Read from neogaf/insider gaming:
The news came from Sony CFO Lin Tao, who said that the company currently needs to find approximately 100 billion yen, equivalent to 512 million dollars to make up for the impact of the current tariffs.
"In terms of the tariffs, we are not just simply calculating the simple tariffs [prices] to come up with 100 billion yen, but are thinking about the current available information and looking at the market trend, we may pass the price [to customers] and also shipment allocation. So we are taking different measures in managing to come up to the 100 billion yen."
Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki weighed in on the tariffs to say, "These hardwares can of course be produced locally, I think that would be an efficient strategy, but the PlayStation 5 is being manufactured in many areas [its components], so whether its going to be manufactured in the US or not, it needs to be considered going forward in such a critical situation."
So at the very least, it seems like Sony is currently weighing up its option on PlayStation 5 console prices and waiting to see how the current tariffs situation shakes out as it's still incredibly volatile.
That being said, PlayStation 5 price increases is something that the company is curiously considering and will likely be announced soon if the current situation with China and the United State isn't resolved soon.
The news came from Sony CFO Lin Tao, who said that the company currently needs to find approximately 100 billion yen, equivalent to 512 million dollars to make up for the impact of the current tariffs.
"In terms of the tariffs, we are not just simply calculating the simple tariffs [prices] to come up with 100 billion yen, but are thinking about the current available information and looking at the market trend, we may pass the price [to customers] and also shipment allocation. So we are taking different measures in managing to come up to the 100 billion yen."
Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki weighed in on the tariffs to say, "These hardwares can of course be produced locally, I think that would be an efficient strategy, but the PlayStation 5 is being manufactured in many areas [its components], so whether its going to be manufactured in the US or not, it needs to be considered going forward in such a critical situation."
So at the very least, it seems like Sony is currently weighing up its option on PlayStation 5 console prices and waiting to see how the current tariffs situation shakes out as it's still incredibly volatile.
That being said, PlayStation 5 price increases is something that the company is curiously considering and will likely be announced soon if the current situation with China and the United State isn't resolved soon.
