PS5 bluffs with Xbox in the form of a 100-euro discount

The move that PlayStation has prepared to hit Xbox sales has been quite striking. After Sony announced a price increase for its PS5 models almost a year ago due to the shortage of components and the increase in the cost prices of the console, now the company has backtracked and launched a limited promotion with which to lower the price of your console. Yes, just now that Xbox had also announced that it was raising the price.

matter of time

Xbox has been trying to hold its own for several months. Since Sony announced last August 2022 a 50-euro increase in the price of its consoles (both digital and the version with a Blu-ray drive), the Redmond company continued to bet on offering the next-generation consoles with the price original with which they went on sale.

But the market is pressing, and there is no one who can keep up with the pace set, not even Microsoft. Just a few weeks ago, the Xbox team announced the price increase of its xbox series xa model that will go from 499 euros to 549 euros next Augustand that will thus equal the official price of PS5 after its rise.

The interesting thing is that the Microsoft console will not raise the price until August, and the PlayStation offer will be active only until July 15. Therefore, the lowest price of PS5 will not coincide with the highest of Xbox Series X, but curiously this offer has allowed PS5 to offer a lower price than Microsoft’s current price.

PS5 cheaper than Xbox Series X

And it is that, with the promotion of the 100 euros discount, we will be able to buy a PS5 for 449.99 euros in classic stores such as Amazon, GAME, and authorized distributors, while the Xbox Series X is still on sale on Amazon for 479 euros, 30 euros more expensive than PS5.

To this we must add discounts on accessories such as the DualSense, which drops to an interesting 49.99 euros (before 69.99 euros) or the Pulse 3D headphones, which drop to 89.99 euros (before 99.99 euros).

A large number of PS5 games also receive discounts, being able to find exclusives at really low prices: