{"id":2721,"date":"2026-03-30T22:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T22:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T22:24:11","slug":"sony-plans-to-raise-playstation-5-prices-due-to-shortage-of-memory-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2721","title":{"rendered":"Sony plans to raise PlayStation 5 prices due to shortage of memory chips"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sony Group is raising global prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles, including a $100 increase in the U.S., marking its second hike in less than a year as the Japanese firm grapples with rising costs of key components such as memory chips.<\/p>\n

The tech industry’s race to build out artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure has pushed chipmakers to favor higher-margin data-center chips, tightening supply for consumer devices. \u200c<\/p>\n

The updated U.S. prices, effective April 2, will put the standard PS5 at $649.99, up from $549.99. The Digital Edition will now cost $599.99 while the high\u2011end PS5 Pro will cost $899.99.<\/p>\n

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Sony is raising the price of its PS5 console by $100 in the U.S. effective this week, citing a shortage of memory chips. (Jim Vondruska\/Reuters)<\/p>\n

Prices of the PlayStation Portal remote player will also climb to $249.99 from $199.99.<\/p>\n

Similar increases will take effect across Europe and Japan, following what the company described as a “careful evaluation” of rising cost pressures in global supply chains.<\/p>\n

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Sony last raised the price of its PS5 console by $50 last year. (Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

Analysts have said the console price hikes are likely to dampen growth in the video-game market this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Fortnite” maker Epic Games also cited sluggish console sales among the reasons for the cut of 1,000 jobs it announced earlier this week.<\/p>\n

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In the key October-December holiday quarter, sales of Sony’s PlayStation 5 fell 16% from a year earlier to 8 million units. The console has been on the market for around six years.<\/p>\n

Sony last raised PS5 prices by around $50 in the U.S. in August last year. Microsoft also raised prices of its console, the Xbox, in 2025.<\/p>\n

The surging demand for AI chips prompted Elon Musk to announce plans for two of his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, to partner on an advanced AI chip manufacturing facility.<\/p>\n

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He said the so-called “Terafab” will have two facilities: one focused on AI chips for Tesla’s electric vehicles and Optimus humanoid robots; while the other will be focused on AI chips for space-based data centers made by SpaceX.<\/p>\n

“We either build the Terafab or we don’t have the chips,” Musk said.<\/p>\n

Reuters contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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