PS5 price hiked by £90 due to global 'pressures'
The changes will see the recommended retail price of the PS5 rise from £479.99 to £569.99 in the UK.
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"there was 'some inevitability' to Sony's latest PlayStation price hikes."
— Piers Harding-Rolls , Academic
"With no sign of prices easing largely due to demand for AI infrastructure, Sony will have made the move to protect its slim hardware margins."
— Piers Harding-Rolls , Academic
"This may have had an influence on the scale of these price increases."
— Piers Harding-Rolls , Academic
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The changes will see the recommended retail price of the PS5 rise from £479.99 to £569.99 in the UK.
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