Sony has recently started offering a version of PS5 Digital Edition With only 825 GB of storage space in Europe. The controversial decision to reduce the storage space for this Playstation 5 model comes during a difficult year for the gaming industry, during which the price of several consoles has risen around the world.
PS5 was originally released in 2020 and cost the $ 500 for the standard version with a disc unit, or $ 400 for the digital edition. Historically, the price of consoles tended to decline over the years, but this has not been the case with PS5, which has only seen cost increases. For example, the narrow digital edition increased by $ 50 2023. Last month, the price of PS5 in the United States was raised and went up to $ 500 for the digital edition, $ 550 for the standard disc version and $ 750 for the already expensive PS5 Pro. Prices in Europe have followed a similar course, with the digital edition price to 500 € back in April 2025.
Sony's PS5 Digital E chassis model with only 825 GB of storage is sold in Europe
As discovered by Billbil-Kun, the PS5 Digital e-chassis (CFI-2216) was released silently in Europe on September 13 and has reduced storage space, by only 825 GB instead of standard 1 TB. It is a drastic reduction, worsened this is the edition that does not enable physical games. Back when the reduction of PS5 Digital's SSD space in Europe was announced, it was speculated that it could be done to avoid another price increase in the region. But this information was never confirmed.
Unfortunately, software has also been affected by Sony's changes in its pricing policy. Earlier this year, PS5 and PS4 games became more expensive in Brazil and Turkey. While they still cost $ 70 in the United States, the average price for a new AAA game was raised to 400 Brazilian real, or about $ 75 and 3,500 Turkish Lira, or about $ 84.
Despite these issues, Playstation 5 continues to sell well. Earlier this year, it was revealed that the PS5 has sold over 80.3 million units worldwide since it was released. These figures set the current gene console within 7.1 million units after PS3's lifetime sales have passed, but still bleach in comparison with Playstation 2, Sony's most successful console in history. In any case, sales are still quite ahead of the Xbox series X/S, which was reported to have passed over 32 million units sold earlier this year.
