Sony has announced a price increase of $ 50 for the three versions of its flagship video game console, the PlayStation 5, in the United States, and social networks are furious. The company previously confirmed that the current commercial war of President Donald Trump could lead to the increase in prices.

Sony’s global marketing vice president, Isabelle Tomatis, gave the news on Wednesday.

“Similar to many global companies, we continue to sail for a challenging economic environment,” he wrote. “As a result, we have made the difficult decision to increase the recommended retail price for PlayStation 5 consoles in the US.

Buyers will now have to pay $ 549.99 for a base model, which originally costs $ 500 when it reached stores in 2020, and spend almost $ 500 for a “digital edition”, which does not contain a disc unit and initially costs $ 450, or spends about $ 750 for the coveted “Pro” version.

The Japanese company did not mention Trump’s tariffs on US imports on Wednesday, but recognized them in May, when Financial Director Lin Tao confirmed in a gain call with investors that Sony could “transmit” the cost of tariffs for consumers.

The players on social networks were surprised by the ramifications of Trump’s commercial war.

“The first generation of consoles that I can remember in my life where consoles prices have risen over time instead of reducing,” a user wrote on Wednesday in X, previously Twitter, and another person commented: “Thanks to a Trump voter for this.”

Trump announced a 10% basal tariff in April in all imports, with encumbrances in dozens of countries that are established even more. While he has defended his tariff policies as a fair crusade to revive American manufacturing, they have caused fears of a global recession, or worse.

Sony confirmed during a profit call in May that Trump's tariffs took into account their prices.
Sony confirmed during a profit call in May that Trump’s tariffs took into account their prices.

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Trump’s executive order imposes a 15% tax on Japan products and entered into force two weeks ago.

“I want to point out that, although Trump has 100% of the fault, Sony could simply eat those tariff charges if that is all that they are making it,” one person argued on Thursday in X, while another wrote clearly: “The players who voted for Trump did all this. Dummies.”

The debate seems rooted in these fields, with one side of blaming Sony for passing the money and another parenting winner for his commercial war. Meanwhile, another faction is bewildered that a five -year console can be so expensive in the first place.

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Oh, of course, Maga’s clowns think that PlayStation should build everything in the United States and magically solve the problem. Tariffs are crushing companies and draining consumers.

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