Sony plans to compensate the increase in RAM with services so as not to significantly increase the price of PlayStation 5

Sony plans to compensate the increase in RAM with services so as not to significantly increase the price of PlayStation 5





The RAM memory crisis is affecting many components, accessories and complete devices that make use of the most affected by the price increase, the RAM and SSD storage. Among the victims that have not yet risen in price are the video game consolesso much Xbox Seriesas nintendo switch and PlayStation 5 They make use of this much appreciated RAM and storage. But at the moment not many rumors have been heard about the price increase of the consoles, even Sony has other plans to minimize this supposed rise in its PlayStation 5.

Sony wants to avoid raising the price of the PS5

It seems that Sony has the necessary memory stored to finish the current sales season, which coincides with the end of its fiscal year. But after this, Sony plans minimize price rise of its current consoles by monetizing the base that it already has installed PlayStation 5. A monetization that will not come in any other way than by increasing your income per software and services.

More revenue from games and PlayStation Plus

To increase software revenue, Sony could consider raising prices for games, although it is more likely to refer to a greater number of titles that bring in more money. But if we talk about the services, their PlayStation Plusservices that allow you to play online and add other features, and which already rose considerably in price and category not long ago.

Sony does not want to raise the price of its console, or at least not raise it too much, at the cost of continuing to charge more for the consoles it has already sold, and the main candidate is its subscription to PlayStation Plus.

Juan Antonio Soto

I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I broke down my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and 210MB of hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles I write for Geeknetic. I dedicate most of my free time to video games, contemporary and retro, on the more than 20 consoles I have, in addition to the PC.