Sony is a ‘hard decision’ to increase the price in Europe and England

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Sony, the PlayStation increases the price of 5 gaming consoles, including in several markets, including Europe and the United States, was an attempt to advance the tariffs of the US President Donald Trump.

The Japanese team is the cause of the “harsh decision”, including the “harsh decision”, including high inflation and variable stock exchange rates in Europe, up to £ 10 £ 430 in Britain.

The growth in the Middle East and Africa, as well as in Australia and New Zealand can also have a price increase in the United States. An important part of Sony’s PS5 production is located in China, which faces up to 145 percent of the United States.

Analysts said they were pushing the price of four-year-old console in the United States Sony Usually trying to maintain the price relatively in the world.

Chairman of the Games President Cantan Games, Chairman of the Games, Sony, who has increased prices in Europe, unlikely to increase an important price in the United States.

The timing was helped by the company, not only in the background of tariffs, but after the expected year of this year Grand Theft Auto Vi Video game.

“They will not pay attention to the price increase for the demand for the game, before the price started by the GT6,” he said. “This is most likely that the video is the biggest start of the game so far.”

Bloomberg Intelligence Intelligence Forecast Sony and Nintendo’s tariffs as a result of the tariffs, as a result of the tariffs, the price of 30 percent can increase by 30 percent.

David Gibson, MST Financial, Sony’s decision to increase prices outside the United States, after the tariffs were shot, said the console sale could have a significant negative impact on the sale of console.

“This moment of the year has meaning to lift the prices of today, because the demand is a seasonal weakness, and since the seasonal demand is shocked,” said analytical Pelham Smithers.

Other console manufacturers face alternative means to the US-China Trade War. Nintendo said he had preived transferring to Vietnam before the start of 2 passes 2 and taking into account the positions.

Sony did not respond immediately to a request for comment.