For the second time this year, PlayStation 5 prices in the USA will officially increase. We explain what happened and where to buy a "PS5" at the old price.
Sony announced that starting April 2 it will raise prices on all PlayStation 5 models due to the «tense situation in the global economy».
This means you have a few days to buy the console at current prices.
What the prices in the USA will be
🛒 Where to buy in the USA at the old prices before April 2
PS5 hardware and capabilities
Inside the PlayStation 5 console is an AMD processor with 8 cores based on the Zen 2 architecture and graphics with 10.28 TFLOPS of power with 16 gigabytes of fast memory. The 825 GB storage transfers data at 5.5 GB/s — which is exactly why the loading screens that tormented players for years have effectively disappeared. Visuals — up to 4K and 120 frames per second, ray tracing, HDR, and signature Tempest 3D spatial audio.
Pro version
The senior model features a graphics chip with 45% higher performance, storage with twice the capacity (2 TB), and the Wi-Fi 7 wireless standard. The key feature — the PSSR neural upscaler: it improves image sharpness without noticeable load on the hardware.
Compatibility
Every PS4 game runs without additional settings. There are no regional restrictions — a disc or digital purchase from any country works on any console.
What awaits owners in 2026
At the end of April, Saros from Housemarque studio is releasing. In the fall — Marvel’s Wolverine from Insomniac Games. November closes with GTA VI from Rockstar: consoles will get the game first, PC will have to wait.
The most scarce console in the world
PS5 was released in November 2020 — and immediately became the most desired and inaccessible device on the market.
Immediately after the PlayStation 5 launch, a semiconductor shortage hit. Sony ended up in line for chips together with Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, Ford, and Tesla — and that line could not be skipped. Console production could not keep up with demand.
Resellers immediately took advantage of this. Bots bought up every batch within seconds after appearing on the site. The average buyer did not even have time to add the item to the cart, resellers sold the PS in 2–4–6 times more expensive than the listed price, and the greediest ones tried to raise the price 10 times.
The situation did not change for three years, and only by the summer of 2023 did Sony restore normal supply.
Today Sony has sold 92,2 million consoles, and PlayStation Network gathers 132 million active users every month. The company has long emerged from the crisis — and, apparently, feels confident enough to raise prices for the second time in a year. And on all models in the lineup at once. So don’t waste time, buy at the old prices.
