Sony will soon sell refurbished PS5 consoles at a reduced price

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Sony will soon sell refurbished PS5 consoles at a reduced price

Sony is set to start selling refurbished PlayStation 5 consoles.

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now has a section called Certified Refurbished, offering consoles and controllers at a reduced price.

Refurbished consoles are pre-owned hardware which has been returned to Sony for a variety of reasons, be that because they were faulty, or simply because they opened the box, changed their mind and returned it for a refund, meaning it can no longer be sold as new.

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, the listings – which are currently marked as ‘coming soon’ with no indication of a date, offer a refurbished PS5 with a disc drive for £389.99 / $399.99.

This is a saving of £90 / $100 on a brand new console, which costs £479.99 / $499.99 on the same store.

According to Sony, a refurbished PS5 is “extensively cleaned, tested and ready for a brand new home”, with “PlayStation quality 100% guaranteed”.

“You will receive a product that works like new with genuine PlayStation replacement parts (as needed) that has been thoroughly cleaned, inspected and tested,” Sony says.

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The site is also selling refurbished controllers, though the savings there are smaller. A pink DualSense can be bought refurbished for $65.

“All Certified Refurbished will come with the necessary accessories, cables and manuals, and are packaged in their own branded Certified Refurbished packaging.”

A 12-month warranty is also included with every refurbished console, which Sony says “may have minor cosmetic imperfections”.

The news follows Sony’s announcement of its PlayStation 5 Pro console, which will cost £699 / $699 when it’s released on November 7.