Sony is increasing the price of the PlayStation 5 as new tariffs take hold

Sony Will Increase the price Among the 5 consoles of PlayStation, the company announced on Wednesday. These changes will be effective on Thursday, August 21.

Quotes “a challenging economic environment” – which appears as a reference to President Trump Tariff In imported products – Sony Console is priced at about 50 dollars. In the United States, prices for PlayStation 5 will be up to $ 549.99, PlayStation 5 digital version 499.99 and PlayStation 5 Pro for 949.99. July 31, White House Declaration A 15% duty in Japan.

The company has said that it does not have a plan to change prices in other countries, or it does not even want to increase accessories. However Sony has already raised prices for PlayStation consoles sold in Europe, Australia and New Zealand In AprilBy quoting the same challenging environment.

Some regions had grown before Sony Console In inflation, in 2022, the US markets were not affected at that time.

In the news of Trump’s tariff, some of Sony’s colleagues also announced the change in pricing on gaming products. Microsoft Indicated In May, it will increase the price of console to $ 80 to $ 100, as well as raising the prices of some games, controllers and accessories.

Nintendo chose Increase the price Some accessories for new Nintendo switch 2 Console, but not the console itself.