A French source believes a PS5 price hike is imminent.
In a post on X (or Twitter), the account GyoJvFR warns prospective PlayStation purchasers to brace themselves for a “drastic” increase.
According to his message, prices will increase as follows:
PS5 SlimFrom €549.99 (~$634) to €649.99 (~$749)PS5 ProFrom €799.99 (~$922) to €899.99 (~$1,038)PS PortalFrom €219.99 (~$253) to €249.99 (~$288)
He claims the “announcement will be made shortly” but he doesn’t know the “exact effective date”. Apparently the same source accurately leaked similar Xbox price hikes last year.
Bon allé je suis sympa (et comme l’info circule je vous la partage)
🚨ALERTINFO🚨Sony augmente {drastiquement} ses prix 🤯
👉PS5 Slim : 649,99€
👉PS5 Pro : 899,99€
👉PS5 Portal : 249,99€
L’annonce se fera sous peu. Je n’ai pas connaissance exacte de la date d’effet. https://t.co/gFbEEoecwv
— Gyo (@GyoJvfr) March 26, 2026
Still, it’s worth noting that we’ve been unable to corroborate this information and will contact Sony for comment.
As many of you know, the economy is stretched at the moment and an increase in AI consumption of key computing components has pushed prices up across the board.
But PlayStation, to its credit, has said it has secured inventory for the rest of the year, and it’s iterated that it intends to further monetise its existing consumers to offset increasing costs.
As such, these price hikes, on the surface, look far too extreme to us. It’s worth repeating that the PS5 launched at €499.99, so we’re looking at a potential €150 price increase over five years into the generation here.
We’ll update if and when we learn more, but definitely chalk this down as a rumour until harder evidence surfaces.
As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.