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PS5 price to increase in select markets due to global economic environment, including high inflation rates – PlayStation.Blog

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/08/25/ps5-price-to-increase-in-select-markets-due-to-global-economic-environment-including-high-inflation-rates

The deets:

Europe

PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – €549.99

PS5 Digital Edition – €449.99

UK

PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – £479.99

PS5 Digital Edition – £389.99

Japan (effective Sept. 15, 2022)

PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – ¥60,478 yen (including tax)

PS5 Digital Edition – ¥49,478 yen (including tax)

China

PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – ¥4,299 yuan

PS5 Digital Edition – ¥3,499 yuan

Australia

PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – AUD $799.95

PS5 Digital Edition – AUD $649.95

Mexico

PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – MXN $14,999

PS5 Digital Edition – MXN $12,499

Canada

PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive – CAD $649.99

PS5 Digital Edition – CAD $519.99

Now let's see how reddit is taking it!

/r/games thread: honestly nothing too interesting, just sblot of seething "Oh, I guess someone needs new shoes," or "No guys, xbox is going to raise in price too."

/r/playstation thread: Least commented thread, but "I was always a playstation-boy" is such a weird line.

/r/ps5 thread: Easily the largest thread. Cries of 'xd socialism xd' and people who are actually mad fill the thread. Of course there's a little rubbing the salt in the wound from Xbox fans, even the bing bing wahoo fans make an appearance. Just remember this is "absolutely disgusting behavior."

Keep in mind, this is a recent development and will almost certainly be blowing up even more in the next few hours, so I'm sure more threads will pop up and people find out.

Even ResetEra is seething, and dont forget to check the comments on the Playstation blog link above.

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Does it’s price goes down in Russia ? ^.^

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Inflation in Russia is going down. Most goods at pre-war prices, even iPhones. Many companies are quietly resuming operations in Russia, for example aircraft and engine components are being sold to us again. Restaurants etc. have simply been annexed and renamed (Starbucks has reopened as Stars Coffee, McDonalds is also back:marseysaluteusa:). Inflation in Britain will be higher than what it is in Russia within 4-5 months.

Russia/USSR had an independent economy for two thirds of a century, the idea that it was ever in danger from Western sanctions is laughable.

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I have bad info for you, those McDonalds and Starbucks didn’t left, they made such contract with the new “owners” that when the operation end McDonald’s can rebuy its building and rename it back to McDonalds

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