Sony has announced a significant price hike for PlayStation 5 in Japan, which will see the cost of the console’s standard and Digital Editions rise by ¥13,000 (around £70).
Announcing the news in a post on its Japanese PlayStation Blog, Sony blamed the price hike (as per Google Translate) on “the recent challenging external environment, including the current fluctuations in the global economic situation, and the impact it will have on our business”.
When its new prices come into effect on 2nd September, the disc version of PlayStation 5 will increase from ¥66,980 (around £350) to ¥79,980 (around £420). As for the disc-free Digital Edition, it’ll see its price rise from ¥59,980 (£314) to ¥72,980 (£380).
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Read more There is a new update on Steam which informs other players if a review left on a game’s page was primarily played on Valve’s handheld Steam Deck.
The news was shared via the Steam Deck’s social media team on X, with the straight to the point wording: “We’ve just shipped a new feature on Steam that shows when a customer review was written by someone who played primarily on Steam Deck.”
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