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[joey Dubs]

 

[gimmmick]

But the tariffs increase don't justify this price hike. And as a company they should absorb some of that cost. Or not ship from China and use other factories in different countries toward to the US. From my understanding not all PS5 consoles are made in China .

But Sony was like fuck it let's increase the price. No competition anyway

If you think companies are going to eat the cost of the tariffs, you got another thing coming.

 

[dragonyeuw]

I was looking at the current price of the PS5 and it has stayed the same.

The retailers are mostly keeping the prices( for now). Same with when the Switch 1 was increased. I attribute it to them not wanting to raise prices on stock they already have in their warehouses that wouldn't have been subject to tariifs. So if anyone wants a PS5 right now, buying it from anyone OTHER than Sony themselves is probably a better option.

 

[PonyStation4]

Playstation has always been a loss leader, where they sell their consoles at a loss and make it up through game licensing, accessories or other departments (blueray/hdtv for PS3). This is the first gen where Sony is focused on the margins of their console. This has less to do with tariffs and more to Sony seeing less revenue coming in from licensing, 1st party games and lowered expectations for Playstation helping the other Sony companies. Tariffs are a good excuse though for having to lose exclusive partners and creating major failures like Concord and likely Marathon + FairGame.

 

[Shockwave_Fox]

I got my PS5 for 480 with Gow Ragnorak....crazy to see prices go up

 

[Major Insano]

If you think companies are going to eat the cost of the tariffs, you got another thing coming.

They can only raise the price so much before it starts to damage hardware sales.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Price drop in China just started.

 

[//DEVIL//]

2027 is looking more and more likely tbh

Heh, I knew it. when I said that in the other thread, and everyone jumped on me saying I am crazy. next gen is 2027.

They can only raise the price so much before it starts to damage hardware sales.

I am going to guess it only applied where Tariffs are. here in Canada / or even China, the PS5 is actually lower than MSRP. the PS5 slim digital is about 370$ US here.

 

[Major Insano]

I am going to guess it only applied where Tariffs are. here in Canada / or even China, the PS5 is actually lower than MSRP. the PS5 slim digital is about 370$ US here.

Look at Japan...sales have flatlined in large part to the price increase.

 

[JayK47]

I have skipped this generation. Who is still looking to buy a PS5? With prices going up, nobody. Had the price dropped, I may have considered it. In the past, my understanding was that over time, the component costs went down, so they could lower the price. If they did not raise prices during the massive amount of inflation in 2021/2022, then I guess we were overdue.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

I have skipped this generation. Who is still looking to buy a PS5?

I believe the forecast was for 15 million shipped for this fiscal year.

 

[mckmas8808]

This is pure conjecture.

Oh course it is. But it's closer to the reality than "Dey all greedy, dey being mean to us" talk.

I believe the forecast was for 15 million shipped for this fiscal year.

The 15 million forecast should have clued all of us in on the fact that Sony was raising prices in 2025. I think they sold 18.5 million last Fiscal Year.