It’s becoming more pricey to play.
Several outlets revealed a small increase to the price of PlayStation Dualsense controllers on many online sales platforms today, with Aussie gaming outlet Press Start confirming that our sunburnt shores are already seeing a jump of ten bucks in most cases.
This seems to be a flow on effect of the price increasing elsewhere, as spotted by Wario64:
some DualSense controllers have received a $5 price increase (price change on Best Buy) https://t.co/1Jo4u3EPle pic.twitter.com/FJe4QDfb9M
— Wario64 (@Wario64) September 9, 2024
Over on Press Start, the breakdown sees that most brick-and-mortar stores have already lumped in the additional cost, but you can still snag a quick cheapie (comparatively) if you head on over to Amazon AU.
The PS5 DualSense Controller Just Got A Price Increase In Australia https://t.co/zDIck5pwiR pic.twitter.com/juNHoXpFUn
— PressStartAustralia (@PressStartAU) September 9, 2024
It’s not a great change, and it comes shortly after the discovered price increase of the PlayStation 5 console in Japan. People speculate that an announced of a PS5 Pro console is rapidly approaching, so this could well be a factor.
Obviously many who already own a PS5 will have a controller already in hand, but if you were thinking of grabbing a newer (or fancier) one, you’d best swing by Amazon while you still can save a few bucks.
Are you in the market for a new controller? Will you feel the sting of the price increase? Let us know in the comments or on social media.
Shoutouts to Press Start.
Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views. Follow him on YouTube @Bad at Video Games
