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Thats not old ingaming consoleterms, but its not young either; were arguably right on the mid-generation point.

But through the past quartet of years, weve not seen the PS5 drop in standard retail price.

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In fact, quite the opposite.

But that was back in 2016, and times were rather different.

So no price cut was on the cards during those dark years.

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Heck, inJapan the PS5 has seenthreeprice rises since 2020.

And I dont think that sting is going away.

Thepricing of the PS5 Prois evidence of that.

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Its open to debate but Sony is asking a lot for a machine thats not a next-gen console.

Equally, Sony arguably doesnt need to, as theres still a healthy appetite for the PS5.

So is it all doom and gloom for people after a discount PS5?

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Well, not quite.

Take a look at the widget below that’ll flag thebest PS5 dealsin your area.

Equally, Ive seen the PS5 occasionally get a $50/50 discount.

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