After Sony announced that it had been affected by “continuing pressures on the global economic situation” and the global price increase for the PS5 series, the volume of PS5 had surged.
At the end of March, Sony announced an increase of $100 for the base and digital versions of PS5 and $150 for the PS5 Pro, effective 2 April. SIE Vice-President Isabel Thomas said at the time: “We find this to be a necessary step to ensure that we continue to provide innovative, high-quality game experiences to global players”. According to the data of Matt Piscatla, Director-General of Circana and consultant to the video game industry, United States players were able to upgrade the mainframe before the price hike, and last week ‘ s expenditure on video games hardware was almost double that of the same period last year.
In February of this year, Sony published his nine-month financial performance as at 31 December 2025, resulting in a 21 per cent increase in operating income. Their game and network services also saw a significant increase in business income, by 27 per cent, to 40.9 billion yen (approximately $2.6 billion). However, there was a decline in hardware revenues for the holders of the platform and a 15.7 per cent decline in PS5 mainframe sales. This followed a price increase in April last year. At that time, Sony raised the price of the PS5 mainframe in Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Prices of PS5 Pro remained constant in all regions, while prices of the PS5 digital version changed in the United Kingdom and Europe, and prices of the Basic PS5 were adjusted in Australia and New Zealand.
Last month, it was reported that Sony was considering postponing the release of his next generation of mainframes due to the ongoing memory shortage crisis.