More PS5 Price Hikes Furthers The Question Of Why Anyone Would Buy One

InnovationGamingMore PS5 Price Hikes Furthers The Question Of Why Anyone Would Buy OneByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorApr 27, 2026, 10:47am EDTApr 27, 2026, 11:00am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.PS5SonyWhile some regions escaped the recent round of PS5 price hikes, that did not last long. Not even a month after Sony raised prices for PlayStation hardware in the US, UK, Europe and Japan, Southeast Asia has now been hit with prices increases. Sony is still citing the same reasoning:“With continued pressures in the global economic landscape, we’ve made the decision to increase the prices of PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player globally. We know that price changes impact our community, and after careful evaluation, we found this was a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide.”What are the new prices in these new regions? Here they are, and they increase in just a few days on May 1:SingaporePS5 – SGD 849PS5 Digital Edition – SGD 764PS5 Pro – SGD 1,167MalaysiaMORE FOR YOUPS5 – MYR 2,799PS5 Digital Edition – MYR 2,499PS5 Pro – MYR 3,999ThailandPS5 – THB 20,990PS5 Digital Edition – THB 18,790 if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); iframeDoc.body.appendChild(script); }; document.head.appendChild(iframe); const preloadResourcesEndpoint = 'https://cds.elemen...