Sony has just increased the price of its PlayStation 5. This is the first time the Japanese brand is hiking the price of the console since its launch back in 2020. The development is bad news for those planning to purchase the console. The revised pricing of the PlayStation 5 has been updated on Sony’s ShopAtSC website. 

Sony had previously hiked the price of the PlayStation 5 in other markets. Hence, it was just a matter of time before the console became expensive in India as well. Notably, Sony’s competitor Microsoft also increased the prices of the Xbox Series X and S for the third time in the country along with some controllers and accessories. During the price hike of the PS5 in other markets excluding India, Sony cited high global inflation, currency fluctuations, and economic slowdown as the main reasons. 

Sony has raised the prices of both the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition. Both have become expensive by Rs 4,000. The PS5 was available for Rs 49,990 and is now priced at Rs 54,990 which is a 10 percent increase above its original price. The Digital Edition costs Rs 44,990, up 12.5 percent from Rs 39,990. Fortunately, the prices of PS5 accessories like DualSense controller, Pulse 3D headphones, DualSense Charging Station, and HD camera remain the same.

The only difference between the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition is that the former comes with a 4K Blu-ray disk slot. Both consoles are powered by an octa-core AMD CPU paired with 16GB GDDR6 RAM and 1TB SSD. 

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Sony seems to have done another oopsie with respect to India’s PlayStation 5 launch. The first pre-order, which happened on January 12, didn’t go well with fans. Apparently, the stocks vanished in a flash leaving many customers disappointed which was visible on social media comments. Now, Sony has given another shocker regarding the PS5 pre-orders.

According to a Twitter post(via Gadgets360), Sony has confirmed that there won’t be any more pre-orders for the PS5 before February 2 launch. Back on January 12, customers were fuming regarding the less pre-order time and stocks planned by Sony. However, they were at least hoping that another pre-order would set things right.

Sony has now shattered those dreams at least that’s what the report says. It says that it’s not planning pre-orders before the first launch that is on February 2. This means disheartened fans will have to wait for another two weeks to know when will the next sale/pre-order be.

PS5 will not be available for pre-order again before launch. They have basically taken back their previous statement.

"We are not planning pre-order for PS5 before 2nd February. Please stay in touch with retailers for future pre-order updates." https://t.co/mU0hWTszoV

— Is PS5 Out For Delivery in India Yet? (@PS5India) January 14, 2021

Sony’s PS5 fans in India have been in a bit of rollercoaster emotions right from the price announcement.   Although the latter came way back in October, Sony had reportedly canceled the launch multiple times one of which was allegedly on November 19. The frustration was so much that people started buying the imported units for as high as ₹90,000($1230).

Even after the official announcement on the first day of this year, Sony shocked the audience by confirming the absence of Digital Edition during the pre-orders. That said, we are yet to get an official number on how many units were exactly reserved for January 12.

Either way, it has officially requested us to stay in touch with retailers for the next phase of pre-orders. Hence, if you are planning to get a PS5 in India, the best you can do is contact a retailer near you to know what’s going on right now.

In case you don’t know, PS5 in India is priced at ₹49,990($684) for 4K Blue-ray Disc Drive Edition and ₹39,990($547) for Digital Edition. Also, as stated before, only the Disc Drive edition along with Dual Sense Wireless Controller(₹5,990), and Media Remote(₹2,590) will be available on February 2.

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Sony’s PlayStation 5(PS5) officially went on sale on November 12 in countries like the US, Japan. In fact, retailers are stocking the units in more numbers due to a surge in demand in markets like Europe. However, the next-gen console is yet to officially go on sale in India. Ahead of this, people have started buying the imported units through unauthorized channels. And Sony India thinks it isn’t a good idea.

As reported by MensXP(via Gadgets360), a Sony PlayStation India representative has responded to the request regarding the warranty policies of imported units. He suggests customers to check for the Sony India Warranty Card while purchasing PlayStation products within India. Precisely, the company allows users to claim warranty benefits for Sony India products that are certified by BIS and have a valid Indian Warranty Card.

This suggests that the imported ones won’t be eligible for a warranty inside the country. This is because as quoted by the representative, the Indian retail units that come with a local warranty card are certified by BIS. However, the imported ones aren’t and this negates the policy of Sony PlayStation India. Hence, this sends a clear message to people who are buying non-Indian units as high as ₹90,000 without a warranty.

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Plus, this is a no-brainer as Sony has been following this for earlier generations(PS4) as well. In any case, it is highly advisable to buy Sony PlayStation products from India with the official Indian Warranty card. It is understandable that the console is highly attractive especially after the price announcement. However, as Sony is trying its best to fulfill the user’s demand, decisions like these will only harm the users as they are left out to dry in case of any issue.

Anyway, it’s already been one month since the prices for India were announced but PlayStation 5 hasn’t got an official release date yet. But according to the report, it will be available on official retailers like Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, Reliance Digital, ShopatSC.com, and Games The Shop. Besides, the next-gen console comes with a revamped white and black design, upgraded performance, storage(SSD), and a DualSense Controller.

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