The Daily Populous Saturday March 28th, 2026 night edition
Authored by blog.playstation.com and submitted by Avidcypher

With continued pressures in the global economic landscape, we’ve made the decision to increase the prices of PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player globally. We know that price changes impact our community, and after careful evaluation, we found this was a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide.

The updated recommended retail prices for PS5 consoles are effective starting April 2, 2026 as follows. For all other territories, please check with your local retailer or direct.playstation.com where it is available.

The updated recommended retail price for PlayStation Portal remote player is effective starting April 2 as follows. For all other territories, please check with your local retailer or direct.playstation.com where it is available.

Negative-Squirrel81 on March 27th, 2026 at 14:25 UTC »

$900 PS5. Guess you’ll need 3 jobs.

Stackduckets on March 27th, 2026 at 13:45 UTC »

PS5 and PS5 Pro rising 30% since launch is rough.

PS5 Digital jumping 50% from $400 to $600 is WILD.

I guess I won't be buying any tech until 2029.

shiram on March 27th, 2026 at 13:41 UTC »

At the end of this price increase news they have a heart you can click saying Did you like this?

Made me laugh...