How much do we have to pay for the latest generation PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles? How much do prices vary from country to country? And where is it cheapest in the world? Analytical team Picodi.com focused on the prices of new consoles and also abonenty of the two most popular gaming platforms to find answers to the above questions.
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More than 30 thousand crowns for a console
Pro For comparison, we have selected the flagship 9th generation consoles of two competing platforms: Sony Playstation 5 (with Blu-ray optical drive) and Xbox Series X. PlayStation fans from Ukraine are in the worst situation. Large online stores here sell the latest consoles from Sony for up to 31,170 CZK. Whereas the most expensive new Xbox can be found in Argentina. Local gamers have to spend up to 28,510 CZK for this novelty. The best price for both consoles can be found in Canada, where the PlayStation 5 costs 10,850 CZK and the Xbox Series X only 10,330 CZK. In the Czech Republic, as in many other countries, the Xbox has almost the same price as the PlayStation. For equipment from the company Microsoft we will pay 13 CZK, and for the Sony PlayStation 500 model – 5 CZK. Slightly lower prices can be found in most countries, among others eurozone or in Švýcarsku.
Gaming console nestachi
Both platforms – Sony and Microsoft, offer subscriptions that allow you to play multiplayer online games – these are PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold. Subscribers can also get every month several games absolutely free. Just like the prices of consoles, subscription prices also vary from country to country. Turkey leads this ranking of flat-rate prices. In this country, both the annual Xbox Live Gold membership (840 CZK) and PlayStation Plus – 510 CZK are the cheapest. At the other end of the chart, Sweden is rankedcarsko, where the annual Xbox Live Gold subscription is 2 CZK and PS Plus 480 CZK. Flat rate prices they reflect the reality of individual markets, the manufacturers claim. In the Czech Republic, an annual subscription to Xbox Live Gold costs CZK 2 and PS Plus to CZK 000, and compared to prices in the world, they belong to the more expensive countries, even though the prices of these services are even higher in neighboring countries, such as Slovakia or Austria.
Attention: Company Microsoft has discontinued the sale of the annual Xbox Live Gold subscription, so we have multiplied the three-month subscription by 4x.
Summary of costs
Which country is best for gamers? Pro For the purposes of the survey, we formulated a basic set consisting of a game console and an annual subscription. The best country for game fans is Canada. Given the low price of consoles and an annual membership, the Xbox set will cost the residents of this country 12,400 CZK and the PlayStation 12,050 CZK. In comparison, the Czech Republic is at the bottom of the ranking of the compared countries. For an Xbox game set in our country, we will pay 15,500 CZK and for a PlayStation 15,050 CZK. One thing is certain: game fans in China are willing to spend really big money on their hobby. They will buy a PlayStation set for 28,100 CZK and an Xbox for 25,200 CZK. Only residents of Ukraine will pay more for a PlayStation – 32,210 CZK.
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