Sony is raising prices on the PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal across Southeast Asia, with the increases taking effect on May 1, 2026 – adding to a wave of global hikes that have already landed in the US, UK, Europe, and Japan as of April 2, according to Shacknews.
Exact new regional figures for Southeast Asia are yet to be officially confirmed market by market, but the pre-hike Malaysian reference prices give a clear baseline for how steep the jump could feel. Here’s where things stood heading into the increases:
- PS5 Disc Slim – RM2,499
- PS5 Digital Slim – RM2,069
- PS5 Pro – RM3,849
- PlayStation Portal – RM999
For context on how hard these global adjustments have hit elsewhere: US prices now sit at $649.99 for the standard PS5 (up $100 from its November 2020 launch price of $499.99), $899.99 for the PS5 Pro (up $150), and $249.99 for the PlayStation Portal. The UK lands at £569.99 for the base model, with Europe at €649.99 and Japan at ¥97,980.
Sony’s Vice President of Global Marketing, Isabelle Tomatis, attributed the decision to a “careful evaluation of market conditions,” citing the need to sustain high-quality gaming amid economic pressures. Analysts point to surging memory chip costs – driven by the tech industry’s pivot toward AI data-centre infrastructure – as a key factor squeezing consumer hardware margins. It’s a broader component cost story, not a PlayStation-specific one, but PlayStation owners are the ones feeling it in their wallets.
This is Sony’s second meaningful round of PS5 price increases in under a year, and cumulatively the standard console is now $100 pricier than at launch – not a great look for a platform still fighting for hardware sales momentum against the Switch 2. If you’re curious where PlayStation’s broader hardware strategy is headed beyond the current generation, we’ve got a full breakdown of everything confirmed about the PS6.
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