where to find it before the price increase

It is the second time since the launch of its generation that Sony has increased the price of PlayStation 5. The increase must officially come into force today April 14, 2025.

The announcement was such a surprise that the shops have not yet revised their price. It is therefore possible to touch the PS5 Slim at a more advantageous price at the moment.

In particular the PlayStation 5 Slim Pack with the Astro Bot video game, the best game of the year 2024. The PlayStation 5 Slim is officially offered at 499.99 euros by Sony, but it is possible to find this pack at 399.99 euros, with 100 euros discount therefore.

The strengths of the PlayStation 5 Slim

• Its storage revised upwards, with 1 TB including 822 GB of free space
• It is 1.3 kilo less, which is not negligible
• The exclusivity toy library coming from PlayStation Studios

Several stores still offer the PS5 Digital Edition at its old price of 449 euros. It is already 50 euros less than the new price charged by Sony. Better yet, the pack with Astrobot is offered at a more aggressive price of 399.99 euros.

Here are other shops where the pack is still offered its old price.

As its name suggests, this pack has the particularity of offering a code to download Astro Bot.

This platform game is the ideal front door to the PS5 and video games in general. It is a platform game where each level contains an original gameplay idea. You must explore multiple galaxies and save bots to repair your console/mother vessel, some of them being dressed as PlayStation game heroes. It’s cute, rhythmic, funny and well thought out, the perfect accompaniment to the Sony console.

You can learn more about the PS5 Slim by reading its full test. It concerns the version with reader, but the console is technically strictly identical.

If you still hesitate between a PlayStation 5, an Xbox Series and a Nintendo Switch, our guide explains the advantages and disadvantages of each of these consoles.