Sony Interactive Leisure has introduced its third PS5 worth enhance in Japan beginning September 2024. Each the PS5 disc version and digital mannequin will see their worth tags hiked by 13,000 yen, which interprets to rather less than $100. Moreover, costs of varied equipment together with the DualSense controller are additionally going up.
Is PS5 getting a worth enhance within the West in 2024?
Sony introduced Japan’s newest worth enhance on the regional PS Weblog this morning, and as you may think about, the information wasn’t nicely obtained. Not solely are PS5 and all its equipment (together with headsets and PS Portal) going to grow to be dearer, however the already struggling PSVR 2 can be going to value extra beginning September 2nd.
“Given the current difficult exterior setting, together with the present fluctuations within the world financial scenario and the affect it’ll have on our enterprise, now we have reached this resolution,” Sony explained. “We respect your understanding in order that we will proceed to supply our prospects with the very best gaming expertise and function a secure enterprise.”
Gamers within the West are already involved that costs would possibly go up in a number of different international locations as nicely. The PS5 has beforehand obtained a worth enhance in Europe, however the U.S. has largely averted a hike. On the time of this writing, there’s no phrase of an affect on different areas.
