Gamers, brace yourselves: the PS5 just got pricier. After citing a “challenging economic environment,” Sony has increased PS5 prices to the following: PlayStation 5: $549.99 (up $50 from $499.99) PlayStation 5 Digital Edition: $499.

The price increase for the PS5 has finally reached US shores, as Sony has officially announced that the PS5 console, in all models, will now cost more to

California governor Gavin Newsom has reacted to the PlayStation 5 price hike in the US, jokingly thanking US President Donald Trump for making it happen via his controversial tariff strategy. Re-sharing a news story about the PS5 price hike, Newsom, a Democrat, posted on social media, "Great work, Donald Trump!!"

Both versions of the PS5 Slim and the upgraded PS5 Pro console will be $50 more at US retailers, but if you were about to give up the idea of ever getting the Sony console, there is a small bit of hope, as some retailers haven't yet made the change.

Sony is raising prices on all three of its PlayStation 5 consoles by about $50 in the U.S. due to what the company calls "challenging economic times." And earlier this month, Nintendo announced it would also raise prices due to market conditions.

Starting tomorrow, the PS5 is getting more expensive. In an announcement on the PlayStation blog, Sony has announced that the prices for all the different editions of the PS5 are increasing. Here is the list of new prices: PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – $499.99 PlayStation 5 Pro – $749.99

GameStop wants you to know that it has your back amid the new PS5 price hike in the U.S…. but only for a few days. The company is offering extra $50 credit towards the purchase of a PS5 when trading in older consoles collecting dust,

Sony has announced that it will increase the recommended retail price of the PlayStation 5 in the US. In a post on the official PlayStation Blog, the manufacturer stated that "a challenging economic environment" has led to the "difficult decision" of increasing the price of all PS5 consoles by $50.