\/gettyimages-2186493320.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A Sony PlayStation 5 (L) and 5 Pro (C) on display at the Sony headquarters building in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                RICHARD A. BROOKS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As of Thursday, a PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, which lacks a disk drive, will cost $499.99, while the more powerful PlayStation 5 Pro will run $749.99. Sony said it isn&#8217;t raising the price of PS5 accessories.<\/p>\n<p>Other gaming console makers have also recently boosted their prices. Microsoft, which makes the Xbox, in May <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-assets.xboxservices.com\/assets\/7b\/41\/7b41026e-952a-460f-ad96-fc73efdbbeae.pdf?n=Recommended%20Retail%20Pricing%20for%20Xbox%20Console%20and%20Controllers%20as%20of%20May%201%202025%20(US).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hiked the price<\/a> of its Xbox Series X by $100 to $599.99. 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