Been a strangely dramatic day for console prices at New Zealand retailers. I noticed early in the day PS5-Disc got a big (temporary) discount as low as $765 from what I've seen, even lower than it's original retail of $800 (currently $900 since the price increase).
Now I've also noticed the first non-bundled Series X sku I think I've seen all year. Unfortunately it also came with the dreaded confirmation 'Beat the price rise, new RRP of $899 as of August!'
Maybe I should at least feel fortunate they listed the non-bundled Series X before increasing the price, which I assumed they'd try to sneak in. And considering just this morning the cheapest Series X sku I could find was the $900 bundles compared to the $765 PS5-Disc, it's saved me from a serious dilemma-- the idea of paying $135 more was feeling like a bridge too far. $35 is a negligible difference to me.
I'm pretty sure I've never seen Series X discounted in New Zealand whereas PS5 has had multiple discounts in the last few months, though never quite this low. I will wait a couple weeks just on the off-chance it does happen. Orginally I planned to wait until the final week of August, but if they're increasing the RRP that month I doubt they'll suddenly discount it by $100+ leading into Starfield.
