Rumored $500+ PlayStation 5 Launch Price Would be a Disaster for Sony | CCN

[RevengeTaken]

A European retailer operating out of Slovakia appears to have revealed not only the release date of Sony's next-generation PlayStation 5 console but the launch price as well.


The listing on retailer Progamingshop's website allows users to pre-order the PlayStation 5 for the princely sum of 499.99€ ($556) in anticipation of release on Dec. 4 next year.

Slovakian Retailer 'Leaks' PlayStation 5 Release Date and Price
Programingshop is indeed a genuine retailer, so there's no doubt the listing in real, but it isn't exactly the most polished we've seen.

The image of the PlayStation 5 is quite simply a copy-paste of the product renders based on the devkit patent created by web site Let'sGoDigital. It's the closest we currently have to the real thing, but it doesn't exactly instill confidence for potential buyers having to part with 500 €.

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[Kolbe1894]

Unless Scarlett goes $400, otherwise it's fine.

 

[kennyamr]

lol

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CCN* btw, not CNN. For those who didn't bother to click the link.

 

[XxLeonV]

Unless Microsoft undercuts this price, they'll be fine.

 

[BlueManifest]

Stadia for 0$ looking better every day
Im hoping Sony does better with PSnow though
I would like to use PSnow instead of ps5

 

[jschreier]

Lol not quite CNN

 

[ajszenk]

0% chance this releases outside of the US and other major markets after black Friday.

Price sounds about right though.

 

[nsilvias]

well yeah, we already saw this with ps3 and wages are still pretty bad and we are on the cusp of another recession just like during ps3.

 

[adobot]

Placeholder price. and if PS5 is 500 Euros, then it will be $499.99 USD. I don't think anyone is expecting it to be $399 like PS4.. inflation alone makes it unrealistic. I think a $499 price tag is expected, any more than that and it will be a tough sell for me.

 

[Deleted member 21709]

Of course it won't. Rather, a $399 or lower cost probably means the specs won't be meaningful enough to let it last for another seven years - unless they expect Sony to take a big loss on each machine sold.

 

[--R]

Huh?

 

[Trace]

December launch date? No chance.

 

[FinalDasa]

Placeholder.

 

[Strangelove_77]

Agreed. That's way too much. Going over $400 is when people start second guessing.

 

[SunBroDave]

Not to backseat mod, but does this really need a thread? There's nothing to discuss here that's not already being discussed in 20 other places

 

[Deleted member 8741]

It's fine as long as they have two models and the $500 one is beefier.

 

[SteveWinwood]

classic slovakia

 

[Acquiescence]

Jim Ryan don't care. He's going to make sure Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us: Factions and Dreams are launch titles and tell you all to get a second job.

 

[Saint-14]

Both will be $500 most likely but a retailer doesn't know shit 1 year away from launch.

 

[Patent]

CCN? Not CNN, this is an article based on nothing

 

[smurfx]

Lol not quite CNN

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wait is it gonna be less or you do not think that price will sink it?

 

[Rosebud]

lmao this picture

And I think $500 will be the price of both consoles (for my sorrow)

 

[Deleted member 55421]

Stadia for 0$ looking better every day
Im hoping Sony does better with PSnow though
I would like to use PSnow instead of ps5

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looking better until you wanna play next uncharted, god of war 2 or last of us2. Then doesn't look so good.

 

[Deleted member 40102]

Video games getting more and more bigger in media.

Amazing.

 

[ArmGunar]

That article + that retailer of leaked PS5 lol

*quit thread*

 

[neptunez]

Placeholder price. and if PS5 is 500 Euros, then it will be $499.99 USD. I don't think anyone is expecting it to be $399 like PS4.. inflation alone makes it unrealistic. I think a $499 price tag is expected, any more than that and it will be a tough sell for me.

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$499 is expected? says who?

 

[jschreier]

wait is it gonna be less or you do not think that price will sink it?

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I think it's not CNN

 

[LewieP]

Pretty sure anything popping up on retailers websites at this time has a high likelihood of being placeholder.

Especially if they are using an image of a devkit, as if it was a retail console.

 

[Doskoi Panda]

I'd honestly pay $500 for PS5 if it means a stronger PS5. $600 would be my ceiling but it'd be INSANE for Sony to put out the standard 'PS5' at that price.

Jim Ryan don't care. He's going to make sure Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us: Factions and Dreams are launch titles and tell you all to get a second job.

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Fuck that, I'mma just gonna go and get a second job now, you know, just in case.

 

[Patent]

I think it's not CNN

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Nobody clicked the link to actually read it

 

[Dunlop]

Stadia for 0$ looking better every day

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This

PS5 when there is an established library and price cut ; )

 

[Deleted member 721]

sony is

 

[Defect]

$500 is a fine price

 

[QuiteSomething]

Media getting ready for that next gen race I see

 

[Sim]

so did autocorrect get the title or

 

[McStickenstein]

Lol not quite CNN

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Oh snap he knows something. Time for this to be spun into another rumor.

 

[SavoyPrime]

If Scarlett releases for $399, then yeah, that will certainly be a mess for Sony. But I'm going to need more retailers "leaking" this info before I'm convinced.

 

[MistahS]

Time to get another job.

 

[adobot]

$499 is expected? says who?

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General consensus among those in the game industry, folks on here, reddit, etc. based on the leaked specs. Sure it could be different, but $499 is the sweet spot. They won't be able to offer the specs at a lower cost, and pricing higher will greatly hurt sales.

 

[criteriondog]

This isn't CNN. This is CCN.

Stadia for 0$ looking better every day
Im hoping Sony does better with PSnow though
I would like to use PSnow instead of ps5

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I would rather pay $400-500 for a PlayStation 5, knowing I would be getting amazing first party exclusives from Sony, rather than streaming games exclusively from a platform that hasn't proved itself.

 

[ry-dog]

CCN lol

Inflation doesn't seem relevant in gaming, games and consoles are basically priced what they were 15 years ago, they're cheaper than they've ever been. It will be interesting to see if MS or Sony try to push above $400

 

[PenultimateFantasy]

Don't forget to add the extra Trump tariff tax Americans!

Also there is no way the price would be lknown this far in advance. It'd debated internally right up to price announcement

 

[Aokiji]

obv a bogus article but ppl who expect the price to be anything but $499.99 lol

 

[Alucrid]

what does NCC hvae to say about it? don't post NNC though garbage website

 

[Toumari]

Yeah probably worth noting this isn't CNN. It's CCN. The title is misleading.

 

[SharpX68K]

LOL, fucking CNN.

 

[ody]

everyone knows it'll be $399

 

[Doskoi Panda]

looking better until you wanna play next uncharted, god of war 2 or last of us2. Then doesn't look so good.

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Shit, three whole AAA games? Hot damn, move over PC

 

[Kuro]

I like how the idiot that photoshopped the Devkit forgot to remove the mounting divots.

 

[Decima]

Lmao have you seen the specs? What do you expect cnn