Sony announces PlayStation 5 rental scheme in UK

Sony has partnered with tech leasing service Raylo to supply a rental scheme for PlayStation 5 {hardware} in the UK by way of its Flex program.
Customers may have the flexibility to lease PS5 consoles and different equipment for no upfront value with both a versatile month-to-month rolling plan that may be cancelled at any time, or a set interval.
The versatile month-to-month rolling plan is the most costly, with rental costs lowering with the 12, 24, and 36-month lease choices.
Hardware accessible to hire contains:
- PS5 Digital Edition with one controller (ranging from £10.99)
- PS5 Digital Edition with two controllers (ranging from £13.49)
- PS5 Slim (ranging from £11.99)
- PS5 Pro (ranging from £18.95)
- PS Portal (ranging from £6.49)
- PS VR2 (ranging from £18.49)
- DualSense Edge Wireless Controller (ranging from £7.99)
The full costs for every fee plan (*5*).
On its support page, Sony clarified that as these are leases, prospects don’t personal the console.
“You have the option to return, upgrade or you may have the option to purchase the device at the end of your lease, subject to Raylo’s discretion and pricing at that time,” it notes.
Devices rented by Raylo have a lifetime guarantee, so if the {hardware} fails or is broken it may be “repaired and replaced at no additional cost.”