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Sony joins the "let's fleece gamers" party with PS5 price jump

Grant St. Clair
Apr 14, 2025
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It's happening. Although many predicted that Nintendo would jack up the already controversial price of the Switch 2 thanks to Trump's tariffs — preorders are currently suspended in the US, likely so they can figure out what pricetag they can get away with – it seems Sony has beaten them to the punch. In a blog post today, Sony announced it had made t…

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