Collage of modern consoles. Source: Midia
On May 1, Microsoft announced? A significant increase in the prices of Xbox Series consoles and certain accessories, and also indicated that the flagship games would cost buyers $ 80 by the end of 2025.
This decision is mainly due to the increase in prices of imported components, especially in China. However, as pointed out by the main financial analyst David Gibson of MST Financial, Microsoft assumes part of the costs and hopes that the Trump administration will at least reduce customs duties to 40 %.
However, the analyst is convinced that Sony will also increase the prices of his consoles.
-What we know
David Gibson plans that the Japanese company will also decide to increase the prices of the PlayStation 5 Slim and the more powerful PS5 Pro. According to Gibson, the increase could be $ 100 to 200 or more, which means that the basic PS5 with reader could cost $ 699.99, while the PS5 PRO could reach $ 899.99.
Gibson’s colleague, Daniel Ahmad of the Niko Partners analysis agency, is convinced that Nintendo will not remain outside the trend. The company has not yet increased the prices of its consoles simply because most of the components for Nintendo are manufactured in Vietnam, where customs duties are much lower than in China. However, Nintendo Games are already offered at $ 80.
Players must therefore prepare to pay more for games, consoles and other related products, while not forgetting graphics, processors and other components.
Source : @gibbogame, @ZhugeEX
