We thought we were celebrating video games this week with Gamescom and its announcements, but it’s finally bad news that has come to light this week: the PS5 is seeing its price increase by €50 now. A delicate situation for one of the manufacturers on the market with the strongest kidneys and to which Xbox and Nintendo have added their two cents by confirming that no price increase would disrupt the life of their machines.
Xbox and Nintendo draw
24 hours apart, the two manufacturers split responses to the press indicating that the Xbox and Nintendo Switch consoles would not experience the slightest price increase, despite the complicated economic context. The supply difficulties remain very real, however, Microsoft has even indicated that they would surely not be able to meet the demand for these end-of-year celebrations.
Microsoft
nintendo
A delicate position for Sony
With these two quick positions taken by the main competitors of the Japanese manufacturer, Sony PlayStation’s arguments to explain the price increase of the PS5 in several territories are much less audible. Despite everything, the PS5 is in such demand, even 2 years after its release, that players will pay it at this price without complaining if stocks allow it. Still, it’s a first for a home console to see its price increase during generation.at least if we put aside the Meta Quest 2 also saw its price increase a few weeks ago.