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PS5 price jumps £40 as Sony cites 'challenging' market conditions


The digital, disc-free edition of Sony's console has increased by roughly £70 since it first went on sale.

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) executive Isabelle Tomatis said PS5 prices in Australia and New Zealand would also rise - including for physical versions that have a disc drive. She blamed "high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates" for the decision to increase the console's recommended retail price. Piers Harding-Rolls, research director at Ampere Analysis, said the disc-free version of the PS5 had formed a larger share of Sony's total sales over the last 18 months.

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