The price of Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) console will rise by up to 43%. The increase appears to reflect supply chain instability stemming from the Middle East and higher memory prices.
Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea (SIEK) said on the 27th via its official blog that it will adjust the domestic consumer price of the PS5 console.
According to Sony, the standard PS5 model will rise about 27%, from 748,000 won to 948,000 won. The digital edition without a disc drive will increase 43%, from 598,000 won to 858,000 won. The PS5 Pro, a performance-enhanced model, will go up about 16%, from 1,118,000 won to 1,298,000 won. The higher prices will take effect starting May 1.
Sony Interactive Entertainment also raised PS5 consumer retail prices on Apr. 2 in major markets including the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Japan. The company said at the time that it decided to adjust prices as expense pressures persisted across the global economic environment. The latest domestic price increase is likewise seen as a follow-up measure.