PlayStation 5 on sale: The next price reduction is here. And it's higher than ever before. Customers can save around 100 euros when buying a PS5.
The launch followed a few hours after we reported on an upcoming PS5 price promotion. Several retailers have started selling the current Sony console and disk drive at a significant discount.
Update: The reduced price of the PS5 is still valid, so future PS5 owners can still save 100 euros.
The new price reduction even exceeds the Sony campaign that started in Februarywhich only saved 75 to 80 euros.
PS5 Slim für 449 Euro im Sale
The PS5 Slim came onto the market at the end of 2023 with a recommended retail price of 549.99 euros. While a permanent price reduction is still pending, players can get the PS5 Slim with a disk drive for a mere 449 euros as part of an Easter promotion. The price is valid at Amazon, Media Markt and Saturn, among others.
About the offers:
This is a limited-time offer, as can be seen from the product entries. A similar promotion at GameStop ends March 28, 2024. We reported.
When will the permanent PS5 price cut come?
Since the second big price campaign this year alone was launched today after just a few weeks, the question arises as to why Sony isn't permanently increasing the price and reducing the amount to be paid.
Sony President and new PlayStation boss Hiroki Totoki referred to rising costs last February while announcing Sony's new financial figures. Components such as chips and RAM are certain price drivers âwesentliche Preissenkungenâ make difficult.
However, the repeated price promotions are likely to get stuck in the minds of customers and reduce their willingness to invest the full amount in purchasing the PS5.
PS5 Pro reportedly on the way
However, based on the latest price promotions, it would not be a surprise to see a permanent price reduction at the end of the year. On the one hand, it is a driver during the Christmas shopping season. And on the other hand, the PS5 Pro is supposedly coming onto the market during this period.
We have reported on the more powerful Sony console several times in the past few months. The mid-gen upgrade was originally mentioned from insider Tom Henderson, who also correctly predicted other PlayStation-labeled hardware products. These include, among others PlayStation Portal as well as Pulse Explore and Pulse Elite.
The information and rumors about the PS5 Pro so far are summarized below:
PS5 with high sales figures and below expectations
The new price action is also likely to be a result of the latest annual report. In February, Sony announced that the PS5 had sold 54.8 million units.
At the same time, the company had to admit that the high expectations for the current financial year, which ends on March 31, 2024, cannot be met. Of the once planned 25 million sales were four million canceled.
However, compared to its direct competition, Sony is still successful. The Xbox Series X/S consoles should only be around that Half of the PS5 sales come.
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