[STEAM] Sony is raising PlayStation 5 prices again, this time by between $100 and $150

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Memory and storage shortages and price hikes that

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late last year have steadily rippled outward across all kinds of consumer tech—some products have 

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 or been

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, and

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have undergone

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of price hikes.

Today's bad news comes from Sony, which is

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for PlayStation 5 consoles in the US

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. The drive-less Digital Edition will increase from $500 to $600; the base PS5 with an optical drive will increase from $550 to $650; and the PS5 Pro is going up from $750 to a whopping $900. At the beginning of 2025, these consoles cost $450, $500, and $700, respectively.

Sony,

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had all announced one or more price increases for one or more consoles throughout 2025, though these were driven more by

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on imported goods than component shortages. Game console price cuts

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over the course of the 2010s, making consoles like the five-plus-year-old PS5

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compared to older consoles at this point in their lifespans.

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