GameStop wants you to know that it has your back amid the new PS5 price hike in the U.S…. but only for a few days. The company is offering extra $50 credit towards the purchase of a PS5 when trading in older consoles collecting dust,

GameStop will give you an extra $50 for your old console this week if you're buying a PS5 to counteract today's price increase.

Sony responds to Sony's $50 PS5 price hike with targeted trade-in promotion, highlighting retail tensions amid tariff pressures.

Shortly after Sony announced its PS5 price increases, the store took to its social media pages, proclaiming, “GameStop has your back.” It adds that a new deal will let players “take that $50 back” by granting an extra $50 bonus to anyone who trades in a PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, or Nintendo Switch toward the purchase of a new PS5.

There are always PS4 and PS5 games on sale on any given storefront. Whether it’s the PlayStation Store or a GameStop, there is usually a solid game players can grab at fairly steep discounts.

The PlayStation 5 sold out on launch day, but some retailers expect to have more units in stock before Christmas and the holiday period

Sony’s $50 price hike in the US hasn’t gone into effect yet on PlayStation’s website or at other retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and GameStop. [Link: Sony is raising PS5 prices, starting tom

Yet despite the PS5 craze, online shopping on Thanksgiving Day hit a record-shattering $5.1 billion, up 21% from last year, according to Adobe Analytics.

I bought several ‘refurbished’ and limited edition PS5 consoles from GameStop and the results were a disaster. From missing parts and fake seals to scratched, damaged, and even broken systems, each unboxing just gets worse.