Sony recommends raising the price of PlayStation5 by 50 euros. In Portugal it already costs at least 700 euros – Tecnologias
Sony announced this Thursday increases in the recommended prices of PlayStation 5, both in the digital model and in the SSD version. The new schedule takes effect immediately, with the exception of Japan, where it takes effect only on September 15th. Among the various markets, only the US escapes this upward price revision.
The “gamers” will follow the rest of the European market: the block, the Japanese giant recommends a price increase by 50 euros to 549.99 euros, in the case of the SSD version and an equal amount to 449.99 euros, with regard to the edition digital.
It remains to be seen, they go to these increases as technological retail chains that operate in Portugal, since, according to the increase in the increase by Business, PlayStation50 has already increased by more than 70 euros, in both versions.
Rest of the globe, Sony recommends a £30 rise (€3.56 at the current exchange rate) in the UK for the £30 version (€568.98) for the SSD version and £399.99 (€4474, 15 euros) for the digital edition. and China still increase by these increases Japan, Mexico
The measure comes after Sony reported a 2% drop in the sale of video game devices in the second quarter, having followed the trend experienced in the market by other pairs such as Nintendo and Microsoft. This increase in sales can be explained in part by the end of the effect of the pandemic that led to a “boom” in the pandemic.
In a statement, the company that originated this rise is due to “high impact rates around the world, as well as opposing trends in exchange, which has an increase in consumers and creating pressure on competition”. difficult decision to raise the recommended price of the PlayStation 5″, he concludes.