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PS5 Price Hike Now Less Likely as Sony Outperforms Tariff Forecasts

Wasbir Sadat
Wasbir Sadat
Published on August 10, 2025
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Strong profits and smart tariff strategies ease fears of an imminent PS5 price increase.

Following Sony’s announcement that tariffs have had a significantly smaller impact than anticipated, the company increased its earnings prediction. In the beginning, the company believed that tariffs would have a significant impact on its financial situation. Now, because of this piece of news, people are less concerned about the price of the PlayStation 5 going up.

Although this does not rule out the possibility of Sony increasing the price of the PS5, it does make it less likely that they will do so. However, they were able to tackle the problem by taking strategic actions to keep the expenses of the PS5 as low as possible. The business had anticipated that taxes would cost them a significant amount of additional money.

Because of the company’s strong performance and Sony’s objective to maintain high sales of the PlayStation 5, it is a prudent decision to maintain the existing pricing. This is especially true in light of the fact that major games such as Grand Theft Auto VI are on the horizon.  Buyers are now more optimistic about the future, despite the fact that there is still a possibility that costs will go higher.

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