If you are a fan of PS5 in India, it must be Sony’s best New Year gift. The company finally announced the release date of PlayStation 5 in the country.
Sony’s PlayStation India made an important announcement via a Twitter post. Therefore, the next generation of game consoles will be officially launched in India on February 2, 2021.
— PlayStation India (@PlayStationIN) January 1, 2021
Before that, you can start booking at 12pm on January 12 (US Central Standard Time) (UTC+05:00). The following is a list of online and retail partners where you can pre-order PS5:
- Amazon
- Flipkart
- Croma
- Reliance Digital
- Games The Shop
- Shop at Sony Center
- Vijay Sales
- Select Authorized Retail Partner
Sony also stated that pre-orders will continue until “stocks last.” People are reluctant to wait for the official listing, and people have started buying imported units at crazy prices as high as 90,000 rupees ($1,231).
Speaking of this, the company announced the prices of Indian game consoles and other accessories as early as October. If you don’t know, you can check the following details:
- PlayStation 5(4K- BlueRay Disc Drive Edition)- ₹49,990($684)
- PlayStation 5(Digital Edition)- ₹39,990($547)
- Accessories:
- DualSense Wireless Controller – ₹5,990
- DualSense Wireless Charging Station- ₹2,590
- Media Remote- ₹2,590
- PULSE 3D Wireless Headset- ₹8,590
- HD Camera- ₹5,190
In addition, Sony also stated that the price of games such as Demon Soul, Destroy All-Stars, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition is 4999 rupees. However, the standard version of “Sackboy: A Big Adventure and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales” is priced at Rs 3,999.
Sony PlayStation 5 came out after a delay of three months in India. Since its first official release on November 12 (USA, Japan), it has been in great demand.
The company did its best to improve inventory during its European listing on November 19.
Nevertheless, the Indian launch is finally here, and it will definitely add up to the 3.4 million unit sales that Sony has achieved elsewhere last year.
