{"id":126611,"date":"2026-05-14T12:42:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=126611"},"modified":"2026-05-15T07:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:59:56","slug":"how-much-a-playstation-5-costs-in-south-africa-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/126611-how-much-a-playstation-5-costs-in-south-africa-right-now","title":{"rendered":"How much a PlayStation 5 costs in South Africa right now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can now buy a PlayStation 5 in South Africa from R12,499, while the high-end PlayStation 5 Pro can cost as much as R21,000 depending on where you shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PlayStation 5 was released in 2020. In South Africa, the recommended retail price for the Digital Edition was R9,999, while the version that came with a disk had a recommended retail price of R11,999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At launch, the console was incredibly difficult to buy thanks to huge demand and a lack of supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is no longer the case, but pricing has increased substantially since the launch prices were announced, owing to factors like inflation and the global technology shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These prices also fluctuate between retailers, making it important to shop around when buying a new console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africans buying a PlayStation 5 in 2026 have three configurations to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The base version, now called the PlayStation 5 Slim, comes in two models – one with a disc drive and another that\u2019s purely digital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the two models that were available at launch in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third option is the PlayStation 5 Pro, which boasts higher base specifications and is only available as a digital console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you desperately want to play physical copies of your favourite games, you can buy an external Disc Drive add-on, with certain bundles including one by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PlayStation 5 lifespan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you are holding off buying a PlayStation 5 because you would rather buy the next-generation console, you will be waiting for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sony announced in November last year that it was extending the lifespan of the PS5 beyond the traditional seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also confirmed that the PlayStation 5 is currently still in the middle of its lifespan and that they intend to support it for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PlayStation 5 has been available for six years, so these statements suggest it will be the primary Sony console into the 2030s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PlayStation 5 pricing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For the PlayStation 5 Slim digital model, prices generally hover between R12,500 and R13,000, with the cheapest including GAME 4U for R12,499 and Takealot for R12,522.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PlayStation 5 Slim with a disc drive is generally available for R13,999, with Takealot and GAME 4U offering the lowest prices of R13,299 and R13,499, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the PlayStation 5 Pro is much more expensive than either Slim model, with the console alone hovering around R20,000 and the Disc Drive add-on averaging R2,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takealot is again one of the cheapest deals, offering the console for R18,491, followed by Koodoo at R19,499.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We unpack the prices for the PlayStation 5 and its versions from major retailers as of 14 May 2026, below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retailer<\/strong><\/td>PS5 Slim<\/strong><\/td>PS5 Slim (Digital)<\/strong><\/td>PS5 Pro<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Takealot<\/td>R13,299<\/a><\/td>R12,522<\/a><\/td>R18,491<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Koodoo<\/td>R13,999<\/a><\/td>R12,899<\/a><\/td>R19,499<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Incredible<\/td>R13,999<\/a><\/td>R12,899<\/a><\/td>R20,999<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
BT Games<\/td>R13,999<\/a><\/td>R12,899<\/a><\/td>R20,999<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Games 4U<\/td>R13,499<\/a><\/td>R12,499<\/a><\/td>R20,399<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The PlayStation 5 is available at several popular online stores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":126615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[21861,26488,26608],"class_list":["post-126611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-ps5","tag-ps5-pro","tag-ps5-slim"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126611"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126630,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126611\/revisions\/126630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}