Sony can download the price of PS5 again

As if a recent increase in prices for PS5 This would not be a blow to the public, Sony no longer excludes this. But this time there may be a compensation for the potential impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs against China, the country in which the company produces most of its consoles.

During the presentation of its results for the previous quarter and when referring to financial forecasts for the next year, from Sony they warned that the impact of bets can be about 100,000 million yen; About 682 million dollars for current changes.

The head of the finance of Sony, Lin Tao, clearly did not appoint the PS5 during the conference, but mentioned the hardware business of the company. And he said that they could try to soften the effects of tariffs Transfer of these costs to consumersThe field, that is, increasing the prices that the public should pay when buying its products in order to compensate for the potential losses that can be received.

The hypothetical new increase in PS5 has not yet been formalized, so it cannot be perceived for granted. Nevertheless, this is an option that is located on the table and can directly affect the pocket of the players. Especially given that only a month ago growth was announced in several markets, including Europe.

The final solution is whether to increase the price of the PS5 or not Of course, depend on how the relations between China and the United States are developingPole this week both countries signed a kind of truce: the Americans reduced their tariffs against the Chinese from 145 to 30 %, while the Asians did the same against Americans from 125 to 10 %. Nevertheless, this is 90 days, so the situation may rise again if the parties do not reach a more final agreement.

Sony does not exclude PS5 production in the United States

In addition to a possible increase in the price of the PS5 to compensate for the tariffs, they opened the door from Sony to get their production from China. At least partially, of course. In relation to Take the production of the console in the United StatesHiroki Totoki, the president and chief executive director of the company, admitted that this is not crazy.

The executive director noted that the device can be made locally, and that taking such a measure can be an “effective strategy”. Of course, he also made it clear that now there is no last word about it. “Regardless of whether it is done or not, this is what should be taken into account in the future,” he said.

Just a month ago, Sony announced the price increase that the PS5 increased in Europe, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In this sense, the only version of the console that was affected in European markets was a digital edition; That is, the PlayStation 5, which does not include a record of the records. This model is now achieved in exchange for 499.99 eurosWhen it was previously offered for 449.99 euros.

In anticipation of the definition, there is no choice but to be patient. Of course, Sony is not the only technological that should be guided in the current tariff structure. NintendoFor example, he also had to take extreme measures to resolve this issue. And yet this will probably lose money with each Switching 2 This is sold in the USA.