A new round of rates in the United States
PlayStation fans may surprise another not very pleasant surprise in your pocket. THEA PS5which had already increased its price for a long time in different regions of the world, It could become more expensive Soon. The reason is not in a redesign, technical improvements or in special edition, but in something much less glamorous: import rates in the United States.
During a recent call with investors, the financial director of Sony, Lin Tao, was clear: “We could transfer the cost of the rates at the price”. This means that if the situation continues as it is, The price of the console would increase againAnd not only in the United States, since these types of decisions usually have domino effect all over the world.
The PS5 price could rise again
Why now? The US administration has reactivated the rates on imported products, in particular from China, where many consoles are produced. Although at the moment the rate has been reduced to 30% for a period of 90 days, There is no guarantee that the measurement is maintained. If they harden again, Sony will have to decide among the absorption costs or transmit them directly to the user.
And as images, most likely they pass it on.
The president and CEO of the Sony group, Hiroki Totoki, added another cocktail ingredient: “Regardless of whether it is produced or not in the United States, it is something we have to consider for the future”. But be careful, why Bringing production to Europe or America is not panacea. On the contrary, this would imply even higher costs due to the wage level of these regions than Asia, which would also involve a higher price.
The community is not precisely surprised. In networks like Twitter, many users have already taken this movement. One commented on irony: “What did they expect? What Sony took on all the cost while Xbox doesn’t have to do it?”. And that’s Microsoft also produces its consoles in Chinadespite being an American company. The reality is that The two big games are linked to the same supply chains.
They are not good times for the consoles
And as if it weren’t enough, Sony already provides that you will sell less PS5 this fiscal year. They recognized it openly, indicating several factors: rates, inflation, increase in production, deficiency of powerful issues exclusive and global political uncertainty that makes it difficult to plan in the long term.
Video games Dr. Serkan Toto summarized in this way: “Today it is not easy to do business for a console manufacturer”. And he doesn’t miss the reason.
This context raises many doubts about the future of Desktop hardware. To what extent are consumers willing to continue paying more for a console? Is this the final push for several people to go to the game in the cloud or hybrid platforms?
In the case of Sony. I am PS5 Sigue who leads exclusively And it enjoys a good basis of players, but these economic holes could have an impact not only on hardware sales, but also in the development of new first park games, which require millionaire investments.
And so, It directly affects the quality and quantity of titles we enjoy.
And now what? Touch Wait (and cross your fingers)
The good news – if it can be called like this – is that The United States government temporarily paused the highest rateswhich gives a three -month break. But that period is short and political uncertainty does not help too much.
In the meantime, the best we can do is Be careful of possible Sony announcementswhich, for now, has not confirmed an increase in the final price, but Nor did it excludeWhat in this type of context is usually an elegant way to prepare the earth.
So if you are thinking of getting a PS5 or renewing yours, this is the ideal time … Before going up.