Sony’s Days of Play sale is in full swing right now (just in time for its State of Play summer showcase), bringing with it a series of discounts on the PS5 and PS5 Pro consoles, but the context of what’s going on with its rival consoles makes this all the more noteworthy.
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PlayStation 5 Digital – Slim£329.99 (was £429.99) |
While the Switch 2 price (£395.99 / $449.99) has been a bone of contention ever since it was revealed and Microsoft kicked off last month by raising console prices, Sony’s discounts mean its popular system is (for the time being, at least) considerably cheaper than most other current-gen consoles on the market.
Sony’s latest offers bring the PS5 down to £379.99 at EE for the Slim version with a disc drive, £16 less than the price of a Switch 2 at launch, and a significant £120 better than the Xbox Series X, now priced at £499.99.
You can save £100 on the Digital Edition PS5, too, meaning it’s just £329.99 at Amazon. That’s just £40 more than the Xbox Series S for a significantly more powerful console.
Scoring its first discount ever, you can also get £50 off a PS5 Pro. While it’s still a ridiculously expensive machine, sat at £649 right now, savings have to start somewhere.
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PlayStation 5 – DualSense Wireless Controller£44 at EE (was £64) |
The company did increase the price of the base PS5 not long ago, but still, if you’re looking to pick up a PS5, now might be the time.
If you’ve already got a console, Sony is also offering money off of everything from DualSense controllers (including the DualSense Edge), to the Pulse Explore wireless earbuds and various PS5 games.
These discounts carry over to the US as well, where the PS5 Pro is now down to $649.99, but US gamers get an even better deal on the base PS5 and its digital counterpart.
For $399.99, you can get a PS5 Digital Edition with Call of Duty Black Ops 6 included. For context, that’s $200 cheaper than the Series X without any games, and just $20 more than an Xbox Series S without games.
We’ve been used to pricing being a big part of the news cycle thanks to tariffs and, well, the Switch 2’s more expensive games, but Sony’s just given us just reasons to be a little more cheerful.
