PS5 and Astro Bot bundle will save you £160 before Sony’s price hike
If you're looking to pick up a PS5 before the price increase, several UK retailers have deals on a cheap Astro Bot bundle.
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If you’re looking to pick up a Sony PS5 before the price increase, several UK retailers have deals on a cheap Astro Bot bundle.
Amid looming US tariffs and ‘fluctuating exchange rates’, Sony has announced another price increase for the PlayStation 5 in the UK.
This increase only applies to the digital edition console without a disc drive, with the price set to go up by £40 from £389.99 to £429.99. The standard edition with a disc drive and the PS5 Pro remain unaffected, priced at £479.99 and £699.99 respectively.
While this price hike is live now on PlayStation Direct, many UK retailers are still selling the digital console on the cheap – so it’s perhaps the best time to pick one up.
At the time of writing, the best deal right now is on EE.co.uk, which has a digital edition console with the excellent Astro Bot for £329.00. That’s £100 cheaper than the newly revised price, and comes with a game that usually costs £60, so it’s a pretty huge steal.
The same bundle is also available on Very.co.uk, albeit at the slightly higher price of £339.
How to save money on a Sony PS5 amid price risesIf you’re simply after the digital PS5 console before it jumps up in price, other retailers have unchanged listings you can take advantage of.
PlayStation 5 digital edition with Astro Bot – £329 (EE.co.uk) PlayStation 5 digital edition with Astro Bot – £339 (Very.co.uk) PlayStation 5 digital edition – £344 (Amazon) PlayStation 5 digital edition – £389.99 (Argos) PlayStation 5 digital edition – £389.99 (John Lewis)If you’re looking to pick up a disc drive, Sony has said it is dropping the price to £69.99 to ease the increased cost of the console itself, so you’re better off waiting until the reduction comes into effect.
The PlayStation 5 might be somewhat short on exclusives when compared to its predecessor, but Death Stranding 2: On The Beach and Ghost of Yōtei are both set to launch on the console this year.
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