{"id":8574,"date":"2026-04-16T03:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T03:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2127057"},"modified":"2026-04-16T03:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T03:09:27","slug":"cex-under-fire-from-customers-and-staff-for-eye-watering-815-playstation-5-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/cex-under-fire-from-customers-and-staff-for-eye-watering-815-playstation-5-price\/","title":{"rendered":"CEX under fire from customers and staff for eye-watering \u00a3815 PlayStation 5 price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cex-under-fire-from-customers-and-staff-for-eye-watering-815-playstation-5-price.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nHigh street trade-in giant CEX has come under fire for its \u00a3815 pre-owned PlayStation 5 price &#8211; a vastly inflated figure compared to the console&#8217;s standard \u00a3450 RRP.<\/p>\n<p>A quick check of CEX stores local to Eurogamer&#8217;s Brighton office suggests there&#8217;s a decent amount of pre-owned PS5 stock available in the chain. But customers and even members of the chain&#8217;s own shop staff have expressed distaste at the pricing.<\/p>\n<p>Brand new PS5 consoles are essentially sold out in the UK at the moment, although Sony has said more shipments will arrive before the end of the year. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-02-cex-under-fire-from-customers-and-staff-for-eye-watering-gbp815-playstation-5-price\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-02-cex-under-fire-from-customers-and-staff-for-eye-watering-gbp815-playstation-5-price\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High street trade-in giant CEX has come under fire for its \u00a3815 pre-owned PlayStation 5 price &#8211; a vastly inflated figure compared to the console&#8217;s standard \u00a3450 RRP. A quick check of CEX stores local to Eurogamer&#8217;s Brighton office suggests there&#8217;s a decent amount of pre-owned PS5 stock available in the chain. But customers and even members of the chain&#8217;s own shop staff have expressed distaste at the pricing. Brand new PS5 consoles are essentially sold out in the UK at the moment, although Sony has said more shipments will arrive before the end of the year. 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