MA have the same price, so looks like the the distributor wants to shift some stock...

https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/ps5-disc-console-slim-ps5/38278675

Interesting. Would they want to shift stock of this new(ish) slim(ish) version ?. You never know. Or its an Easter thing ?

Still, quite a bit of money for an impulse purchase though...

Oh OK, so cheap(?) at Warehouse, Noel Leeming, PBTech as well.

I thought $798 was normal.  I'm sure I paid that before Christmas for the non slim version.

No idea really. Just asking as the one with the drive seems to be cheaper than the one without and also cheaper than Xbox Series X.

rb99:

 

Interesting. Would they want to shift stock of this new(ish) slim(ish) version ?. You never know. Or its an Easter thing ?

 

Still, quite a bit of money for an impulse purchase though...

 

Because holding stock is expensive, and if you've got a boat due in with the few more containers of X, and your warehouse is full because customers wallets are staying shut in a recession , then  it becomes a big problem 

As they say, 

"We got to move these refrigerators, we gotta move these colour TVs"

Drawing down some stock before the rumoured PS5 Pro launches later this year perhaps...

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/ps5-pro

mdubsnz:

 

Drawing down some stock before the rumoured PS5 Pro launches later this year perhaps...

 

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/ps5-pro

 

I was also going to say that - but as a joke. I think it’s a bit early for that to be happening but who knows …

Pro is rumoured to be coming so that it’s available in time for the US ‘holiday season’ - Dec/Jan.