Recently, the United States has closed a series of goods manufactured in many countries around the world, especially China, where many consoles are manufactured. Now, Sony has said that it will not refuse to increase prices for PS5.
During a recent Income call“We can pass the price (tax costs),” says Lin Tao, chief financial officer of Sony, “ie we can see Another increase in price Already on an expensive console. Sony Group Corporation President and CEO Heroki Tutoki also said that “whether it is prepared in the United States or not, it needs to be considered.”
Bringing manufacturing out of Asia and will also potentially increase prices in Europe or the United States, as China and Southeast Asia have an average wage higher in Western Europe and the United States.
Fortunately for you, the United States has stopped its prices from China and the tax returned to 30 % for at least 90 days. There is no word about what the taxes will be after this three -month break, but we all hope that they will not get so high again.
On Twitter, people are surprised by the news of possible prices. “So, what were people expecting? Sony was just eating the cost of their only gaming class relationship while the Xbox didn’t need?” Writes A Twitter user. “Of course, that must be expected.”
It should be noted that Xbox consoles are also often made in China. Microsoft is an American company, but it’s still outsourced.
Sony also believes he will sell fewer consoles of PS5 This coming financial year, and industry analyst Dr. Sarkin Puri says: “It is not easy for a consumer manufacturer to do business these days: here is the revenue, inflation, high production costs, slow -party releases slow, or ordinary political uncertainty about the future.”
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