Before you pre-order PS5 in India, check out how much the console costs around the world

PlayStation 5, most commonly referred to as PS5, finally received a release date and pre-order date in India. The PS5 will be up for pre-orders in India starting January 12th at 12pm on Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, Reliance Digital, Games The Shop, Shop at Sony Center, Vijay Sales, and a few other select retailers. Following this, the console will be released on February 2nd. However, before you go ahead and preorder the PS5 in India, it would be only fair to compare the PS5 price in India with other regions around the world. In case you have a relative or a friend coming from either of these countries, you can probably save some money getting the console this way. While you will have to sacrifice the one-year warranty that you will get with an official Indian unit of the PS5, we would leave it up to you if the price difference is worth it or not. Another aspect that you can consider will be the limited PS5 availability in India at launch. Now that we have discussed the factors that validate this comparison, let’s dive into the PS5 pricing around the world.

Sony PS5 price in India and the world

When it comes to India, the PS5 price in India Rs 39,990 for the Digital Edition and you need to shell out Rs 49,990 for the regular edition.

Let’s start off with the price of the console in its home country, Japan, and the biggest market, the US. Sony PS5 has been launched in Japan at a price of JPY 39,980 (approx. Rs 28,300) for the Digital Edition and JPY 49,980 (roughly Rs 35,372) for the standard model with a 4k Blu-Ray disc drive. In the US market, the Digital Edition comes in at $399.99 (around Rs 29,500), while the regular variant of the Sony PlayStation 5 will cost you $499.99 (roughly Rs 36,800). 

When it comes to India, the PS5 price in India Rs 39,990 for the Digital Edition and you need to shell out Rs 49,990 for the regular edition.

From India, we go to Southeast Asia, where the Sony PS5 has varying prices across markets. In Malaysia, where it is now available, the Sony PS5 comes in at RMB 1,869 (approx. Rs 34,000) for the Digital Edition variant and RMB 2,299 (roughly Rs 41,800) for the regular option. 

In Singapore, you can buy the Sony PlayStation 5 Digital Edition at a price of SGD 599 (around Rs 33,000) and the standard variant at SGD 729 (around Rs 40,200). The gaming console is also available in the Philippines, although only the regular variant, at a price of PHP 27,990 (around Rs 42,900).

Although the console will be available in late January 2021, Indonesian pricing for Sony PS5 is out. Rp 7,299,000 (approx. Rs 38,200) for Digital Edition and Rp 8,799,000 (around Rs 46,100) for the standard model.

Furthermore, Thailand gets the PS5 at THB 12,100 (roughly Rs 29,600) and THB 15,130 (approx. Rs 37,100); Vietnam at VND 9,250,000 (approx. Rs 29,600) and VND 11,500,000 (roughly Rs 36,700); Brunei at B$ 537 (roughly Rs 29,700) and B$ 672 (around Rs 37,200); and Cambodia at KHR 1,600,000 (roughly Rs 29,300) and KHR 2,000,000 (around Rs 36,600). All these prices are for PS5 Digital Edition and standard PS5, respectively.

Moving west, the United Kingdom gets the pricing of GBP 359.99 (approx. Rs 35,100) for Digital Edition and GBP 449.99 (approx. Rs 43,800) for the standard variant. In Europe, there is a standard price across all markets. EUR 399.99 (roughly Rs 35,800) for Digital Edition and EUR 499.99 (approx. 44,700) for regular model.

In Africa, Sony has revealed prices for the South African market, where the console has been on sale since November. The retail price of the Digital Edition is R 9,999.99 (roughly Rs 48,800), while one can get the standard edition for a price of R 11,999.99 (around Rs 58,600).

You can clearly see that the pricing of the Sony PS5 is obviously the cheapest in Japan and the US. The console is in a rather affordable range in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Brunei. However, it is the most expensive in regions of South Africa, Indonesia, and India among others, mostly because of high taxes and import duties in these countries.

Conclusion

Now that you have a good idea of how much the PS5 costs across the world, do you think the pricing for India is justified? Let us know if you will be pre-ordering PS5 in India on January 12th or not and which e-retailer would you opt for while pre-ordering.

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