Since 2022, PlayStation Store has not accepted payments from Russia: Russian cards don't work, and new games don't appear in the Russian section of the store. However, consoles work as before, online is available, and you can still buy a game on PS5 or PS4 in 2026. Below are three methods that actually work, with the pros and cons of each.<\/p>\n
The simplest option. You choose a game in the catalog PlayStation games<\/a>, specify your account's region (Turkey, CIS (UA), India, Poland or Indonesia) and pay with a Russian bank card or by SBP transfer. The operator logs in to your account and buys the game in the regional PS Store, and it appears in your library permanently, just like a regular purchase.<\/p>\n If you want to buy games yourself: create a PlayStation account in the Turkey or Ukraine (CIS) region, link it to your console and top up your balance with PlayStation Store codes<\/a> of the required region. Then you buy games in the PS Store yourself.<\/p>\n A ready-made account of the required region can be found in the section services<\/a> \u2014 together with an email for registration.<\/p>\n If you just need to finish a game once, it's more cost-effective to use PS5 and PS4 game rental<\/a>: you pay for a few days, not the full price. Two formats: P3 \u2014 the game is on your account and you play from your own profile; P2 \u2014 via an account that has the game, cheaper. Delivery in 30\u201340 minutes. If you like it, many games can be bought permanently.<\/p>\n If you already have an account, buy in its region, since the region of an existing account can't be changed. If you're creating a new one, consider two things: price and language. Turkey and CIS (UA) are usually cheaper than India and Poland; CIS has more games with Russian voice-over. The product page of each game states whether Russian voice-over and subtitles are available in the selected region \u2014 the line changes when you choose a region.<\/p>\n The price is the game's cost in the regional PS Store plus the service fee. The final amount in rubles is shown right in the product card and is recalculated daily at the current rate. PS Store discounts are taken into account too: during sales the price on the site drops automatically, and such games are marked with a \"Deal\" badge.<\/p>\n Your account details are needed only while the order is being processed and are not stored anywhere after it is completed; you can change your password after the purchase. Every order is covered by a guarantee: if the game wasn't activated or a problem occurred, we'll resolve it or refund you. Answers to common questions are in the section FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pay with a Russian card or via SBP; order details are sent to your email and Telegram. If you can't find the game you need, message us and we'll add it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PS Store in Russia still doesn't accept payments, but you can still buy games for PS5 and PS4. We go over three methods, their prices, pitfalls and which one to choose.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fantom-market.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fantom-market.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fantom-market.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fantom-market.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fantom-market.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fantom-market.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fantom-market.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fantom-market.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fantom-market.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Method 2. Account from another region and top-up with codes<\/h2>\n
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Method 3. Game rental<\/h2>\n
Which region to choose<\/h2>\n
How much does a game cost<\/h2>\n
Is it safe<\/h2>\n
In brief<\/h2>\n
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