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The rumoured £75 price cut for the PS5 is now in effect at multiple retailers, with a bevy of other PlayStation hardware and games reduced too.

The PS5 just crossed the 40 million sales mark, and that number can only go up (pic: Sony)

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The rumoured £75 price cut for the PS5 is now in effect at multiple retailers, with a bevy of other PlayStation hardware and games reduced too.

Good news: the PlayStation 5 price has dropped by £75, just as was claimed last week. Also good news: this isn’t the only discount as Sony has reduced prices on other select hardware and games.

The bad news is that the discounts are not permanent. Or at least the console price cut is only for two weeks, until August 10.

Still, if you’ve wanted a PlayStation 5 but felt £479.99 was too steep, now is perhaps your best chance to grab the console, as it’s currently going for just £399. Originally it was £404.99 but several stores undercut Amazon and now they’ve beaten them by 99p.

Argos, Currys, and GAME were the first to go as low as £399.99 and while they don’t specifically say that the price is only for two weeks it’s probably best to assume it is.

It’s worth noting that this price cut makes the PlayStation 5 cheaper than it was before last year’s price hike, as it originally cost £449.99 when it launched in 2020.

Furthermore, this price cut only applies to the standard PlayStation 5 with a disc drive. The Digital Edition, that can’t play physical games, remains £389.99.

The discount also coincides with the PlayStation Store sale that’s seen many digital games go upwards of 75% off and is still running until August 16.

You can find these newer discounts on the PlayStation Direct website and many other participating retailers, such as Argos and GAME. The links below are specifically for Amazon, but all of them are the same across multiple stores.

PlayStation 5 Standard Console – £399.00

PlayStation 5 DualSense Wireless Controller – £39.99

PlayStation 5 DualSense Midnight Black Wireless Controller – £42.99

PlayStation 5 DualSense Nova Pink Wireless Controller – £44.99

PlayStation 5 DualSense Starlight Blue Wireless Controller – £42.99

PlayStation 5 DualSense Charging Station – £19.99

PlayStation 5 Media Remote – £18.99