One Chart Shows Just How Unprecedented PS5 Price Hikes Are - Kotaku
Corroborated by 13 sources from 13 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to theverge.com, sony has announced that as of March 27th, 2026, the company is no longer accepting orders for nearly all the products in its CFexpress and SD memory card lines.
Sources
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The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/games/902224/sony-ps5-playstation-price-hike
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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
6
Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/sony-is-raising-playstation-5-prices-again-this-time-by-between-100-and-150
7
The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/902828/sony-sd-cfexpress-memory-card-shortage
8
The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/tech/902828/sony-sd-cfexpress-memory-card-shortage
9
Push Square
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/03/usd1000plus-consoles-could-become-the-norm-ps6s-price-touted-to-touch-four-figures
10
KOMO News
https://komonews.com/news/local/playstation-price-hike-means-the-gaming-console-will-cost-more-iran-war-qatar-sony-microsoft-xbox
11
Push Square
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/03/ps5-pro-buyers-rush-to-beat-usd899-99-price-hike-next-week
12
Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/sony-sd-card-sales-suspended-memory-shortage
13
Push Square
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/03/ps6-could-be-cheaper-than-expected-despite-usd1000-concerns
14
Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/03/29/sony-raises-playstation-price-another-100-second-price-hike-in-under-a-year
15
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/03/30/a-1000-ps6-and-xbox-helix-are-dangerous-for-the-future-of-gaming
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IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-pro-price-jump-has-playstation-fans-divided-as-many-rush-to-buy-before-the-incoming-hikes-hit
17
Techpowerup.com
https://www.techpowerup.com/347874/usd-700-ps6-still-possible-but-chances-are-slim-with-usd-800-xbox-incoming
18
Bloomberg Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-31/sony-playstation-5-pro-at-900-shows-consumer-cost-of-memory-crunch
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Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/sony-group-sony-raise-global-153056049.html
20
IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/amazon-resale-might-be-the-best-way-to-buy-a-ps5-pro-before-the-price-increase
21
Kotaku
https://kotaku.com/one-chart-shows-buying-an-old-playstation-has-never-been-this-expensive-before-2000683668
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The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/904614/playstation-5-ps5-pro-digital-edition-refurbished-deal-sale-price-increase