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Surprise, there’s another gaming price hike

Grant St. Clair
May 19, 2026
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The PS5. Image: Sony

If you’re sick of reading this, imagine how sick I am of writing it — to say nothing of the people who actually have to pay for it. Sound the horns, stop the presses, close the gates: another console manufacturer is upping their prices. I know, I know, this literally never happens!

Perhaps emboldened by Xbox’s (oh, sorry, XBOX) recent

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