Suddenly the PS5 Pro Doesn’t Look That Expensive Anymore

Since the outbreak in 2020, it seems we’ve been transitioning from one international emergency to another.

Particularly within the technology sector, we’ve witnessed shortages of semiconductors and tariffs affecting items such as gaming consoles.

At present, the surge in AI is significantly influencing the cost of DRAM, with OpenAI reportedly consuming 40% of the global supply to operate its data centers.

We’ve already established that Sony has accumulated parts, ensuring that none of this should influence the pricing of the PS5 in the immediate future. However, to demonstrate how extreme the situation is becoming, Tom’s Hardware indicates that 64GB of DDR5 RAM is currently priced at approximately $599.

This, as the website highlights, is $200 more than the PS5 Slim during Black Friday and merely $50 less than the enhanced PS5 Pro.

What’s particularly astonishing is that DRAM prices have surged by nearly 200% within just three months, indicating that this is a very new trend that seems to have taken everyone, except Sony, by surprise.

Microsoft has reportedly begun to alert partners that it will be hiking the price of the Xbox Series X|S once more, as it failed to anticipate the need to stockpile supplies ahead of time.

The genuine worry here is that prices stay elevated in 2026, as Sony’s prompt action can only safeguard the PS5 for a limited duration.

Honestly, if you’ve been contemplating acquiring a new console, we would highly suggest taking advantage of the current Black Friday offers. These systems are unlikely to become any more economically feasible than they are at present, regrettably.