Sony Increases Price of Refurbished PS5 Consoles - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 May 2026 / 9,386 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment increased the price of all three SKUS of the PlayStation 5 - PS5 Digital Edition, PS5 with a disc drive, and PS5 Pro - in the US, UK, Europe, and Japan on April 2, and in South Korea and Southeast Asia today, May 1.
The company has now increased the price of refurbished PS5 consoles on the PlayStation Direct website. The refurbished PS5 Digital Edition increased from $400 to $500, while the PS5 with a disc drive increased from $450 to $550.
This price increase was likely done in order to keep the price of refurbished PS5 consoles $100 below the price of a new console. However, there is a refurbished original PS5 model with a disc drive available for $400.
Here are the updated PS5 prices following the recent increases:
United States
- PS5 – $649.99 (previously $549.99)
- PS5 Digital Edition – $599.99 (previously $499.99)
- PS5 Pro – $899.99 (previously ($749.99)
- PS Portal – $249.99 (previously $199.99)
United Kingdom
- PS5 – £569.99 (previously £479.99)
- PS5 Digital Edition – £519.99 (previously £429.99)
- PS5 Pro – £789.99 (previously £699.99)
- PS Portal – £219.99 (previously £199.99)
Europe
- PS5 – €649.99 (previously €549.99)
- PS5 Digital Edition – €599.99 (previously €499.99)
- PS5 Pro – €899.99 (previously €799.99)
- PS Portal – €249.99 (previously €219.99)
Japan
- PS5 – ¥97,980 (previously ¥79,980)
- PS5 Digital Edition – ¥89,980 (previously ¥72,980)
- PS5 Pro – ¥137,980 (previously ¥119,980)
- PS Portal – ¥39,980 (previously ¥34,980)
South Korea
- PS5 – ₩948,000 (previously ₩748,000)
- PS5 Digital Edition – ₩858,000 (previously ₩598,000)
- PS5 Pro – ₩1.298 million (previously (₩1.118 million)
Singapore
- PS5 – $849 (previously $799)
- PS5 Digital Edition – $764 (previously $669)
- PS5 Pro – $1,167 (previously ($1,069)
Malaysia
- PS5 – MYR 2,799
- PS5 Digital Edition – MYR 2,499
- PS5 Pro – MYR 3,999
Thailand
- PS5 – THB 20,990
- PS5 Digital Edition – THB 18,790
- PS5 Pro – THB 30,990
Indonesia
- PS5 – IDR 11,399,000
- PS5 Digital Edition – IDR 9,999,000
Philippines
- PS5 – PHP 40,032
Vietnam
- PS5 – VND 16,900,000
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
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So now a used disc-less version costs the same as the new regular PS5 I got 6 years ago, isn't that something...
you see sonys 2025 profits? greedy mother fuckers. the PS5 will be my last playstation. i will be a dedicated nintendo guy
A lot of people called Nintendo greedy as well for Mario Kart World being a 90$ game and 90$ for the Pro Controller. Wait until we see a Switch 2 price increase...
i have purchesed almost every starting with the atari 2600. will not be purchasing more than 1 system per generation for now on and now nintendo will be my choice
And when Nintendo increases the price of switch 2 you'll still be a delicate Nintendo guy right?
with prices being so high on all 3 systems i will only be purchasing 1 system per generation, which will be nintendo in the future, i play the switch 2 more than my xbox and ps5 combined
Hypocrite much? All you need to say is that you love Nintendo way more and super high prices are OK with that brand.
but that is not true, several games i enjoy on my other systems. just the switch is more fun to me and im not buying all systems anymore
They are all greedy now. Sony's greed is currently outstripping Nintendo's greed, but Nintendo lost its way with the Switch 2 as well. I'm skipping this gen entirely due to all this greed. Haven't seen anything on Switch 2 that remotely justifies the price. And of course the Sony prices are clownish this gen. Happily sticking to the Switch 1 through this gen along with 80%+ discounts on Steam.
The Switch 2 has not even been out a year so youre writing it off prematurely.
Yeah, they always say is $90 but MKW is $80. It was $50 with the bundle and it's the only new game for $80.
Now we have new digital first party games for $50. Also is the cheapest and always physically available modern console and nobody say that.
On a roll
A lot of Sony fanboys wanted Xbox to go out of business. I hope you enjoy now. This is what happens when company don't have any competition.
Agree! It's what I have been stating on Chartz since 360 era, mainly in 2008. I think maybe it's healthy some PS fanboys are maybe starting to realize things now (well, not all). I'm holding on to my Series S as long as possible.
The level of greed from these big companies is ridiculous. And the worst part is people are still buying their products. At least Game Pass users unsubscribe in big numbers to make Xbox realize their mistake. We all need to do the same to all three console makers on their hardware so they stop.
Thank you! Yes, and I think revolt against GP was the right thing to do. It's refreshing to see someone on Chartz without bias, and, extremely rare.... maybe it's getting a bit better in some ways.
Exactly. People need to start talking with their wallets. I see so many Nintendo apologists on here that say jacked up software and jacked up hardware prices are perfectly fine and lack of games is fine.
Meanwhile any desire I had for Switch 2 died the moment they announced (or in reality hid the announcement) of the $450/$500 price and $80 Mario Kart. And while I'm not a Sony gamer, I can't even imagine what is going through the heads of people who are paying these PS5 prices and being okay with them constantly raising the price.
The games industry is no longer a competition for consumers but a competition in greed.
Given the bill of materials cost for Switch 2 is widely estimated to be $400 (which you need to add on transportation/shipping costs on top of) how are you accusing them of greed for charging $450 for it?
Greed doesnt equal any price greater than youd prefer to pay.
But you know, there was a time when these companies would take a loss on their consoles knowing they would make up their money on the software side. With all the disgusting amount of microtransactions that exist now on games I bet they are getting more than enough to cover the difference. And after seeing the success of the games in 2025 (Expedition 33), the concept "oh games are now to expensive to make" I call bullshit on their prices. The CEOs and all high end people at these companies want their 10+ million annual salary plus bonuses more than making things affordable for us the consumer.
Thanks for replying. The "loss leader" strategy you speak of is a luxury for tech conglomerates and not really a viable business model for a dedicated gaming company like Nintendo. Sony and Microsoft can bleed cash on hardware because they’re propped up by insurance, CMOS sensors, and trillion-dollar cloud infrastructures like Azure.
Nintendo on the other hand is a pure-play gaming company; if they sell hardware at a loss, they’re effectively betting the entire farm that every single buyer will purchase five full-priced games immediately just to break even.
There are a few massive holes in the "MTX will cover it" logic to:
- Nintendo’s biggest movers are titles like Zelda, Mario, and Metroid. These are premium, single-player experiences with zero microtransactions. You can't subsidize a $`400 BOM with "disgusting MTX" when the core audience is buying games that don’t have any.
- We aren't in the 2000s anymore. In the PS2 era, manufacturing costs plummeted as tech matured. Today, silicon and memory costs are actually increasing. With DRAM and NAND prices doubling recently, that `$400 BOM is a hard floor. Expecting a company to sell a product for less than it costs to build—while their supply chain costs are rising—isn’t a "demand for affordability," it’s a request for them to go bankrupt.
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Using Expedition 33 to claim AAA dev costs are a myth is a complete misunderstanding of scale. That game was a masterclass in AA efficiency (made for under $10M), but it doesn't change the fact that hardware R&D and global logistics for a console launch cost billions. One efficient dev team doesn't make a 5nm chip or a shipping container across the Pacific any cheaper.
As for the CEO salary argument, the math just aint mathin. If a CEO takes a $10 million bonus and you divide that across 15 million consoles sold in a year, you’re looking at a price reduction of roughly $0.66 per unit.
Even if the entire board of directors worked for free, the console would still cost $449. Corporate greed is a real thing, but a $50 margin on a newly released console isn't it—that's just staying in business.
That is so dumb. £479 for a refurb PS5, lol.
The way they are speed running the bad news so when GTA 6 hits everyone forgets lololol. Oh Sony
Sony, cmon now, cmon man.
I'm genuinely confused as to whats going on at Sony.
Next Gen consoles won't be cheap. Be ready.
Oh well, more pressing matters out there. The interest rates up again, mortgage up another 200/300 a month, fkn gvmt and their policies. So a price console up 50/100 is meaningless
The first time I buy a console early in its life , gotta say I'm kinda happy about that now.
Greed knows no limits
Serious question, what is the source of these Consoltes, ones that are sent back broken within Warranty?
maybe im out of the loop on this but dont people typically get refurbished consoles through second hand sources
Game pricing is really getting out of control. So grateful for Steam, at least for a lot of people its still affordable.
We'll see when they finally launch the Steam Machine if they're affordable or not. The $100 US controller so far doesn't instill a lot of confidence .
Yeah I got a budget gaming laptop last Fall, actually to get into game dev so I'd have a windows machine I could test games out on but that also lets me get Windows-only Steam games. I only owned two Steam games before that, but now I'll happily skip all the console greed and just stick to buying like 80%+ discounted Steam games (feels so different than paying $60 for every never discounted Switch first party game lol!).
Suddenly the Switch 2 price tag looks pretty tempting...
The thousand dollar handheld PC's and the other price jumps didn't make that point already?
Sigh
It would look perfect if they took a bite out of the Playstation logo.
