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Sony increases prices for refurbished PS5 slims by $100
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Sony increased the price for refurbished PlayStation 5 Slim consoles by $100, bringing the Digital Edition to $499 and the disc drive model to $549.
Key facts
- Sony increased the price for refurbished PlayStation 5 Slim consoles by $100, bringing the Digital Edition to $499 and the disc drive model to $549
- Last month, it increased prices across all its new consoles, with the Digital Edition models (both original and Slim) getting a $100 bump, while the PS5 Pro went from $749.99 to $899.99
- The original PS5 and Fortnite bundle now also appears out of stock at the time of writing, so you can no longer get a brand-new PS5 Digital Edition for $399
- At the moment, the cheapest PS5 you can get is still the original console for $399, although this is a refurbished model
Summary
At the moment, the cheapest PS5 you can get is still the original console for $399, although this is a refurbished model. The original and Slim versions of the PS5 have almost the same specifications, except for a couple of minor changes, the latter has a larger 1TB internal storage (versus 825GB) and comes with two USB-C ports (instead of a USB-C and a USB-A port). The company did not make any official announcements about the price increases, so this came as a surprise to some of its fans. Price hikes for brand-new consoles are understandable, especially given the ongoing memory and storage chip crisis.