Earlier this month, PlayStation announced a price hike for the PS5 and PS Portal in North America, Europe and Japan. Today, the console maker has made the same move for Southeast Asia.
This price increase for the PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, PS5 Pro and PS Portal will be effective on May 1.
New PS5 Prices In Malaysia After May 1, 2026
- PS5 Digital Edition – RM2,499 (previously RM2,069)
- PS5 (with disc drive) – RM2,799 (previously RM2,499)
- PS5 Pro – RM3,999 (previously RM 3,849) (first price hike since launch)
- PS Portal – RM1,099 (previously RM999) (first price hike since launch)
In Malaysia, the PS5 Digital Edition goes to a whopping RM2,499 from its previously nice retail price of RM2,069. It’s now priced as a regular PS5, which is now raised to RM2,799.
The PS5 Pro has now gone up to a staggering RM3,999, a price as high as when the PS3 was selling in the country at launch. Though the PS3, like all consoles from the previous generation, saw a price drop over time.
This ninth-generation of consoles, however, has now had two PS5 price hikes, the last one hit in 2022 due to inflation. We are in a world where computer parts like RAM and storage are being affected by the gen-AI boom and also a world rife with instability. The 2020s opened with a pandemic, and conflicts are happening across the world. These not only are affecting people’s lives, it also is affecting the global economy.
The rise in console prices are subjectively trivial when compared to the price rise of groceries and fuel. But nonetheless, it’s disappointing to see where the world is heading.
If you need to get a PS5, maybe you want to get one for the upcoming Saros launching this week (it’s really good), you better rush and get one before this Friday when the price increase takes effect.