PS5 fans have been delivered some tantalising news, with a good sign about the price of the PlayStation 5 emerging ahead of pre-orders for the release date going live. The launch of the PS5 is going to be one of the biggest gaming stories of the year, with the next-gen PlayStation set to arrive during the holiday 2020 season. And while Sony has revealed a number of details about the PS5, there are still some big questions that fans have.
Namely, what is going to be the PS5 price, when will pre-orders open and what will be the exact PlayStation 5 release date?
It had been rumoured that these details were going to be announced earlier this week, but that ended up not being the case.
It remains to be seen when Sony could announce these details about the PS5, with an announcement in the next State of Play – rumoured to be in August – most likely.
And ahead of this rumoured Sony event PS5 fans could have been delivered a positive sign about the PS5 price.
Recently rumours have emerged that Sony are set to massively ramp up production of the PS5.
As reported on in a post by Push Square, it’s believed Sony could be increasing production of the PS5 by up to 50 per cent.
The PlayStation makers had previously anticipated shipping between five and six million PS5 units by the end of March 2021.
But now it has been reported that Sony expects to shift somewhere in the region of 10million units during the same period.
This figure is notable as it would mean Sony is expecting the PS5 to shift more than the PS4 did during its first two quarters on sale.
The PS4 famously launched at $100 cheaper than the Xbox One, which was one reason that it was able to surge into an early sales lead which it never looked back on.
If the rumours are true, and Sony are expecting the PS5 to shift more than the PS4 at launch then that could be because they’ve settled on a price that won’t deter gamers.
It had been rumoured that the PS5 could cost in the region of $500, which is a similar figure to what analysts have predicted the Xbox Series X could sell at.
Microsoft, however, has hinted that they may try to undercut the price of the PS5, with Phil Spencer saying the firm was being flexible on pricing.
If the Xbox Series X did launch at a cheaper price than the PS5 then that it could have a bearing on the early adoption of both consoles.
But if Sony are preparing for the PS5 to shift more than the PS4 then it could be because they’ve decided on a price that they feel won’t put off gamers.
PlayStation architect Mark Cerny had previously said the PS5 would have an “appealing” price tag given its advanced feature set.
In other PS5 news, Sony has said following the pre-orders rumours earlier this week that they won’t make PS5 pre-orders go live at a moment’s notice.
The comments were made by PlayStation’s worldwide head of marketing Eric Lempel during a conversation with Geoff Keighley.
Lempel said: “I think it’s safe to say that we’ll let you know when pre-orders will happen.
“It’s not gonna happen in a minute’s notice.”
One UK retailer is offering PS5 fans the chance to reserve their slot in the PS5 pre-order queue.
Right now Base are letting PS5 gamers reserve a place in the PlayStation 5 pre-order queue by just paying a penny.
They are also letting gamers do this for a range of PS5 accessories such as the Pulse 3D Wireless Headset and an extra DualSense controller.
But Base has emphasised that this is not the same as a pre-order. They said: “‘Placing an order’ for this is not purchasing this console.
“This is just to register your interest and reserve a place in the queue for your pre-order.”