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Catherine Lewis

Thanks to the PS5's second price hike in less than 3 years, the console is now more expensive than a Nintendo Switch 2 in multiple regions

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The cost of certain PS5 models is once again increasing in many parts of the world as Sony announces what is, for many countries, a second price hike for its current-gen console.

Announced yesterday (April 13), Sony confirmed in a blog post that it's "made the tough decision to raise the recommended retail price (RRP) of the PlayStation 5 console in select markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Australia and New Zealand," pointing to the "backdrop of a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates" as the reasons why.

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