Sony has announced a sharp price increase for the Playstation 5 Digital Edition in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. – The reason is obvious, the enormous uncertainty that the United States has inflicted on the world through its policies since they got the world’s first orange president.
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Prices skyrocket
- Digital Edition gets a price increase of as much as 25%
- In Europe, the price increases to 500 euros
- United Kingdom: £430
- Australia: 830 Australian dollars
According to PriceSpy, the Playstation 5 Slim Digital Edition costs around NOK 5,800 as of Monday in Norwegian online stores.
Why are prices rising?
Sony justifies the increase with:
🔴 Difficult economic situation
🔴 High inflation
🔴 Fluctuating exchange rates
The standard version of the PS5 will still keep its current price in Europe and the UK.
About Sony
- Listed on the Nikkei index in Tokyo
- Market capitalization: 20,260 billion yen (about NOK 1,500 billion)
This will be an expensive summer for gaming enthusiasts who have been looking for the digital version of PS5. 💸🎮
The best-selling PlayStation game of all time
Here’s a breakdown of the best-selling games on PlayStation consoles of all time, based on official and estimated sales figures:
🏆 Top 10 best-selling PlayStation games of all time
- Grand Theft Auto V (PS3/PS4/PS5) – 185 million+
- The undisputed king of the gaming world
- Minecraft (PS3/PS4/PS Vita) – Over 200 million (total, incl. all platforms)
- The PS version has sold tens of millions
- Gran Turismo Series (PS1-PS5) – 90 Million+
- GT3: A-Spec (PS2) is the best-selling single release
- The Last of Us + The Last of Us Part II (PS3/PS4/PS5) – Over 37 million
- Remastered and remake versions included
- Uncharted Series (PS3/PS4) – Over 50 Million
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4) – 20 million+
- Marvel’s Spider-Man + Miles Morales (PS4/PS5) – 33 million+
- PS4 version of Spider-Man sold 20 million+ alone
- God of War Series (PS2-PS5) – Over 65 Million
- God of War (2018) – 23 million+
- FIFA Series (EA Sports FC) (PS1-PS5) – Hundreds of Millions
- FIFA 18 (PS4) – 24 million+
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series (PS3-PS5) – 30 million+ per game
- MW3 (2011) and Warzone have had massive PS sales
- Horizon Zero Dawn + Forbidden West (PS4/PS5) – Over 32 million
- Zero Dawn sold 20 million+ on PS4
Honorary Nominations (Big Sellers)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4) – 25 million+
- Final Fantasy VII + Remake (PS1/PS4) – 20 Million+
- Tekken 7 (PS4) – 10 million+
- Ghost of Tsushima (PS4/PS5) – 10 million+
- Persona 5 (PS4) – 8 million+
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