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Sony hit us with a PS5 price hike ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’€. Y'all ready to sell a kidney? ๐Ÿ˜‚ #InflationIsCringe
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Sony hit us with a PS5 price hike ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’€. Y'all ready to sell a kidney? ๐Ÿ˜‚ #InflationIsCringe

August 20, 2025
2 months ago
Engadget
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๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ”” Sony just dropped a *price bomb* on PlayStation fans, and let me tell you, itโ€™s more shocking than finding your ex in your DMs after you thought you blocked them. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’€ Starting August 21st, if you want to get your hands on that sweet PS5 goodness, get ready to cough up an extra $50. ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ That standard PS5 with a disc drive? Now itโ€™s $550. And letโ€™s not even talk about the PS5 Proโ€”$750?!? Thatโ€™s enough to make you *seethe* harder than a gamer getting KO'd in an online match. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ข And guess what? Sonyโ€™s just like your last-minute group project partner, giving you the excuse: "market uncertainty," like we didn't see this coming. I can see the marketing team now: "Stonks are going up... for us! ๐Ÿคกโœจ" But here comes the cherry on top ๐Ÿ’โ€”accessory prices are still the same! *Ain't that a slap to the face?* ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ *This Is Fine* meme vibes all around. Or should I say *This Is Spendy*? *Leaked quote from a "Sony Developer"* (probably in a Zoom call): โ€œWeโ€™ll just sell more overpriced consoles and call it a premium experience!โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘พ So hereโ€™s my hot take: With prices skyrocketing, youโ€™ll *definitely* need a second job to afford that PS5โ€”and thatโ€™s the real boss fight, fam! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿš€ *Glad Iโ€™m on Team PCโ€”frying my GPU is way cheaper!* ๐Ÿ‘พ๐Ÿค‘

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