Following Sony’s price hikes for its PlayStation consoles in the United States, Europe, Japan and the United Kingdom on 2 April 2026, consoles in Southeast Asia will now see the same surge from May onwards.
As per PlayStation’s newest blog post, the price increase for consoles in Southeast Asia will be effective starting 1 May 2026, and will encompass all of Sony’s current-gen platforms, including the base PS5, the PS5 Digital Edition, the PS5 Pro, and its remote handheld player, the PS Portal. In Singapore, for example, the price of the base PS5 will see a S$50 increase from $799 to S$849, while the cost of a PS5 Digital Edition and the PS5 Pro will increase by around S$100, from S$669 to S$749 and S$1,069 to S$1,167, respectively. Similar price hikes will be seen in other countries in the region, like Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
The full list of updated prices for Southeast Asia can be found below:
| PS5 | PS5 Digital | PS5 Pro | PS Portal | |
| Singapore | S$849 | S$764 | S$1,167 | S$347 |
| Malaysia | MYR 2,799 | MYR 2,499 | MYR 3,999 | MYR 1,099 |
| Thailand | THB 20,990 | THB 18,790 | THB 30,990 | THB 8,380 |
| Indonesia | IDR 11,399,000 | IDR 9,999,000 | – | IDR 5,199,000 |
| The Philippines | PHP 40,032 | – | – | – |
| Vietnam | VND 16,900,000 | – | – | – |
Like other regions, the latest price hike follows “continued pressures in the global economic landscape”, with Sony stating that the changes were implemented “after careful evaluation” and that it “was a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide.”
While the price hikes might be a sore point for gamers, especially those looking to start their console gaming journey, it is to be expected considering the rising costs of components around the world.
Sony’s price increase also follows that of its competitor, Microsoft, which had already bumped up the prices of its Xbox consoles from May 2025. Xbox, however, has seen quite a radical shake-up since the appointment of its new Microsoft Gaming CEO, Asha Sharma, with its subscription-based gaming service, Xbox Game Pass, seeing its first price drop after years of hikes, so it remains to be seen if PlayStation will adopt the same strategy with its own PS Plus service to level the playing field. One thing’s for sure, though – console gaming, or just gaming in general, is about to get a whole lot more expensive, and that’s just a new normal we have to live with.
Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise “duds” like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3. He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying.
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