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Sony is raising all PS5 console prices in the US by $50, starting tomorrow (www.theverge.com)
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[-] dormedas@lemmy.dormedas.com 61 points 2 days ago

Well, that’s tariffs for you. Completely expected, though a ~10% bump on the PS5 doesn’t adjust for all the tariff increase IIRC.

[-] Hubi@feddit.org 31 points 2 days ago

Pretty sure this is due to the dollar weakening by 10%.

[-] mesamunefire@piefed.social 40 points 2 days ago

Both? Probably both.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 2 days ago

Positive feedback from Trump trying to fix an economy he is beyond understanding.

[-] Taldan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

That's not a particularly realistic explanation

The USD index has weakened by 10% as a whole, but not relative to the JPY. It has held roughly steady against the yen for the past couple years, before which the yen had weakened significantly. USD to JPY is extremely high right now, compared to where it has been over the past 15 years

[-] dormedas@lemmy.dormedas.com 2 points 2 days ago

Pretty sure the dollar weakened by 10% over it being harder to trade with the US.

[-] flandish@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

*capitalism for you.

the tariffs are part of the overall system which is designed to exploit folks a few rich owners can profit.

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