Update: at the time of writing the PS5 is in stock to pre-order from Amazon UK, but act fast, as stock is limited.
After months of waiting, the prices for the PlayStation 5 lineup have finally been revealed. The main console will cost £449.99/US$499.99, whilst the Digital Edition (AKA the one without a disc drive) will cost £359.99/$399.99.
The consoles will be on sale in the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea on 12 November 2020. Sadly, the UK (and the rest of the world) will have a week to wait – as it goes on sale everywhere else on 19 November 2020.
However, Sony has revealed that pre-orders will start “as early as tomorrow” from selected retailers, and that appears to include the UK. Some retailers have moved even faster – GameStop Ireland’s pre-orders have already opened and in fact sold out – so watch out for more retailers opening orders over the next day or two.
PS5 pre-orders will be available starting as early as tomorrow at select retailers.
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 16, 2020
The PS5 consoles will go head-to-head with Microsoft’s offering when they all go on sale in November. The flagship Xbox Series X costs £449.99/$499.99, whilst a more affordable version with no disk drive and lower specs – the Xbox Series S – will cost £249.99/$299.99. The latter vastly undercuts even the PS5 Digital Edition, but does so by dropping the specs and ditching 4K, which Sony’s cheaper console keeps.
The Xbox Series X lineup will go on sale slightly earlier on 10 November 2020, but pre-orders start next week on 22 September on retailers such as Microsoft and Amazon.
The PS5 comes only in white, and will come with all-new DualSense controllers. The CPU and GPU will have the ability to power 8K@120fps gameplay experiences, and the console will come equipped with 825GB SSD storage and 16GB GDDR6 RAM.
Sony has also revealed the games it’s publishing that will be available from launch day, but bear in mind that other publishers will also be releasing games for day one:
- Astro’s Playroom (pre-installed on PS5)
- Demon’s Souls
- Destruction All Stars
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Sackboy A Big Adventure
Other games coming to the PlayStation 5 in the future and revealed in today’s stream include Final Fantasy XVI, Hogwarts Legacy and God of War: Ragnarok.
Author: Hannah Cowton, Senior Staff Writer
Hannah Cowton is a Senior Staff Writer at Tech Advisor and Macworld, working across entertainment, consumer technology and lifestyle. Her interests and specialities lie in streaming services, film and television reviews and rumours, gaming, wearables and smart home products. She's also the creator of The London Geek, a geek culture and lifestyle blog.