Sony decided that nostalgia doesn't pay the bills and announced that the PlayStation 5 is going up by $50 across all versions in the US 💸. Thus, the Digital version is now $500, the standard version is $550, and the Pro version is $750, justifying it with a "challenging economic environment" 🌍. Translation: 15% tariffs due to Trump's policies, inflation, more expensive chips, and an increasingly weak market 📉. And although Hiroki Totoki, CEO of Sony, said months ago that manufacturing the PS5 in the US wasn't "that critical," this move smells like that idea is on the table 🏭. The problem is that the console is no longer sold at a loss like it was in the past, but it still costs too much to produce, and now gamers will pay the price of that hidden bill. The irony is that while everyone is waiting for the PS6 to come out in a couple of years, the current machine already feels old, even in its Pro version 🕹️. And be careful, because this increase doesn't just affect the US: since distribution to LATAM depends largely on that market, it means that in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and El Salvador, you'll also have to open your wallets more 💀… if you haven't already.
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