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Technology
Adam Hales

Sony raised PS5 prices in key regions and Xbox instantly became the cheaper console, creating one of the funniest value swings in years

Xbox vs. PlayStation, pixel art.

Xbox has rightfully been lambasted online for poor decisions and inexcusable prices, with last September’s price increases pushing things to frankly gross levels, albeit ones many argued were unavoidable due to broader market conditions (thanks, AI).

Whilst Xbox was mocked at the time, many presumed a similar price hike was coming for Sony, and while it held off for a while, they have now finally caved, citing “continued pressures in the global economic landscape,” so with that said, let’s break down the price differences between Sony and Microsoft and see which one might be better value (spoiler alert, it’s not Sony).

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