Sony has announced that the price of the PS5, PS5 Pro and PS Portal will increase on April 2.
The changes are hitting countries around the world, and Canada is no exception. See below for the new Canadian prices that will take effect on April 2:
- Standard PS5 — $819.99 (previously $649.99)
- Digital PS5 — $749.99 (previously $579.99)
- PS5 Pro — $1099.99 (previously $959.99)
- PS Portal — $319.99 (previously $269.99)
Clearly, it’s a marked increase, with the base PS5 consoles now costing almost $200 more. The fact that this is coming more than five years into the generation is especially rough, as consoles historically are supposed to lower in price over time.
In a blog post, PlayStation attributed these hikes to “continued pressures in the global economic landscape” — presumably, a reference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s inane sweeping tariffs and the global RAM shortage.
“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,” wrote PlayStation.
Last year, the company raised PS5 console prices in some markets, although Canada wasn’t included. Unfortunately, we weren’t so lucky this time.
PlayStation follows fellow console makers Xbox and Nintendo in raising hardware prices over the past year. Last year, Microsoft raised Xbox Series X/S prices twice, and Canada was included in one of those hikes. Nintendo, meanwhile, started charging more for the original Switch in August, although it hasn’t yet increased the price of the Switch 2.
