PlayStation and Retailers Have Increased the PS5 DualSense Controller by $5
Following the PS5 console and accessories price increase in Japan two weeks ago, it seems Sony is hiking up the price of the PS5 DualSense controller in the US as well.
Over on Sony’s PlayStation Direct store, the standard DualSense is now priced at $74.99 compared to its previous price point of $69.99, which marks a $5 increase. It seems this new price is something that’s come directly from Sony themselves, as even retailers like GameStop have now adjusted their price accordingly as well.
Hopefully, the price increase stops there, and the console itself is not affected. Speaking of which, the PS5 Pro is reportedly set to be announced very soon, and hopefully, this translates to the base PS5 model getting a price reduction (though we highly doubt that given the current gaming climate).
Why is Sony increasing the price? We can’t say for sure. There’s a jab here about Concord failing miserably and how this might be tied into it, but we’ll refrain from doing that. We’ve reached out to Sony to ask what’s the cause for the price hike and whether it’ll be implemented in retailers across the entire US.
Of course, given how fast the PS5 is selling out now in certain parts of the world (particularly in China due to Black Myth Wukong), it might not matter if there’s a price increase or not. If you can find a controller at the lower price point, and you’re thinking of picking another one up, I suggest doing it now.
In other news, Sony has teased the PS5 Pro in one of its Instagram stories about the PlayStation brand’s upcoming 30th anniversary.
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Im sure it has nothing to do with the giant game failures recently…There is nothing worse than a company that charges its customers for its mistakes. Playstation is just a terrible organization right now.
It’s kinda messed up that they raise the price and yet they do nothing about the battery life and stick drift, it might not necessarily be because of recent game failures it might be a manufacturing issue or because of inflation and the cost of living.