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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – It seems that PlayStation 5 or PS5 will be a rarity on the market. Proof that resellers dare to sell this Sony game console for up to $ 1,500 per unit or the equivalent of Rs 27.3 million. This price is three times the official price.
This happened in China. Several JD.com resellers are opening PS5 pre-orders ranging from US $ 1,500 (Rp. 21 million) to US $ 1,950 per unit (Rp. 27.3 million). Although the global price of the regular PS5 is $ 499.99 per unit and the digital edition of the PS 5 is $ 399.99 or the equivalent of Rs 5.6 million, as quoted in the South China Morning Post on Friday (11/13/2020).
Although Sony itself has not announced a release date for the PS5 in China. The Chinese government is also known to be strict in regulating the games market so that new games or consoles take time to enter China.
These resellers are suspected of bringing PS5 from abroad, such as Hong Kong and Japan, due to the great interest of the Chinese people in the PS5 console.
Resellers in Japan also took advantage of the difficulty of obtaining PS5. Mercaci Inc’s second-hand trading platform sells the PS5 for more than $ 900, or nearly double the official price, as quoted by Reuters.
According to Ampere’s director of gaming research, Piers Harding-Rolls, this incredible PS5 price increase is due in part to the Covid-19 pandemic, which will make it more difficult for gamers to get game consoles this year.
“We expect the demand for new consoles to exceed supply until at least the end of March 2021,” said Pier Harding-Rolls.
Cui Chenyu Analyst Omdia, a game consulting company, believes that although the PS5 sells for a high price in China, the demand is huge. “The downside of this high price is that it does not have a significant impact on the growth of the entire console market in China,” he explained.
(roy / wia)
