A hot r/gamernews post is drawing attention to a March 27, 2026 official PlayStation.Blog update from Sony Interactive Entertainment. In the post, Vice President Isabelle Tomatis said Sony will raise recommended retail prices for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player starting April 2, 2026, citing continued pressures in the global economic landscape.

The changes are broad rather than isolated to one market. Sony published separate price tables for the U.S., U.K., Europe, and Japan, and said players in other territories should check local retailers or direct.playstation.com where available. For the U.S., the new prices are $649.99 for PS5, $599.99 for PS5 Digital Edition, $899.99 for PS5 Pro, and $249.99 for PlayStation Portal remote player.

Official pricing highlights

U.S.: PS5 $649.99, PS5 Digital Edition $599.99, PS5 Pro $899.99, PlayStation Portal $249.99.
U.K.: PS5 £569.99, PS5 Digital Edition £519.99, PS5 Pro £789.99, PlayStation Portal £219.99.
Europe: PS5 €649.99, PS5 Digital Edition €599.99, PS5 Pro €899.99, PlayStation Portal €249.99.
Japan: PS5 ¥97,980, PS5 Digital Edition ¥89,980, PS5 Pro ¥137,980, PlayStation Portal ¥39,980.

Sony's language matters because it frames the move as a response to macroeconomic pressure rather than a product refresh or bundle transition. There was no accompanying redesign, feature add-on, or timing tied to a new hardware revision. That makes this an unusually direct hardware price adjustment at a point when the console market is already dealing with higher component costs, currency swings, and more expensive accessories across the industry.

The practical takeaway for players is immediate: anyone planning to buy a PS5 family system or PlayStation Portal has a narrow window before April 2, 2026 pricing takes effect. For retailers and analysts, the more interesting signal is that Sony is explicitly willing to push recommended pricing upward across multiple major regions at once, including premium hardware like PS5 Pro. That suggests Sony sees enough underlying demand and pricing flexibility to absorb the risk of backlash.

Because the official post only addresses recommended retail prices, actual street pricing could still vary by store or region. But the policy direction is clear. A r/gamernews thread amplified the announcement, and the official source leaves little ambiguity: PlayStation's hardware lineup is getting more expensive in several key markets at the start of April.

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PlayStation Sets April 2 Price Increases for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal