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Sony Announces PS5 Price Increase Playstation
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Sony has just announced a PlayStation 5 price increase affecting multiple regions. Gamers in Europe, Oceania, and beyond are seeing higher costs for both PS5 models.
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Sony have announced they're putting the price of PS5 up in response to "challenging market conditions".
Several voices have pointed out that they and other companies might be planning to absorb the impact of tariffs by putting prices up for their products globally to offset increased costs of doing business in the US. If this is true then several governments: a) need to further decouple from the US to weaken its influence, b) make very clear to their citizens that these tariffs are responsible for this, to both enhance a US boycott and ensure they don't vote for extreme political parties jumping on the inflation bandwagon.
Several voices have pointed out that they and other companies might be planning to absorb the impact of tariffs by putting prices up for their products globally to offset increased costs of doing business in the US. If this is true then several governments: a) need to further decouple from the US to weaken its influence, b) make very clear to their citizens that these tariffs are responsible for this, to both enhance a US boycott and ensure they don't vote for extreme political parties jumping on the inflation bandwagon.
Well judging by what people are saying, it seems that we are paying the price for our American friends electing a clown. As the reasoning is that Sony wants to offset some of the tariff costs to Europe.
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