What the PlayStation 5 Price Hike in Japan Means for PS5 Pro - Next-Gen Console Watch 

Technically there were three price bumps on the PS5. You forgot to mention the $50 price bump on the digital slim.

The digital ps5 went up it's not 400 anymore it's 450

This generation has taught me to invest in a pc

The prices of the PS5 rose up 2022 year as well. Does nobody remember that?

Don't let them gas light you with inflation. Let's not forget the ps3 got a pretty big price cut during the great recession.

I’m also a firm believer that they should not do a half step console release. We don’t need a PS5 Pro. We need them to utilize the PS5 and later release a PS6 so that the technological jump seems worth it. As it is, these half steps makes the following generation appear less impressive.

In Bangladesh ps5 selling for 65k/70k bdt which is equivalent to 600$

This generation is a total mess. Bring out a Pro version of a console that has no games so you can still play PS4 games while raising the price of the PS5 that has been out for 4 years and is an obvious flop. I'm currently going back to the PS3 and playing GTA IV as I'm over it.

So….. back to pc??

Greed. Nothing more. Stockholders > customers.

I've never been more happy to be a PC gamer

short story: concord did this

Hardware isnt the issue this gen. They bet big on overcrowded GAAS and pandered to an audience that doesnt exist in the market

When a company is publicly traded and the shareholders expect infinite growth 📈 companies come up with all kinds of "ways" to increase profit margins. They loooove the fact that people automatically justify it and blame it solely on inflation.

Ps5 pro isn't real.

Pro Consoles aren't needed this generation, ridiculous we have barely tapped into current gen with games still being released on past gen, ridiculous.

NO NEXT GEN THIS ONE HASNT EVEN STARTED

Ive been living in Japan for 9 years, and all ill say is our weak yen was worth 1.5 to almost 2times less than the dollar. Sony makes a lot more money overseas so it kinda makes sense to raise the price to get a return that could at least keep pace with profits in other markets.

Imagine releasing 2 games in 2 years. Also imagine the 2nd game is concord = -$200M. Also also imagine Bungie. Also also also imagine having zero showcase for OVER 2 years. Also also also also imagine uping all prices regarding soyny gaming globaly just to stay afloat. But we cant wait for the concord remaster on ps5 pro running 0 players / second. 😂👍

Not only are the pro versions pointless but they raising prices for the online services it’s outrageous

It's obviously a direct causation of Playstation crushing Xbox out of the competition.

PayStation 🚮

Did Ryan forget Xbox raised prices in Japan a few weeks ago

Funny no comment about MS raising the price of series X in Japan 2 weeks ago

Ps5 price hike due to funds being spent on making unsold western games🗿

The PS5 digital went up $50. It's $449 now. Not $399.

the concord effect

Greed

Sony keeps dropping the ball...

sony is money hungry and not gamer friendly.. increasing the price of ps5 while cheaping out on the components

Inflation doesn’t care about past gaming president. This has everything to do with the strength of the Yen vs USD

Greed never gets cheaper this is why the world is falling apart from the greedy few .

They have to recover their losses from the Concord debacle.

When the hell are we getting Half Life Alyx on psvr2???

Sony just wants to milk their fanbase at this point

Two things. 1. The dreamcast should've been in that poll 2. NGCW should be longer and include the VCS 800 Thankyou

Next gen is cooked.

I've been gaming since the 80s - the aftermath of the Pandemic is the only time in the last 40 years that the US economy has experienced significant inflation. You'd think people realize that means prices go up. It's so idiotic for people to discuss this as something unique to gaming and even moreso as something particular to an individual product like the PS5.

Sony seems confused or something. They got the “winners” ball but don’t know what to do with it. They haven’t even hit their stride on the regular PS5 yet lol. This generation has to be the weirdest era of gaming, ever.

Prepare for PS5 pro at 700 bucks. The latest Xbox one x 2tb is like 650 bucks.. it's getting crazy out there.

This is probably THE worse gaming generation so far.

Why would it be cheaper? Companies have to put a huge amount of man hours into development. Not to mention the supply issues. In what world does that equal a less expensive product? That makes zero sense

This comment section acts like everyone is forced to buy a Pro. Let Sony bring out an upgrade, it’s been 4 years… If you feel like an upgrade isn’t necessary, just don’t buy the damn thing.

Sony, make online multiplayer free again. Or give us an online only option for cheap.

The fundamental problem with this current generation is not a technical problem but instead a timing and adherence to legacy/previous generation hardware i.e PS4/PS4 Pro.Regarding timing,the PS4 was launched in November of 2020 during the first full year of the global COVID-19 pandemic.With that brought massive supply-chain disruptions which led to limited stock availability and astronomical prices on the resale market.That caused the natural adoption rate to be greatly reduced as the global economy went into a recession.The adherence to cross generation also prevented PS5 games from showing the next-generation capability of the PS5.That strategy was implemented to make up for the reduced installed user base and to allow the game developers to make a Return On their Investment to develop their respective games.A PS5 Pro is technically not currently needed as there has not been a PS5 game that has fully reached the performance threshold of the PS5.From my understanding the upcoming GTA6 will apparently be the first game that would require a PS5 Pro to run at Rock stars intended performance targets.The other point of note pertaining to GTA6 is that it would be released on PS5/PS5 Pro first before it is released on PC.Thus allowing Sony to use GTA6 as a system seller and giving them first mover advantage over Microsoft.

chyle they need to be working on the exclusive library with A1 games

The issue this gen is game development cycles. It takes too long. It's been 2 generations since a gta game. It's insane

Literally all we want is ray tracing, 4k and 60fps all in one mode and not in 3 different modes. That's it.

The moment they made the slim more expensive or similar price this isn’t a shock

Jada, What’s up dude?

Sony has already lost to the switch 2 especially in japan

Isn't gaming media supposed to be objective, non-biased?

Corporate greed . Next generation consoles ill move to pc

A PS5 is 6-700$ in Denmark

Sadly when Playstation have the better device with no one competing against it, they can get away with rising the price. Also, the console is nearly 4 years old. If you waited this long, you're broke or not a gamer. Just get a 2nd hand one.

Let's not forget the nintendo switch has been out since 2017 and never went down on the price of the console and games

Didn't they remove the 8k on newer boxes

Y'all be complaining about a small price increase but in Africa we buy the PS5 at $1200

Just charge $2,000.00 USD for the pro. I’m all for it.

The console price increase is due to a number of factors in the market, no one can control that.. A PS5 slim model, costing more than a base model on release, is ridiculous!! As for the 30fps games, that’s normal given this time of the generation with its hardware almost 7 years old, hasn’t been any different from previous consoles generations.

Not available in Japan anywhere now, 2 months ago was available everywhere not anymore and have to apply for a lottery to see if you can get 1 only online stores

PS5 physical was selling for $345 before the price hike, which is crazy cheap

if the top steam deck with 1Tb can cost 679€, then people should be realistic about the PS5 Pro price. don't @ me with some stupid caluclations a la 'but games on 'PCs' are cheaper. That is not the point.

Awesome! My two favorite IGN journalists on the panel today

Wow, Ryan’s eyebrows are quite impressive.

Japan was the cheapest place to buy a ps5 in South East Asia, got mine there, significantly cheaper than the officially sold by sony in my country

The Switch Mini 😂

Perhaps they're hoping that the PS5 pro will sell well from scalpers.

Not a big deal, is just a exchange rate issue. 1USD used to be 110JPY went up to 160JPY. If they do nothing will be cheaper for some regions of the world to just import PS5s from Japan. Another point, keep the same price in a high inflation environment is price cut. ✌️

There’s no way the pro is less than the regular. She clueless on that one lol

Actual title discussion starts at 10:00

isn't journalism supposed to be accurate?

Remember back in the old days of capitalism - four years ago - when companies would try to compete on price?

It's probably because of the fiasco with Helldivers 2 and Ghost of Tsushima PC Sony accounts. And what was happening with Destiny 2. But who knows.

15:06 yes let’s hope for only a $100 price drop 🙄🙄 not! No, it’s been 4 years, they have an all digital model and want to introduce a pro, I’m going to need more off the base disk and digital model to get into it.

Why is an Xbox fanboy covering this?

Does no one understand the concept of currency? The price of the PS5 didn't go up, it went down over time (because of the weaker yen) and now Sony reverted that again to have a simliar price in Japan as in the US or Europe.

Y’all bitching about $600 yet buy 2k iPhones

I’m updating consoles for GTA 6 & Undisputed (Boxing Game)

If Xbox increased the price of the Xbox on America by $90 the internet would be burning a million articles

What ever the price its gonna be a mission alone to get your hands on a legit PS5 pro. Scalpers will probably grab most of the release stock and be flogging them for a $1000

Sony has over taken Nintendo on its consumer bashing This is a tactic for when the pro comes out they reduce the normal ps5 back to its normal price and everyone will see how expensive the pro is so when people finally leave the ps4 they will get a basic ps5

PlayStation 5 Pro-bably Stronger

Great ep. Thanks for posting 1. Jadas looking really pretty.

Great discussion about the outcome of the poll.😒

Someone should probably tell Jada that in 2024, it's no longer okay to use the phrase "call a spade a spade." However innocuous its origins may have been, it's evolved into something that's very hurtful to some.

Will the pro be able to play monster hunter wilds at a consistant 60fps in performance mode? Thats the big question that will help sell the console of true.

The pro versions of all of these consoles are so dumb and such a money grab

jim ryan 🤬🤬🤬

When is someone going to teach Americans how sales tax works? 😂 "Apples with apples" Ryan says, and then promptly compares with-tax prices against tax-exclusive prices.

You right they should be Microsoft and fire another 11000 people

Just let me play Fidelity/Performance mode at the same time and include a disc drive. Ffs

Fun fact: if Sony were to release a console today at the equivalent of the PS3's $600, it would sell for about $1,000. You're welcome.

Solid collection back there Jada!

Great video! Looking at last week's poll, my guess is the Switch being bundled with PS5/Xbox Series is what put the current generation squareiy in 3rd. PS3/Xbox 360/Wii would be my top generation as well.

Great Stuff, as always!

Thé ps5 is 550 in europe so thé ps5 pro Will be 650 700 here

4:35 Not "probably", 100% definitely. They just repurposed an existing, low-end Tegra from Nvidia with 4GB of cheap-o, relatively slow LPDRR4, on a now ancient (by technology standards) manufacturing process. Relative to PS5 and Series X, it was overpriced for their hardware at launch. Compared to custom chips on the (at the time of release) most advanced manufacturing process and 16GB of GDDR6. Nintendo was making serious bank on their hardware sales from the start.

Lady talking about new releases being 30fps... ive not seen a SINGLE PS5 exclsuive be 30 fps, thats xbox 😂😂

As a PC gamer, recently bought PS5 just for Stellar Blade, played some other games as well but everything in PS screams "old" and "cheap". Feels like gaming on at least a 10 years old PC, with an additional input delay injected. The money saved is not worth the degraded performance and lack of versatility.