PS5 prices are still £90 cheaper at some UK retailers but you better be quick

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All PS5 consoles should be £90 more expensive from today, but you can still pick up a console for much cheaper at certain retailers.

The most expensive console generation just became even more costly following a £90 price hike across all PlayStation 5 consoles, but not everyone is following Sony’s rules. Or at least not yet.

The increase officially came into effect on Thursday, April 2, bumping up the price of the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition to £519.99, the PlayStation 5 slim with a disc drive to £569.99, and the PS5 Pro to a whopping £789.99. Additionally, the PS Portal went up by £20 to £219.99.

While this increase has been rolled out on PlayStation Direct, other UK retailers, beyond Sony’s remit, are yet to put up their prices.

Over on Argos and Smyths, you can still pick up PlayStation 5 consoles at their cheaper price, from before the increase. This means you can buy the digital edition for £429.99, the PlayStation 5 slim for £479.99, the PS5 Pro for £699.99, and the PS Portal for £199.99.

On Smyths, the PS5 Pro is discounted by £10, bringing it down to £689.99. Additionally, the retailer is selling bundles for the other systems, including a PlayStation 5 slim disc console with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or Astro Bot for £519.99 (the same price the system alone is meant to be following the price hike).

However, the cheapest place to buy the PlayStation 5 digital edition or the standard console on their own is EE.co.uk, which is selling them slightly below the average, at £419 and £465, respectively. Although you will need an account for that.

Over on Amazon (at time of writing), the price increase has come into effect on the standard disc console, but not the digital edition – so it might be connected to their current stock allocation. As such, if you’re interested in buying one, you’re better off acting fast.

Other retailers like John Lewis and Currys are also yet to bump up the price. You can find a list of the best deals at UK retailers below.

Best PS5 digital edition prices

• PS5 digital edition console – £419 at EE.co.uk
• PS5 digital edition console – £429.99 at Argos
• PS5 digital edition console – £429.99 at Currys
• PS5 digital edition console – £429 at Amazon
• PS5 digital edition console – £429.99 at Smyths
• PS5 digital edition console – £429.99 at John Lewis
• PS5 digital edition console with extra DualSense controller – £479.99 at Smyths
• PS5 digital edition console with Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – £489 at Currys

Best PS5 standard edition prices

• PS5 standard console – £465 at EE.co.uk
• PS5 standard console – £479 at Currys
• PS5 standard console – £479.99 at Argos
• PS5 standard console – £479.99 at Smyths
• PS5 standard console – £479.99 at John Lewis
• PS5 console with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – £519.99 at Smyths
• PS5 console with Astro Bot – £519.99 at Smyths
• PS5 console with extra DualSense controller – £529.99 at Smyths
• PS5 console with Hogwarts Legacy – £499.99 at Smyths

Best PS5 Pro prices

• PS5 Pro console – £689.99 at Smyths
• PS5 Pro console – £699.99 at Argos
• PS5 Pro console – £699.99 at John Lewis

Best PS Portal prices

• PS Portal remote player – £199.99 at Argos
• PS Portal remote player – £192.65 at Amazon
• PS Portal remote player – £199.99 at Smyths

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