Sony says it will raise prices starting Monday for some PlayStation 5 video game consoles in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, citing global economic turmoil.

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That’s the message from every major retailer if you’re looking for the brand new PlayStation 5. Some lifelong gamers, like Erick Koblick, aren’t willing to fork over that kind of money. “It’s a way of life.”For those who are willing to shell out extra dough for the gaming console now, there’s still risk involved. He doesn’t recommend buying a big-ticket item like the PlayStation 5 from a reseller unless you can meet them in person for the transaction. If you do plan on meeting up with a reseller, make sure to do in a public place.

Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 video game console will cost $500 and launch Nov. 12, the company said Wednesday, setting up a holiday battle with Microsoft's Xbox Series X over whose new console will turn up under more trees this year. Video game fans have been chomping at the bit for the new consoles, and not just because they've been stuck inside since March. The roughly 7-year life cycle of a video game console has been nearing an end. Last week, Microsoft said its Xbox Series X will cost $500 and debut Nov. 10, just ahead of the holidays. A stripped down version, Xbox Series S, will cost $300 and be available at the same time.

Attendees walk by the Sony PlayStation booth at the 2019 GDC Game Developers Conference on March 20, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Sony plans to have its next-generation game console available by Christmas 2020, WDIV reports. This will be Sony's first game console release since PlayStation 4 launched in 2013. "Today I'm proud to share that our next-generation console will be called PlayStation 5, and we'll be launching in time for Holiday 2020," Sony President Jim Ryan wrote in a blog post Tuesday morning. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(CNN) - Nearly six years after the arrival of PlayStation 4, Sony confirmed on Tuesday its next console will launch in 2020 for the holiday season. In a blog post, the company announced PlayStation 5 will feature a redesigned controller. The company declined to share further details, including how much the PlayStation 5 will cost. The PlayStation 5 is expected to have faster load speeds, better graphics and improved audio. It will compete against Microsoft's Project Scarlett, its next-gen Xbox console, which will also launch for the 2020 holiday shopping season.