Sony is asking PS4 house owners on to please improve to the PS5

Though it could be onerous to consider, the PlayStation 5 (PS5) is now 5 years outdated. And whereas Sony has constructed up a powerful lineup of unique video games for it, loads of persons are nonetheless fortunately gaming on the PS4 — and actually, who can blame them?

Regardless of its age, PS4 video games nonetheless maintain up remarkably nicely, like The Final of Us Half 2 and Spider-Man, and a few new titles proceed to launch on each the PS4 and PS5.

That stated, 5 years into the console’s lifecycle, Sony seems prepared to start out nudging extra PS4 house owners who have not deserted it but to think about upgrading. In a brand new message that Sony is sending on to PS4 consoles, the corporate is now attempting to persuade gamers that now could be the “good time” to maneuver to the PS5 (by way of PushSquare).

The message, which has been posted on X, reads:

“Whether or not you are catching up with hits from 2025 like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, ARC Raiders, and Ghost of Yotei or preparing for the most-anticipated video games of 2026 together with SAROS, 007 First Mild, Nioh 3, and a lot extra, now’s the proper time to improve to a PS5 console.”

Is now actually the time to improve to a PS5?

The PS6 may nonetheless be years away

In its message to PS4 house owners, Sony features a QR code that, when scanned, takes you to PlayStation’s web site to take a look at the newest PS5 video games and offers. And to be truthful, the PS5 does provide quite a lot of worth when it comes to efficiency and its recreation’s library — although it is onerous to not really feel like the proper time to improve might need really been final 12 months.

Here is why I say that: again in August, Sony raised the price of all PS5 fashions within the US by $50, making the console dearer than ever. On the time, the corporate attributed the rise to “a difficult financial surroundings,” with out instantly blaming tariffs. So, for the primary time in a console era that I can bear in mind, the value of a console is greater 5 years later than it was at launch. Which I nonetheless discover wild to consider.

On the flip aspect, there’s additionally a case to be made that now could be the proper time to improve from a PS4 to a PS5, earlier than costs doubtlessly climb even greater as a result of ongoing RAM shortage, which is inflicting RAM prices to skyrocket and has already considerably impacted the PC market.

Moreover, as a result of steep price of RAM, there are experiences that Sony is contemplating delaying the launch of the PS6 till 2029, and even 2030, making the PS5’s life cycle longer than many individuals initially anticipated.

So in case you’re nonetheless gaming on PS4, with the PS5 having gone up in value, it won’t really feel like the proper time to improve to the PS5, as Sony says it’s. However for my part, it may be time to think about it, for the reason that PS6 is probably going nonetheless years away and the PS5’s value might worsen quickly as a result of rising RAM prices.