"Sony recently jacked up the price of the PlayStation 5 in the U.S. due to tariffs, but players might get a brief reprieve from the higher costs this holiday season. The company is reportedly planning to drop the price as much as €150 across Europe for Black Friday 2025. It seems likely that some version of that deal will grace U.S. fans as well as Sony races to hit 90 million PS5s sold by the end of the year."
"Early reports of Sony slashing the PS5 pricing this holiday across Europe come from reliable French leaker €100 while the all-digital edition is marked down by €150. The recently revealed PS5 billbil-kun at Dealabs Magazine. The discounts will supposedly apply to both PS5 and PS5 Pro. According to billbil-kun, the PS5 with a disc drive will be marked down by Fortnite Flowering Chaos Bundle will be marked down by similar amounts. And the PS5 Pro will get a €100 discount as well."
"That's seemingly good news for Europe, but what about everyone in the U.S.? Well, the tariff situation here complicates things a bit. It's possible Sony could be planning to roll out similar sales for the PS5 and PS5 Pro here, taking $150 and $100 off the recently adjusted price tags. That would mean the PS5 Pro would go from $750 to $650, the disc drive PS5 would go from $550 to $450, and the digital edition would go from $500 to $350."
Sony plans Black Friday 2025 PS5 price cuts across Europe of up to €150 on certain models, with reports naming €150 off the all-digital edition and €100 off the PS5 Pro. Reported discounts target both PS5 and PS5 Pro, and some bundles may also be reduced by similar amounts. U.S. tariffs complicate pricing, but equivalent discounts could translate to $150 off the digital PS5, $100 off the PS5 Pro, and $100–$150 reductions for disc-drive models, dropping prices to roughly $350–$650. Final discounts depend on Sony's announcement and retailer-specific sales during the holiday period.
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