Sony Raises PS5 Prices in 7 More Countries
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- Sony is raising PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal prices in South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, effective May 1, 2026, citing 'continued pressures in the global economic landscape.'
- South Korea now has the highest regional PS5 price in the new wave at ₩948,000 (~$693), while Thailand comes in cheapest at THB 20,990 (~$578); the PS5 Pro tops out in Singapore at SGD 1,167 (~$864).
- The April 2 US price hikes pushed the standard PS5 to $649.99 (+$100), the PS5 Digital to $599.99 (+$100), and the PS5 Pro to $899.99 (+$150), with matching €100 and £90 jumps in Europe and the UK.
- The PS5's US price has now risen twice in eight months—from its $499 November 2020 launch to $549.99 in August 2025 (tariff-driven) and now to $649.99—marking a $150 cumulative increase on the base console.
- The PlayStation Portal is getting its first-ever price hike since launching November 15, 2023, jumping $50 to $249.99 in the US and proportionally across the new Asian territories.
- Earlier regional hikes in Brazil (R$5,099.90 PS5) and Japan (¥97,980 PS5, +¥18,000) took effect alongside the US/Europe changes, confirming the April 2 round as a near-global repricing rather than a market-specific move.
Why it matters: The PS5 has now received two US price increases in eight months, with the base console up $150 from its 2020 launch to $649.99 and the Pro up $200 to $899.99. The Portal's first-ever hike signals Sony expects elevated costs to persist, and the simultaneous global rollout across four continents suggests this is a coordinated margin strategy, not a localized currency or tariff fix.
