A Sony will increase the prices of your consoles PlayStation 5 in the United States in about US$ 50 From Thursday (21), as the Japanese conglomerate lives slow recovery in the video game market, while US tariffs threaten to increase costs.
All three PlayStation 5 consoles will have a similar price increase, with the most expensive version of the PS5 for expected to cost US$ 749,99the company said in a statement on Wednesday (20).
Price changes occur after US President Donald Trump announced comprehensive tariffs on imports of global manufacturing centers such as China and Japan, leading to fears of supply chain interruption and high material costs.
Sony had increased the prices of its consoles in several European markets in April. Rival Xbox also increased the prices of its consoles and accessories in the US, Europe, Australia and the United Kingdom a month later.
The consoles were expected to be one of the leading drivers of the video game market’s growth this year, due to the release of Premium titles, such as the Grand Theft Auto VI, by Take-Two Interactive, and Nintendo’s Switch 2.
But the price increases of the console and the postponement of the long -awaited “GTA VI” for next year have released some doubts about the growth rate of the sector.
Sony said on Wednesday that there are no price changes to other markets and that PlayStation 5 accessories prices remain unchanged.
