Sony begins to reduce the price of PS5 Slim in Europe

Sony seems to be using an interesting price reduction for PlayStation 5 Slim, the smallest and lightest version of the PS5 introduced in 2020 on the European market. In accordance with Video Game Chroniclein some countries the company sells it for 75 euros less than the original price, while in other retailers it is available at a greater discount.

In Italy, for example, PS5 Slim can be purchased for 474.99 euros. on portals such as Amazon. Let us remind you that the initial price of the console is 549.99 euros. There are other online stores that offer the standard version for only 449 euros. That is, with a discount of 100 euros, just a year after the company launched this model on the market.

For now, Sony did not reduce the price in countries such as Spain or France, although it is likely that the company will eventually activate the offer in other European countries. Currently in Spain, the PS5 Slim – the standard model – can be purchased in store for 549.99 euros, while the digital version can be purchased for 449 euros.

Sony wants to break the original PlayStation record with PS5 Slim

Everything seems to indicate that reducing PS5 Slim sales in Europe is part of the company’s goal. reach 25 million units shipped during the first financial year after they go on sale, which ends in March of the following year.

“Based on this forecast, we believe that 25 million units in this fiscal year is what we believe we can achieve,” said Hiroki Totok, Sony president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer.

This would allow the company to surpass the record of the original PlayStation, where they managed to sell a total of 22.6 million units in the first 12 months.

PlayStation 5 Slim, let’s remember This is the 30% version more compact than the original version that the company released in 2020. The dimensions of the disc edition are 358x96x216 mm (compared to 390x104x260 mm of the original model), and the digital version is 358x80x216 mm (previously 390x92x260 mm). The PS5 Slim also has more storage, up to 1TB, and supports 4K video.