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
Well, that’s tariffs for you. Completely expected, though a ~10% bump on the PS5 doesn’t adjust for all the tariff increase IIRC.
Pretty sure this is due to the dollar weakening by 10%.
Both? Probably both.
Positive feedback from Trump trying to fix an economy he is beyond understanding.
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
Pretty sure the dollar weakened by 10% over it being harder to trade with the US.
*capitalism for you.
the tariffs are part of the overall system which is designed to exploit folks a few rich owners can profit.
Then why did Sony also increase pricing in several other countries?