*Sony rubs hands greedily* the console increase was just the beginning....

[Pemalite]

The Fury said:

rapsuperstar31 said:

At least not yet.  A few months ago there were rumors that Sony was going to raise the price of PS+ and not touch the price of the console, but than the console went up.

Few months ago, RAM cost a lot less than it does now. Not excusing it but they aren't immune to that rise either. There is only so much absorbing the cost they can do when RAM makers are no longer prioritising consumer products.

Sony aren't paying the higher RAM and SSD costs... Ergo they aren't "absorbing anything".

Sony have a contract with supply manufacturers for a fixed price/supply agreement for a set term, when that needs to be re-negotiated, that's when we get shafted.
I would envisage that would happen at the start of the financial year.

Mystro-Sama said:

I bought my PS5 last year April right before the first increase and thank god I did because this is depressing.

I bought my Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 Disc for $750 AUD, 6 years ago.

It's insane how in 2026 that both are at $850 AUD and will possibly see a jump to $900 AUD or more.