PlayStation 5 prices in India up by another 5000 bucks right ahead of fresh restock- Find out new prices, PS5 restock details & more

Shortly after Xbox boss, Phil Spencer touched upon the subject of an incoming price hike for its various products, Sony’s ‘reaction’ reaches us in practice. Sony India's Shop at Sony Centre's website shows an updated price for the much-coveted PlayStation 5 consoles, three days ahead of the next restock. Find out all the details, including the old prices, new prices, availability of the console, and more right here. 

PS5 Price Hike- Details

The news of a price hike in PlayStation 5 was first announced by Jim Ryan himself back in August. The PlayStation Blog shared the new recommended retail price in select markets across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Canada, and Asia Pacific. While RRPs of only Japan, China, and Australia were shared, it was mentioned though that markets not listed in the list may also receive price increases. And the list now evidently includes India. A price hike of Rs 5,000 has been applied to both the disk as well as the digital editions. Find out the new prices down below. 

CONSOLE	ORIGINAL PRICE	NEW PRICE
PS5 Disk Edition	49,990	54,990
PS5 Digital Edition	39,990	44,990

PS5 price hike- Causes and Impacts

Jim Ryan cited the ‘high global inflation rates”, “adverse currency trends”, and the pressure it creates on the manufacturing industry behind the decision of increasing the RRPs. Clearly, this new update might come as bad news for us Indians given that there’s already quite a shortage in the console’s supply since its launch back in 2020. Sony executives have blamed the pandemic and the international chip crisis for the same, time and again. Regardless, the scenario remains that every restocking and sale takes only a few hours to run out when it comes to PlayStation 5. And now, the price hike will make the PlayStation 5’s availability and affordability become restricted to a further niche crowd than what it already has. 

PS5 India Restock goes live on Friday

The new restock dates for the PlayStation 5 are now out. The PlayStation 5 will be available for purchase once again on November 11, at 12 pm in the afternoon. It will come along with a bundle of the PlayStation-exclusive: Horizon Forbidden West. Check out the bundled prices below. 

CONSOLE BUNDLE	NEW PRICE
PS5 Disk Edition with Horizon Forbidden West	58,990
PS5 Digital Edition with Horizon Forbidden West	48,490

Two more days to go, so mark your calendars. As it is, you have to be sure to make your purchase within minutes of the sale going live, to ensure you confirm a unit for yourself. We have a few tips and tricks in store to prepare you better, and charge you all up so you can positively claim a PS5 to your name. Read all about it right here. As for its availability, PlayStation 5 will be available on sale on the Shop at SC website, along with a number of other retailers like Flipkart, Amazon, Croma, and more.