Sony just announced fresh price hikes for the PlayStation in several East Asian countries. The move comes just a month after similar price hikes were announced for the U.S., UK, Europe, and Japan, with the platform holder blaming global economic conditions for the steep changes .
In South Korea, for example, the disc drive PS5 will go up to ₩948,000 ($644), the PS5 Digital Edition to ₩858,000 ($583), and the PS5 Pro to ₩1,298,000 ($882), Inven Global reports . The PlayStation Portal is also going up to ₩378,000 ($250). The overall change amounts to a 43-percent jump from what the all-digital PS5 originally launched at in South Korea.
Here’s the rest of the price hikes laid out over at the PlayStation Blog this morning, which go into effect on May 1.
Singapore
PS5 – SGD 849
PS5 Digital Edition – SGD 764
PS5 Pro – SGD 1,167
Malaysia
PS5 – MYR 2,799
PS5 Digital Edition – MYR 2,499
PS5 Pro – MYR 3,999
Thailand
PS5 – THB 20,990
PS5 Digital Edition – THB 18,790
PS5 Pro – THB 30,990
Indonesia
PS5 –…