Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April
Corroborated by 5 sources from 5 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to arstechnica.com, memory and storage shortages and price hikes that started hitting PC components late last year have steadily rippled outward across all kinds of consumer tech—some products have disappeared, gone out of stock, or been delayed, and others have undergone multiple rounds of price hikes.
Sources
1
The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/games/902224/sony-ps5-playstation-price-hike
2
Forbes Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/03/27/sony-raises-playstation-prices-by-100-second-price-hike-in-a-year
3
CNBC 19854910
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/27/sony-playstation-5-ps5-price-rise.html
4
Bloomberg Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-27/sony-raises-playstation-5-pricing-by-as-much-as-150
5
Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/sony-is-raising-playstation-5-prices-again-this-time-by-between-100-and-150