Leaked Posts Suggest Big PS5 Price Hikes Could Be Announced on March 27
Posts on X claim the PS5 Slim would rise to €649.99, the PS5 Pro to €899.99 and the PS Portal to €249.99, with an announcement expected on March 27.
Social posts on X suggested Sony may announce price increases for PlayStation hardware, with one account saying the news would land on 27 March 2026. The claim began with a French-language post by the account @GyoJvfr, which warned of a “drastic” rise in PlayStation prices and put specific figures on the increases. The numbers circulating on social media were:
Bon allé je suis sympa (et comme l'info circule je vous la partage)
🚨ALERTINFO🚨Sony augmente {drastiquement} ses prix 🤯
👉PS5 Slim : 649,99€
👉PS5 Pro : 899,99€
👉PS5 Portal : 249,99€L'annonce se fera sous peu. Je n'ai pas connaissance exacte de la date d'effet. https://t.co/gFbEEoecwv
— Gyo (@GyoJvfr) March 26, 2026
PS5 Slim
- From €549.99 to €649.99
PS5 Pro
- From €799.99 to €899.99
PS Portal
- From €219.99 to €249.99
A Spanish account, @eXtas1stv, posted a message saying they had “corroborated” the report and that it was “100% true,” adding that an official announcement would come the following day. Those posts remain unverified at the time of publication.
MINI LEAK 🚨 : Para corroborar… Pregunté a mis fuentes, y PUEDO CONFIRMAR, que para España/Europa, esto es 100% cierto, y de hecho MAÑANA (Viernes) ya deberÃa anunciarse/aplicarse la subida de precios en PS5, PS5 Pro y PS Portal. pic.twitter.com/NQMTlZ5xhr
— eXtas1s 🎮 Noticias & Rumores (@eXtas1stv) March 26, 2026
Industry chatter has linked potential hardware-price moves to higher component costs in recent months. Even so, the scale of the figures being shared on X would represent a notable shift in regional pricing for PlayStation hardware if they prove accurate.
These reports should be treated as a rumor until confirmation arrives from Sony or an official retail listing. The social posts referenced above are available for review at the links in this story. Please share your thoughts in the comments and tell us what you think about the possibility of hardware price changes. We love you all, thanks for reading, and please don’t forget to follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram.
