PS5 Slim Digital Edition discounted by $70 in US ahead of Christmas

The discount, revealed at the end of Sony’s new Play Has No Limits commercial, brings the price of the PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition down from its usual $449.99 to $379.99 – meaning the console is officially cheaper than its chunkier predecessor for the first time, given the $50 price increase Sony slapped on the Slim Digital Edition when it launched last year.

As the season of wild consumer abandon and deep Black Friday discounts descends upon us, Sony has announced it’s temporarily slashing the price of the PS5 Slim Digital Edition by $70 in the US, although it’s made no indication the offer might be reflected elsewhere in the world.

Sony’s PS5 Slim Digital Edition discount for the US follows last week’s confirmation the company has seen a drop in console sales, down to 6.2m from the 8.2m sold in the same quarter last year.