Sony Indicates PS5 Prices May Go Up Soon Due To Trump’s Tariffs

Sony may raise the PS5's price to counter tariffs

Video games are an expensive hobby, and that might soon get a lot worse.In its latest earnings call, Sony CFO Lin Tao confirmed that the company is looking into passing on the cost of the Trump administration's new tariffs to consumers, in turn raising prices on Sony products, per The Verge. While Tao didn't name the PS5 directly, the gaming division is Sony's most profitable, and the company just raised prices on PS5 hardware in several regions…

PlayStation Bosses Said it May Hike PS5 Prices Due to Tariffs

Sony says it may also move manufacturing to the U.S., but we have our doubts.

Sony Indicates PS5 Prices May Go Up Soon Due To Trump’s Tariffs

Sony seems poised to up the price of PS5 hardware as well, not that long after it had already previously raised prices due to Trump's tariffs.

PlayStation Could Be Latest Gaming Console To Hike Prices Amid Trump Tariffs

The post PlayStation Could Be Latest Gaming Console To Hike Prices Amid Trump Tariffs appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Sony said Wednesday it may either hike prices on consumer goods or move its PlayStation manufacturing to the United States to ease the expected burden of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, possibly joining Nintendo and Microsoft in raising prices for gamers. Sony warned it may hike prices on consumer goods in an…

Sony is considering to "pass on" Trump tariffs cost to hardware prices, and sees US manufacturing possible

The tariffs could result in a $680 million hit for the Japanese company.

Sony Considers PS5 Price Hikes

An anonymous reader shares a report: Sony just announced its financial forecast for the next year, and it's expecting to be impacted by tariffs to the tune of 100 billion yen (about $680 million). To compensate, the company says it's considering options including moving manufacturing to the US and increasing prices for consumers. Speaking to investors during the company's earnings call, Sony CFO Lin Tao confirmed that the company is considering …