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Sony has increased the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles in the United States by about $ 50 as of this Thursday, at a time when the Japanese conglomerate crosses slow recovery on the video game market, and when US tariffs threaten to increase prices.
Three PlayStation 5 consoles have survived a similar increase in prices, and the most expensive version, the PS5 Pro, is expected to be $ 749.99, as reported by the company in a blog report on Wednesday.
Changes in prices occur after President Donald Trump has announced radical import tariffs from global production centers such as China and Japan, which caused fears in the supply chain and high material costs.
In April, Sony raised consoles in several European markets. His competitor, Xbox, also loaded them – a month later – in the USA, Europe, Australia and the UK.
The consoles are expected to be an important engine growth engine this year due to the launch of premium titles such as “Grand Theft Auto VI”, Take-Two Interactive and Switch 2, Nintendo.
However, the increase in prices and delay of the expected “GTA VI” by next year raised doubts in the growth rate.
On Wednesday, Sony announced that there is no change in valuables for other markets and that PlayStation 5 affiliations remain unchanged.
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